The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is divided over whether it should require national administrations to take on more responsibility for enforcing quality standards for bunker suppliers, in a bid to counter the increase in engine breakdowns linked to the use of poor-quality, low-sulphur fuels.
The issue led to an intense debate at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting at IMO headquarters in London last week without coming to a conclusion.
However,
