Formed in 1992, IBIA has a worldwide membership across the bunker industry value chain, including ship owners, bunker suppliers, traders, brokers, testing and surveyor companies, credit reporting companies, lawyers, port authorities & journalists. It provides an international forum to address ...more…
IBIA Privacy Policy (GDPR)
IBIA is improving its Privacy Policy reflecting the recent changes in the EU regarding the protection, transparency, collection and processing of your data. We respect your privacy and our priority is to protect your data, therefore in order to continue holding and using your personal data, we require your specific… …more…
Guidelines for taking onboard samples to support HSFO carriage ban
The IMO has developed guidelines for taking so-called “onboard” samples of fuel from ships, a move that will enable relevant authorities to take samples to check if ships are complying with the high sulphur fuel oil carriage ban that takes effect on 1 March. Ships are alrady prohibited from using… …more…
Most VLSFOs seen so far fall under IMO’s definition of HFO
IBIA informed an IMO meeting last week that most of the very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) blends seen in the market so far would likely be affected by the proposed heavy fuel oil (HFO) use and carriage ban in the Arctic. HFO has been defined by the IMO as… …more…
HFO use and carriage ban in the Arctic from July 2024
The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) has agreed draft amendments to MARPOL Annex I that would prohibit using and carrying heavy fuel oil (HFO) as fuel by ships in Arctic waters with effect from 1 July 2024, but with a provision to allow a waiver for domestic… …more…
IBIA team members recognised for empowering women in shipping
IBIA has been honoured with mentions in two publications listing women who have embodied the IMO’s 2019 theme of empowering women in the maritime community. In December, IBIA’s Director Unni Einemo was named by Lloyd’s List as one of ‘Ten women influencing shipping in 2019’, ahead of the publication’s annual… …more…
Four new IBIA board members announced at AGM
The result of the International Bunker Industry Association board elections was announced at the IBIA AGM on Monday 24 February, 2020, prior to the IBIA Annual Dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane. Seven candidates were up for election for four IBIA board positions. The four candidates… …more…
IBIA Asia launches MPA-approved 1 Day Bunkering Course (SS648:2019)
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) on Tuesday (11 February) launched the ‘1 Day Bunkering Course (SS648:2019)’ to cater for Cargo Officers and Bunker Surveyors operating within the Singapore marine fuels industry. . Enterprise Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will be implementing the Singapore Standard… …more…
Open letter to Dr Prior, Clean Arctic Alliance
Dear Dr Prior Thank you for your letter dated 23 January. First, please be assured that the co-authors listed below fully support IMO’s emissions reduction and de-carbonisation programmes and have been working extremely hard with their members and colleagues at IMO and elsewhere to ensure the environmental footprint of shipping… …more…
IBIA observations regarding potential black carbon emissions from 0.50% sulphur fuels
The Clean Arctic Alliance (CAA) has published a letter addressed to the co-authors of the Joint Industry Guidance on “The supply and use of 0.50%-sulphur marine fuel”. IBIA received a copy of this letter on Friday 24 January. In response to multiple queries raised in the wake of CAA’s publicised… …more…
IMO 2020 preparations pay off
IBIA met with several large globally operating shipping and bunkering companies during a visit to Copenhagen in mid-January, who were all reporting a surprisingly smooth transition to the 0.50% sulphur limit for marine fuels which came into force on 1 January, 2020. They had another element in common: they all… …more…
Update on JIP hose integrity project
IBIA has been taking part in a STS interest group along with IPIECA to discuss concerns raised on transfer hose failures in connection with the Joint Industry Project which produced the ‘Joint Industry Guidance on the supply and use of 0.50%’ published in August last year. There had been a… …more…
