The IMO moves closer to an Arctic HFO ban — but with some exceptions
And the ban wouldn't take effect until 2024.
February 21, 2020
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A week-long session of a key International Maritime Organization sub-committee in London ended Friday with some movement toward a ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic — but less than proponents of a ban had hoped for.
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