IBIA met with several large globally operating shipping and bunkering companies during a visit to Copenhagen in mid-January, who were all reporting a surprisingly smooth transition to the 0.50% sulphur limit for marine fuels which came into force on 1 January, 2020. They had another element in common: they all… …more…

One of the concerns around implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit has been, and continues to be, the need for effective enforcement to ensure a level playing field. Of course, we need deterrents, but IBIA would like to stress that while enforcement is up to the MARPOL Annex VI signatory… …more…

It is an all too familiar scenario: A ship has sent one of its own samples for independent testing and has received a test result indicating that the sulphur content exceeds MARPOL Annex VI limits, while the bunker delivery note (BDN) shows a compliant sulphur content. As a result, the… …more…

Appendix V of MARPOL Annex VI sets certain requirements for Information to be included in the bunker delivery note (regulation 18.5). Amendments adopted by the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in 2017 entered into force on 1 January 2019. Unfortunately, not all bunker suppliers have updated their BDNs to… …more…

As the clock ticks down to 1 January 2020 and the most significant regulatory change most of us have ever experienced, IBIA presents an overview of some of the tools and guidelines that are available to help guide us through the implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit under MARPOL Annex… …more…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…