Category: News & Commentary
IBIA supports continued efforts to protect MFM integrity and expanding application to terminal loadings
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) believes the benefits achieved from adopting ma… Read more…
IMO and GHG: First steps on pathway to decarbonisation
After two weeks of detailed discussions at the International Maritime Organization about how to resp… Read more…
IMO paves way for fuel use data collection, review of ship efficiency design standard
The framework for a global mandatory reporting system for ship fuel consumption is taking shape and … Read more…
MEPC 71: Items of interest
Work is continuing on a review of the 2015 Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems, work will st… Read more…
Industry gets more time to comply with IMO’s ballast water management regulation
The Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention) will enter into force on 8 September 2017, … Read more…
MEPC 71: 2020 deadline reaffirmed as IMO agrees to promote consistent implementation
Any suggestion that there may be any form of delay to the 1 January 2020 implementation of the 0.50%… Read more…
IMO looks at multiple ways to address 2020 low sulphur fuel quality issues
Concerns about the quality and regulatory compliance of fuel oil blends to meet the 0.50% sulphur li… Read more…
MEPC 71: Concern about number of states that cannot enforce sulphur limits
Some 96% of the world fleet is flagged under states which are parties to MARPOL Annex VI, but 63 out… Read more…
IMO to look at sulphur verification for ‘in use’ samples taken from ships
A proposal to apply the same sulphur verification procedure to samples taken from ships as the one p… Read more…
IMO sulphur monitoring data analysis shows increase in average residual fuel sulphur content, product stem sizes down in 2016
The yearly average sulphur content of tested residual fuel oils increased to 2.58% in 2016, up by 0…. Read more…