阿联酋富查伊拉提供清洁船用燃料迎接新规定

据路透社新加坡报道，一份港口文件显示，阿联酋的富查伊拉港口已经开始提供更清洁的海洋燃油，这些燃油符合2020年开始生效的更严格的全球排放规定。

在富查伊拉港口的网站上发布给海员们的一则通知称，最早可在2019年2月开始，在富查伊拉港口购买含硫量不超过0.5%的海上燃料（也被称为船用燃料）。

富查伊拉港口是世界上最大的加油中心之一。

国际海事组织（IMO）将禁止船舶从2020年1月1日后使用含硫量超过0.5%的燃料，而现在含硫量高达3.5%。

为了遵守IMO 2020规定，承运商可以改用燃烧更清洁但更昂贵的石油，或者投资于被称为洗涤系统的排气清洁系统，这可能让他们仍然使用更便宜的高硫燃料，或者重新设计船只，让其使用液化天然气等替代品。

詹晓晶    摘自   路透社

原文如下：

UAE's Fujairah oil hub starts to offer cleaner marine fuels ahead of new rules

The port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has begun offering cleaner marine fuel oils that comply with stricter global emissions rules which come into effect at the start of 2020, a port document showed.

Marine fuels, also known as bunkers, with a maximum 0.5 percent sulfur content are “available in Fujairah as early as February 2019 onwards,” said a notice to mariners posted on the Port of Fujairah’s website.

Fujairah is among the world’s largest bunkering hubs.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will prohibit ships from using fuels with sulfur content above 0.5 percent from Jan. 1, 2020, compared with 3.5 percent today.

To comply with IMO 2020 rules, shippers can switch to burning cleaner but more expensive oil, invest in exhaust cleaning systems known as scrubbers that may allow them to still use cheaper high-sulfur fuels, or redesign vessels to run on alternatives like liquefied natural gas (LNG).?