The 74th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has completed a comprehensive set of guidelines for the consistent implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit taking effect on 1 January 2020. Draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI relating to enforcement of the 0.50% sulphur limit have also been approved,… …more…
Three Ps for IMO 2020
With less than a year left to get ready for the 0.50% sulphur limit, awareness is high but is that enough? Many have doubts, but don’t stop trying, says IBIA’s Unni Einemo. To be where we need to be by the end of this year, many elements of the three… …more…
IMO 2020: New fuel blends, new challenges
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” This quote attributed to Nils Bohr, Nobel laureate in Physics, is a good reminder that even the sharpest minds and best models can get it wrong. Predicting how 2020 will play out is fraught with uncertainties and there is currently… …more…
IMO’s ship implementation plan for 2020
IBIA would like to remind our members and the maritime community in general about the ship implementation plan (SIP) prepared by the International Maritime Organization to assist ship owners in preparing for the use low sulphur fuels to comply with the 2020 sulphur limit. The SIP, which is not mandatory,… …more…
IMO best practice guidance for bunker fuel consumers and suppliers
As we approach the entry into force of the 0.50% sulphur limit, we are likely to see a range of unfamiliar fuel blends that will require due diligence from all parties. All stakeholders could benefit, therefore, from heeding the advice found in best practice guidance developed by the IMO, with… …more…
Bunkernet partners with IBIA for conference and training in Cyprus
More than 140 delegates took part in the 7th Bunkernet Bunker Conference, jointly organised by Bunkernet and IBIA. The conference was run in conjunction with the East Med Marine and Oil & Gas Exhibition at the Grand Resort in Limassol, Cyprus on Thursday April 11. The focus was, as you… …more…
IBIA contributes to IMO’s sulphur testing and verification framework
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI to help ensure consistent implementation of the global 0.50% sulphur cap, developed at the 6th meeting of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 6), will be sent for approval by the Marine Environment Protection Committee in May (MEPC 74), along with a… …more…
IMO’s 2020 implementation guidelines: an overview
The IMO has developed a comprehensive package of guidelines to assist industry and Administrations to effectively and uniformly implement the 0.50% sulphur limit that takes effect form 1 January, 2020. Guidelines developed by the 6th meeting of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 6) in February will… …more…
IMO meeting considers more control on bunker suppliers
Measures to improve control on fuel quality provided by bunker suppliers have once again been discussed at the IMO. This time, it resulted in some instructions for member states on what can be done as part of IMO guidelines to encourage consistent implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit, as well… …more…
Some unresolved issues remaining around IMO 2020 non-availability situations
A standard IMO format for reporting non-availability of compliant fuel oil has been developed along with guidelines for how such reports should be investigated by authorities, but there is no resolution yet regarding how to deal with any bunkers exceeding the 0.50% sulphur limit remaining on board a ship once… …more…
