Japan to test IMO-compliant bunker fuel from refiners on coastal ships soon

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Tokyo-Japan’s transport ministry intends to run a trial soon to use bunker fuel from local refiners that complies with International Maritime Organization’s new sulfur limit on domestic coastal vessels, a ministry official told S&P Global Platts. “Currently, we are in the final stage of coordination to select refineries to supply the fuel, bunker barges and ships for the trial, which we aim to carry out in the near future,” the official at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said.