IMO regulation on low flashpoint fuels taking effect on January 1, 2017
The International Code for Ships using Gases and other Low Flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) will take eff… 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.
The International Code for Ships using Gases and other Low Flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) will take eff… Read more…
Council had few items of specific interest for IBIA members on the agenda; however, a few items may … Read more…
The 97th session of the Maritime Safety Committee met from November 21 to 25 at the International Ma… Read more…
Several unknowns remain about the global 0.50% marine fuel sulphur limit. Will assumed global capaci… Read more…
Even if, in theory, globally there is refining capacity to produce sufficient fuels to meet the 0.50… Read more…
The 70th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has approved, with a view to… Read more…
It will be possible for states that are party to the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention to gr… Read more…
Another call has been heard to ban the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic, but while m… Read more…
Guidelines for taking samples from ships to verify that the fuel in use is compliant with MARPOL sul… Read more…
The International Maritime Organization has decided not to change phase 2 requirements of regulation… Read more…