A sulphur cap ECA is announced via Notice No. [2018] 168 of the Ministry of Transport of China on 10 Dec 2018, with mandatory fuel oil requirements from 1 Jan 2019.
- Inland/domestic ECAs in Mainland China
Sulphur ECA in China from 1 Jan 2019
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