PPR 5 develops outline of IMO guidelines for implementation of the 2020 sulphur limit

Preparations for 2020 moved forward at the 5th session of the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention … Read more…

IBIA update: High sulphur bunker carriage ban on track for March 2020

It looks very likely that MARPOL Annex VI will be amended to make it an offence carry bunkers above … Read more…

Hopes and fears for 2020 – conference takeaways

What to expect when the global bunker market heads into 2020 was discussed in detail both at IBIA’… Read more…

IBIA 2020 Working Group survey results: What owners want

IBIA has set up a 2020 Working Group to help our members make sense of the transition to the upcomin… Read more…

MARPOL sulphur testing: IBIA strives to find balanced approach

IBIA has submitted a proposal to the fifth session of the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and … Read more…

Poll shows support for ban on carriage of high sulphur fuel ships without scrubbers

A poll of delegates at IBIA’s Annual Convention in Singapore in November suggests strong support f… Read more…

Should IBIA support an IMO ban carriage of high sulphur bunkers? Still time to vote!

IBIA has consultative status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and there are many imp… Read more…

Poll: Low sulphur fuel best solution for global cap, LNG more popular than scrubbers

Half of respondents to a poll on the best compliance option with the 0.50% sulphur limit in 2020 and… Read more…

Switch to alternative fuels “relentless and inevitable”

Anyone paying attention to greenhouse gas (GHG) negotiations at the International Maritime Organizat… Read more…

Diverging views on global cap compliance

Speakers at IBIA’s Annual Convention in Singapore in November have quite different views on the le… Read more…