Purpose The International Maritime Organization has decided that as of 1.1.2020, SOx content in a ship’s emissions should be no more than 0.5 per cent. The purpose of this paper is to address the various challenges expected to arise from the enforcement of the global cap sulfur regulation. Design/methodology/approach The authors outline various enforcement options and present a model that calculates the profits from noncompliance in the high seas, so as to help determine the level of fines that could be imposed in case of violation. Findings The main finding is that a harmonized system of fines, which are more than potential savings from cheating, would be a strong deterrent for compliance. Originality/value To the authors’ knowledge, no paper in the maritime literature on sulfur regulations has focused on enforcement as of yet.

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海上运输中全球硫含量上限的执行

目的国际海事组织已决定，自2020年1月1日起，船舶排放物中的SOx含量应不超过0.5％。本文的目的是解决由于实施全球上限硫磺法规而引起的各种挑战。设计/方法/方法作者概述了各种强制实施方案，并提出了一种模型，用于计算公海违规所产生的利润，从而有助于确定在违规情况下可能要处以的罚款水平。调查结果主要发现是，罚款制度的协调统一，对骗局的威慑力强，而罚款制度比欺骗带来的潜在节省还多。原创性/价值据作者所知，到目前为止，关于硫磺法规的海事文献中没有一篇论文集中于执法。