# IMO 2020 In-Depth: How Will the New Compliant Marine Fuels Be Valued by the Marketplace? — Ship & Bunker

> Stillwater Associates looks at how compliant very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) will be priced under IMO 2020, with the implementation date less than ten months away. The analysis covers spot and futures price data sources and how surrogate futures prices have moved over the past year.

- Date: 2019-04-02 · published 2019-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59773-imo-2020-in-depth-how-will-the-new-compliant-marine-fuels-be-valued-by-the
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Price differentials between compliant marine fuels and crude or distillate benchmarks will shape the cost of shipping grain and feed ingredients. The magnitude and duration of these effects remain uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-07-27 | [FreightWaves oil report: the few market signs on IMO 2020 not flashing danger yet - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58283-freightwaves-oil-report-the-few-market-signs-on-imo-2020-not-flashing-danger.md) | -1.4% | -4.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-10-23 | [A conference on IMO 2020 impact shows how many questions remain as new rule approaches - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56771-a-conference-on-imo-2020-impact-shows-how-many-questions-remain-as-new-rule.md) | +0.4% | -4.5% |
| DIESEL | 2020-02-24 | [EPA Renewable Fuel Shift May Increase Cost Of Compliance - Oil, Gas & Electricity - United States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54470-epa-renewable-fuel-shift-may-increase-cost-of-compliance-oil-gas-and.md) | -11.8% | -39.9% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-28 | [Northwest European diesel margins hold steady amid mixed signals By Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/277-northwest-european-diesel-margins-hold-steady-amid-mixed-signals-by-investing.md) | -4.2% | — |
| DIESEL | 2020-03-09 | [The Biodiesel Tax Credit: What Does the New Extension Mean? - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54003-the-biodiesel-tax-credit-what-does-the-new-extension-mean-opis-a-dow-jones.md) | -17.1% | -21.9% |

## Sources

- shipandbunker.com: https://shipandbunker.com/news/world/145195-imo-2020-in-depth-how-will-the-new-compliant-marine-fuels-be-valued-by-the-marketplace

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