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China details 0.1% sulphur cap plans
China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) has detailed its emission control area plans with a 0.5% sulphur limit effective from January 1 next year, and more pertinently 0.1% sulphur limits on ship fuel kicking in along its rivers from January 1 2020 and around the southern island of Hainan from the start of 2022.
Beijing has also stated that it might make the 0.1% limit a national regulation from the year 2025.
China has in recent years cracked down on many heavy industries as the public has rallied against high levels of pollution. This has seen the country become one of the most determined to cut emissions from ships ahead of international regulators.