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EPA Issues Notice on Low-Sulfur Diesel Fuel

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

May 31, 2007

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice stating that, effective June 1, refiners will begin producing low-sulfur diesel fuel for use in ships. Initially, the sulfur content may not exceed 500 parts per million (ppm). The eventual goal is a maximum sulfur content of 15 ppm. Source: HK Law

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