A significant number of ships have experienced serious operational problems – chiefly sticking/seizing fuel pumps and in some cases filter blockages – after lifting bunker fuels from the US Gulf region since late March and during April/May. Most cases have reportedly been caused by intermediate fuel oils (IFOs) bunkered in… …more…
Posidonia: Slaying mythical beasts in the IMO 2020 labyrinth
What a show! The Greek Shipping community put on a wonderful week for the rest of the world at Posidonia. This year the spotlight was very much on bunkers and more specifically on how ship owners should prepare for 2020. However, there were some examples of pure fiction, or myths,… …more…
IBIA Privacy Policy (GDPR)
IBIA is improving its Privacy Policy reflecting the recent changes in the EU regarding the protection, transparency, collection and processing of your data. We respect your privacy and our priority is to protect your data, therefore in order to continue holding and using your personal data, we require your specific… …more…
BIMCO Bunker Terms 2018 major step in the right direction
IBIA has reviewed the BIMCO Bunker Terms 2018 and some of our members have participated in the redrafting of the document. The revised BIMCO Standard Bunker Terms and Conditions, which replace the 2015 edition, were approved by BIMCO’s Documentary Committee on 2 May. BIMCO’s new Bunker Terms were developed by… …more…
IMO meeting in July to continue 2020 preparations
The IMO has scheduled an extra meeting in July in order to make timely progress on preparations for the 0.50% sulphur limit, and agreed to fast-track the development of guidance on ship implementation planning for 2020. The 72nd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 72) authorized an… …more…
Test data for 2017 show limited share of low sulphur residual fuels
Global marine fuel test data provided to the IMO’s sulphur monitoring programme shows a slight year-on-year increase in average sulphur content of residual fuel oils from 2.58% in 2016 to 2.60% in 2017. In 2015, the average was 2.45% sulphur. The average sulphur content of distillate fuel oils, meanwhile, has… …more…
IMO takes first step toward Arctic HFO ban, but first needs to define ‘HFO’
The IMO has agreed to start work to develop a ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) for combustion purposes by ships in Arctic waters, but first it needs to define what is meant by ‘HFO’ as it isn’t clear what type of fuel the ban… …more…
MEPC 72: ISO confirms plans to develop interim guidance for 0.50%S bunker fuel
A representative for ISO has confirmed to the IMO that the standards organisation has been given the green light to develop an ISO Publicly Available Specification (PAS) in response to a request from the IMO to provide an ISO standard that can better reflect the quality of fuels with no… …more…
Items of interest for IBIA members from the IMO legal committee
Hello IBIA member. This is your IMO Representative reporting from the 105th session of the IMO’s Legal Committee (LEG 105), which met from 23-25 April, 2018 – to keep you informed on issues that may have an impact on bunker industry stakeholders, especially if you carry bunkers on your ship… …more…
IBIA’s best practice for suppliers to form basis for developing IMO guidance
The first edition of IBIA’s “Best practice guidance for suppliers for assuring the quality of bunkers delivered to ships” was welcomed by the 72nd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 72) last week, where it was agreed that it would be a good basis for the development… …more…