National Iranian Tanker Company has teamed up with the Research Center of Petroleum Industry on a new project to meet the demands of incoming emissions legislation.

The tanker owner says the project aims at “improving and promoting the quality of bunker fuel and reducing pollutants”.

Siroos Kianersi, managing director of NITC, said: "Regarding the importance of the issue and the fact that not much is left to the 2020 deadline, we decided to tap RIPI's technological capabilities to cap sulfur content of marine fuel and promote its quality.”