Sulphur in marine fuels

Sulphur content of marine fuels

• The sulphur content of marine fuel, including heavy fuel oil, used or intended for use in vessels in the territorial sea and internal waters of Iceland shall not exceed 0,1% (m/m), exept fuels for vessels using emission abatement methods.
• The sulphur content of marine fuels, including heavy fuel oil, used or intended for use in vessels within the Icelandic Pollution Prevention Zone but outside of the territorial sea shall not exceed 0,5% (m/m), exept fuels for vessels using emission abatement methods.
• The sulphur content of marine diesel oil shall not exceed 1,5% (m/m).
• The sulphur content of marine gas oil shall not exceed 0,1% (m/m).
• Vessels using emission abatement methods shall not use marine fuels with a sulphur content higher than 3,5% (m/m), excet when operating in closed mode.
• Vessels at bert hin ports shall use shore electricity instead of marine fuels as possible. If there is no possibility of usin electric power from ashore, vessels in ports in Iceland shall not use marine fuels with sulphur content exceeding 0,1% (m/m), exept vessels using emission abatement medods.
• The Environment Agency or persons authorized by it may take samples from ships, tanks and oil storage facilities, for further analysis. Also, the Environment Agency or parties authorized by it are allowed access to ships oil logs and receipts from oil dealers, witch contain information on the sulfur content of marine fuel.
• In Iceland, Directive 2012/33/EU  as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels, is transposed into Regulation No. 124/2015.