OW Bunker, a supplier and trader of marine fuel, issued a statement encouraging ship owners and operators to focus their energies on effectively planning for the new Emissions Control Regulation (ECA) regulations in 2015. Speaking on the āchanges and challengesā that the industry faces at the 5 International Istanbul Bunker Conference, Søren Christian Mayer, Global Sales Director, OW Bunker, said: āThere are factions within the industry that continue to lobby the IMO to change the regulation. This is giving false hope to ship owners and operators, which will lead to a dangerous state of apathy.