MGO battle is joined

摘要

The introduction of low sulphur fuels could pose a viscosity problem for some owners who may have to use a marine gas oil (MGO) cooler to maintain fuel at the optimum temperature.rnGreener fuels will be introduced by regulation within the EU from January next year and in the USA by January 2012. These new regulations will require owners to use fuel with a sulphur content of 0.1% or under. And the California Air Resources Board will further adopt a 39km limit from the coast out wards where the use of low sulphur fuel will be requiredrnThis fuel, according to a class society expert, often has a lower viscosity than heavy fuel oil.rnMaintaining MGO at the correct temperature is critical because the fuel will not atomise in the required manner if it is either too hot or too cold, said the class society.