Demand for low sulfur marine gasoil has been gaining momentum in recent weeks despite the seasonal year-end lull, as shipowners continued to gear up for the switch to cleaner fuels ahead of the International Maritime Organization’s reduction of bunker fuel sulfur limits to 0.5% starting 2020, trade sources said this week. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Currently, the sulfur limit for marine fuels is 3.5%. Suppliers and traders reported steady buying inquiries for LSMGO over the past few weeks, even though overall bunker demand was slower owing to a buying lull at the end of the year. “We are gradually seeing more LSMGO inquiries and for bigger quantities, while RMG [380 CST bunker fuel] is slower these days,” a Singapore bunker fuel trader said. “A lot of owners are preparing for IMO 2020 and some of them are testing their […]