Centre bans oil tankers, bulk carriers older than 25 yrs, says Directorate General of Shipping

Age norms will assist in ensuring gradual phasing out of fossil fuel ships and ushering of alternate/low carbon energy efficient ships, the order read.

File photo of oil tankers seen parked at a yard outside a fuel depot on the outskirts of Kolkata 3 February, 2015 | Reuters

Singapore: India will withdraw trading licences for oil tankers and bulk carriers that are more than 25 years old, the Directorate General of Shipping said in an order uploaded on its website late on Monday.

“Age norms will assist in ensuring gradual phasing out of fossil fuel ships and ushering of alternate/low carbon energy efficient ships,” the directorate said in the order.

(Reporting by Sudarshan Varadhan; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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