MEPC 79: IBIA observations and involvement
GHG dominated the agenda as expected. IBIA focused efforts on a range of practical industry matters…. Read more…
IBIA achieved NGO consultative status with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2005. This gives IBIA the right to attend IMO meetings to represent our industry’s interests and provide relevant expertise to IMO’s work and deliberations.
We continuously scrutinise IMO proceedings on all matters affecting our members to ensure that the interests of the bunker industry are heard. IBIA is active at the IMO through written submissions, interventions from the floor and participation in working groups during IMO meetings. We also take part in IMO Correspondence Groups to progress work on agenda items between meetings.
IBIA keeps an eye on a broad range of IMO issues and attends several meetings every year. The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) and the Maritime Safety Committee are the main meetings that deal with subjects of relevance to the bunkering industry. We also attend a number of IMO sub-committee meetings, in particular PPR (Pollution Prevention and Response), to monitor and provide input to developments of relevance to IBIA members.
GHG dominated the agenda as expected. IBIA focused efforts on a range of practical industry matters…. Read more…
Two documents on bunker licensing were discussed at the 79th session of the Marine Environment Prote… Read more…
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has adopted an amendment to appendix V of MARPOL… Read more…
As the IMO focuses on ways to reduce GHG emissions, existing regulations have come under scrutiny fo… Read more…
New ECA and BDN requirements, discussions on GHG, biofuels, black carbon and EGCS are on the agenda … Read more…
IBIA and BIMCO have shared the results of our survey on bunker licensing and mass flow metering syst… Read more…
IBIA voiced support for licensing of bunker suppliers, but urged caution about how to interpret ‘o… Read more…
Interest in biofuels is growing due to its environmental benefits and potential GHG savings, but the… Read more…
The seventh session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III… Read more…
Variable approaches to enforcement of the 0.50% sulphur limit continues to cause problems and uncert… Read more…