Swedish Club offers sulphur cap guidance

The ‘Sulphur Guide’ provides technical and legal advice and was produced with help from a marine engineering consultancy and experts in contract law. It explores technical considerations when making the decision between operating with low sulphur fuels and retrofitting scrubbers and explains any resulting legal implications.

Lars A Malm, director strategic business development & client relations said: “In this area there are many unknowns facing ship operators. Will low sulphur fuel be available? If so, what will it cost? What risks do we face in the changeover period? How can we turn this to our advantage?

“One thing we do know is that, at least at the beginning, the sulphur cap 2020 legislation will produce a two-tier charter market – scrubbers installed versus no scrubbers.”

The guide has been written in conjunction with Tony Grainger, marine engineer at TMC Marine; Paul Harvey, associate at Ince & Co and Jamila Khan, partner at Ince & Co. Copies can be downloaded from the Swedish Club website.