UK DC Soundings: Sulphur Series Practical steps
In this edition of UK Defence Club's "Sulphur Series", the Club looks in more detail at the practical steps that will need to be taken in order to prepare ships without scrubbers for the switchover to low sulphur fuel on 1st January, 2020. The Club also considers how the allocation of responsibilities and costs related to such steps might be dealt with contractually.
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