Applicability: Ship owners and operators trading to South Korea.

From 1 September 2020, the South Korea government will implement mandatory SOx Emission Control Areas (SECAs) requiring the use of 0.1% sulphur fuel by ships in specified port areas. The South Korea government has also released a voluntary speed reduction program in the same ports.

New Korean SECAs*

Effective from 1 September 2020, the following seaport areas become Korean SECAs:

Incheon (including Gyeongin port)
Pyeongtaek·Dangjin
Yeosu·Gwangyang (including Hadong port)
Busan
Ulsan

(*Please see the attachment for more details of the above applicable areas)