LR's Nick Brown discusses tough choices around IMO 0.5% Sulfur Cap

If you talk to ship operators, one of their chief concerns is the impending IMO 0.5% global sulfur cap, due to take effect on January 1, 2020. Will there be enough low sulfur fuel available for operators to comply? What’s the best strategy for compliance? Use scrubbers with High Sulfur Fuel Oil? Burn LNG or methanol as a marine fuel? Transition from fuel oil to Marine Gas Oil? There’s a lot of confusion in the marketplace. To get some answers, we spoke with Nick Brown, Director of Marine & Offshore at Lloyd’s Register, one of the world’s largest and most respected class societies.