On January 1st, 2015 the international regulation to limit sulphur emissions in North America and Northern Europe, knownECA (Emission Control Areas), came into force.

Owners of ships sailing in these areas should choose one of the following options: use fuel with a sulphur content below0.1%; change from burning fuel oil to diesel oil to enter the exclusion areas; incorporate filtration systems known asscrubbers or use natural gas as fuel.

This conference is intended to be a forum where equipment manufacturers, ship operators, gas suppliers and technicaloffices present their opinions on the alternatives available to meet the regulations.

The gas as fuel and the use of scrubbers solutions, with installation examples in existing vessels, will be presented in detail.