About 8pc of bunkers consumed in 2020 likely to be scrubbed.

Despite recent announcements by some ports to ban wash water discharge from open-loop scrubbers in their waters, about 8% of total bunkers consumed in 2020 will be scrubbed to meet compliance with the International Maritime Organization's global sulfur limit rule for marine fuels, Robin Meech, MD at Marine and Energy Consulting Limited said. This is consistent with an estimate provided last year...