As previously informed in ClassNK Technical Information Nos. TEC-1060, TEC-1063, TEC-1068, TEC-1088 and TEC-1130, the Chinese government has implemented regulations limiting the sulphur content of fuel oils used onboard ships to 0.5% m/m. Currently, as shown in the following table, ships only berthing at core port areas within the Pearl River Delta or the Bohai Rim, or at any ports within the Yangtze River Delta are required to use fuel oils whose sulphur content does not exceed 0.5% m/m; however, starting on 1 January 2018, all ships berthing at any ports within the Pearl River Delta, the Bohai Rim or the Yangtze River Delta will be required to use fuel oils whose sulphur content does not exceed 0.5% m/m. Therefore, at the time of bunkering, please make sure that the sulphur content of the fuel oil used onboard ship on and after that date satisfies the new limit value (0.5% m/m).