L to R: John Nilsen (Bunker Purchasing Manager), Håkon Kiil (Head of Business Analytics) as well as Geir Frode Abelsen (Head of Technical Operations)
Oslo, Norway, headquartered Höegh Autoliners has actually chosen to follow the IMO 2020 international sulfur cap by switching over to Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) as well as Low Sulfur Marine Gas Oil (LSMGO) as well as is currently preparing its fleet for the adjustment in gas.
Håkon Kiil, Head of Business Analytics is leading Höegh’s IMO 2020 execution team as well as states that Hoegh has actually begun its prep work with container cleansing as “all tanks need to be compliant before January 1, 2020, and we expect to consume compliant fuel before the deadline.”
With a fleet of 55 vessels, 40 under Höegh’s very own functional administration, the variety of shelter storage tanks that require to be gotten ready for certified gas is substyantial.
“For us in Höegh, 40 vessels entails over 450 bunker tanks that must be cleaned according to IMO’s guidelines before end of 2019. This is a huge job,” claim Geir Frode Abelsen, Head of Technical Operations in Höegh Autoliners, that is in charge of obtaining the fleet prepared for IMO 2020. “Each tank will be cleaned twice according to a set method, before we can be sure that there is no residual from Heavy Sulfur Fuel left in them. This work has already started on board our vessels.”
Preparing for brand-new shelter patterns
In enhancement to obtaining the vessels prepared for the brand-new gas, the Bunker division is complying with growths on where certified gas will certainly be offered.
“There is still uncertainty connected to whether smaller bunker ports will have enough compliant fuel as we move in to 2020,” states John Nilsen,Bunker Purchasing Manager “This is something we expect the refineries to show the shipping industry a solution to, before the new regulations take effect.”
In all Höegh’s business divisions worldwide, job is underway to guarantee that consumers await the adjustment. “As we approach the end of 2019, we expect all commercial contracts to reflect the new compliant fuel,” Kiil ends.
