A second roundtable industry meeting hosted by IMO at its London Headquarters in November saw more optimism about the general readiness to meet the sulphur 2020 requirement than the first such meeting, which was held in June this year. IBIA had a delegation attending both the June 21 and November… …more…
Available to view: Symposium on IMO 2020 and Alternative Fuels
IBIA was among the speakers/panellists when the IMO hosted Symposium on IMO 2020 and Alternative Fuels in October. The Symposium, which was held at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization, brought together stakeholders including Member States and representatives from NGOs active at the IMO within shipping, refining, bunker… …more…
Check out the IBIA and S&P Global Platts webinar
If you missed the webinar entitled “Giving you the tools to manage IMO 2020” – replay is available! This was our inaugural joint webinar and contains presentations from three experts and live polls, and was expertly introduced and moderated by Jack Jordan, Editorial Lead, Bunker Fuel, EMEA at S&P Global… …more…
CIMAC guide on bunker fuel stability and compatibility
IBIA would like to bring to your attention the newly published “CIMAC Guideline: Marine fuel handling in connection to stability and compatibility” to further assist you in preparing for IMO 2020, when a wider variability of fuel formulations and characteristics are expected. It has been developed and approved by the… …more…
IMO 2020: The transition is underway!
Supply of bunker fuels meeting the 0.50% sulphur limit is now increasing rapidly and is outstripping demand in many locations, IBIA’s Director, Unni Einemo, told a Symposium on IMO 2020 held at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization on 17 October, 2019. She said the “IMO 2020 effect”… …more…
The inside view on IMO 2020
Edmund Hughes is head of Air pollution and Energy efficiency at the International Maritime Organization and is at the heart of the IMO’s work to reduce air emissions from shipping. He spoke with with IBIA’s Director and IMO representative, Unni Einemo about the road to 2020 and beyond in this… …more…
Changes to sulphur verification procedures under MARPOL Annex VI
The 74th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) approved amendments MARPOL Annex VI related to verification procedures to determine whether the fuel oil delivered to, in-use or carried for use on board a ship is in accordance with the applicable sulphur limit of regulation 14 of… …more…
Scrubber malfunctions addressed in IMO guidelines ahead of 2020
A review of the 2015 Guidelines on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) is underway at the International Maritime Organization. The guidelines include, among other things, washwater discharge standards, but with all the controversy surrounding washwater discharges into the sea, there is still work to do. Elements of the guidelines relating… …more…
Sampling points for fuel oil in use on ships becoming mandatory
It will become mandatory under MARPOL Annex VI for ships to have sampling point(s) to be fitted or designated for the purpose of taking representative samples of the fuel oil being used on board the ship. This was approved as an amendment to the regulation at the 74th session of… …more…
Specifications for 0.50% sulphur fuels and the PAS from ISO: IBIA explains
IBIA has been getting queries from several members about when ISO specifications for fuels meeting the 0.50% sulphur limit will be available. Every time, IBIA has explained that: Existing ISO 8217 specifications will still apply, and; the Publicly Available Specification (PAS 23263) from ISO would not introduce any new specifications… …more…
