The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) is the voice of the global bunker industry and represents all stakeholders across the industry value chain. Our membership includes ship owners/operators, bunker suppliers, traders, brokers, barging companies, storage companies, surveyors, port ...more…
IBIA’s best practice for suppliers to form basis for developing IMO guidance
The first edition of IBIA’s “Best practice guidance for suppliers for assuring the quality of bunkers delivered to ships” was welcomed by the 72nd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 72) last week, where it was agreed that it would be a good basis for the development… …more…
MEPC 72: Proposal to mandate ISO sulphur test methods to be discussed further
A proposal by China to mandate specific ISO test methods for sulphur, building on a proposal made by IBIA to the IMO earlier this year, has won support to be further considered as the IMO works on measures to ensure uniform implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit. China submitted its… …more…
IMO on track to introduce high sulphur fuel carriage ban from March 2020
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI to prohibit not just the use, but also carriage of bunkers above 0.50% sulphur, have been agreed this week, taking into account a request from IBIA and IPIECA to slightly modify the regulatory text to make sure it doesn’t unintentionally prevent bunker barges from carrying… …more…
Compromise found on “Initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships”
After two weeks of tough negotiations, during which many countries set out incompatible positions threatening to undermine the chances of arriving at an agreement, a compromise text for the IMO’s initial strategy for reduction of GHG emissions from ships was adopted at the 72nd session of the Marine Environment Protection… …more…
Acting IBIA board as of 1 April, 2018
Following the latest elections for positions on the board of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), we are pleased to announce that the acting board as of 1 April is as follows: Chairman: Michael Green, Intertek ShipCare Vice-Chairman: Henrik Zederkof, Bunker Holding A/S Hon Treasurer: Martin Laue Brodersen, Torm The… …more…
MEPC 72: Several of issues relating to bunker fuel on the agenda
Should we ban the carriage of fuel oil exceeding 0.50% sulphur on ships without scrubbers? Should we ban both the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters? And how soon should we phase out the use of fossil fuels by ships altogether? These are some of the… …more…
Join us in Jamaica 17-19 April for the IBIA Caribbean Bunker Conference
Join attendees from the Caribbean, Latin America, USA and Europe. The entire bunker industry value chain will be represented from Ship Owners, Bunker Suppliers, Traders and Port Authorities to Regulators, NGOs, Brokers, Lawyers, Surveyors and Academics. The IBIA Caribbean Bunker Conference, hosted by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica at the Hyatt Zilara,… …more…
IBIA supports industry with best practice guidance to assure bunker fuel quality
The International Bunker Industry Association is proud to present the first edition of our “Best practice guidance for suppliers for assuring the quality of bunkers delivered to ships” which has been developed in response to a call from the International Maritime Organization. This is the first time a concerted effort… …more…
Fuels and fuel quality in 2020: Insights from CMA Shipping
LNG and other low sulphur fuel alternatives are getting much attention, but while they may have growing roles as future fuels, uptake will be very limited in 2020. So it made sense for the Bunker Session at CMA 2018 to focus on the type and quality of oil-based fuels we… …more…
Scrubbers: Do the numbers stack up? Views from CMA Shipping
The financial case for using scrubbers to comply with the global sulphur cap seems compelling, but so far restricted uptake means HSFO supply infrastructure will probably also be limited and there won’t be much of a HSFO spot market. The advice from the supply side to owners is to secure… …more…