DNVPS: Big increase in bunker alerts since ECA introduction
Hauk Larsen Wahl, DNV Petroleum Services Inc (DNVPS) Regional Manager for North American operations, says they have been surprised by the "big increase" in bunker alerts since the August 1, 2012 introduction of the North American Emissions Control Area (ECA).
Discussing the 1.00 percent maximum sulfur fuel needed to meet current ECA requirements, Wahl told delegates gathered at the GreenTech 2013 conference in Vancouver, Canada: "As fuel gets better for the environment, it actually creates challenges for the ship operators."
Alerts were not evenly spread from a geographical perspective, with no alerts in Canada for 2012 and so far in 2013, while the U.S. has seen "a tremendous increase in bunker alerts."
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