Volatile Products
While Turkey has added a scrubber bombshell to existing uncertainties, Greek bunker suppliers are desperately hoping to see passenger ships return, as John Rickards writes
IS IT SAFE?
Getting fuels from the bunker tank to the engine for combustion without incident isn’t always straightforward. Apart from the environmental impact of bunkers, the IMO is now also looking more closely at fuel safety. IBIA’s IMO Representative Unni Einemo explains what is going on
In the run-up to the 0.50% sulphur limit under MARPOL Annex VI taking effect, many concerns were raised that the change in fuel quality to comply with “IMO 2020” would have a detrimental impact on ship safety.
New technology fuel cell
A carbon-neutral methanol fuel cell system is being developed in Denmark
Industry coalition hits back at LNG critics
SEA-LNG ramps up arguments for adopting LNG as a marine fuel despite increasing criticism from environmental groups and the recommendations of a World Bank report
Getting to work on Future Fuels
IBIA has launched a major new Working Group to help map out our industry’s way toward GHG reductions
Opportunities for Growth
Despite a slide in volumes due to the pandemic, suppliers serving most African markets are showing signs of optimism, John Rickards reports
Focusing on carbon emissions
Two new products offer shipowners help to monitor CO2 emissions
Bunkering has “changed forever”
Last year’s merger of KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine created one of the largest global independent marine energy service and solutions providers
IS IT SAFE?
Getting fuels from the bunker tank to the engine for combustion without incident isn’t always straightforward.
CYBUTRYNE BAN A “NON-ISSUE”
Jotun says latest IMO move will not affect any of its products
IT’S A GAS
The future looks a lot like gas in the western Mediterranean, with hydrogen projects joining LNG on the region’s future fuels list, John Rickards reports
VLSFO – FACT VS FICTION
IMO 2020 compliant fuels have been in use for over a year, largely without incident. So why the continued vilification? IBIA’s Unni Einemo lays out the facts
Taking stock of 2020 fuel switch
Both Chevron and Castrol have published results of surveys to gauge the effects of changing to VLSFO
Adding stability
The various challenges faced by ship operators as they switched to VLSFO have spurred additives manufacturers to develop specific products to combat fuel management issues and excessive engine wear
Lacking refinement
The slump in fuel demand hasn’t been kind to Australia’s refiners, and there’s now a real danger of no local fuel production at all in the future, John Rickards writes
Shipping’s CO2 footprint “to grow”
An ageing fleet of ships and historically low levels of newbuild activity threaten IMO’s goal of cutting
CO2 emissions, according to new research
Survival of the Fittest
It’s not just weakened trade causing trouble for Panama’s bunker suppliers. Competition from outside the region offers a fresh threat – and an opportunity for others, John Rickards writes
Weathering the storm?
Major player World Fuel Services has brought in respectable results in the face of the worldwide Covid-19 turmoil, but GP Global took a battering
Maintaining and Measuring the Bunkering Edge with Mass Flowmeters
Darrick Pang, Managing Director at mass flow meter specialist Metcore, explains why the Singapore bunkering industry continues to trust in the use of this technology
SEA-LNG fights its corner
The pro-LNG lobby group has issued a report asserting that LNG provides the only clear pathway for the shipping industry’s decarbonisation
Cruise Control
The change to VLSFO may have gone well, but the Caribbean’s fuel suppliers now have to contend with a lack of cruise clients and reduced trade, John Rickards reports
Proceeding with Caution
With the pandemic deeply entrenched in the continent and the full economic impact still biting, South America’s main fuel producers aren’t getting ahead of themselves, John Rickards reports
Grim up North
Softening trade and a chaotic US pandemic response have hurt North American economics, and even fierce fuel sales competition in Houston doesn’t stop the overall picture looking pretty gloomy right now, according to John Rickards
Going the whole way
Singapore has pioneered the mandatory use of Coriolis mass flow meters and is ready to roll out a new standard regarding their use
Not too hot, not too cold
Few serious problems with using VLSFO have been reported following the 2020 fuel switch deadline but an early lesson is that correct temperature management is crucial
SOUTH AFRICA FACES THE CHALLENGE OF COVID-19
South African Ports remain open despite lockdown
WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS
IBIA Asia is looking for positives and has good news about its training courses
FLATTENING THE CURVE
This year has not turned out as expected. During the second half of March, as the gravity of the coronavirus became clear and the WHO declared it a pandemic, most countries imposed strict limitations on the movement of people.
WHAT’S NEXT?
This is my first article as the Chairman of IBIA, and it is written under some very different circumstances than I had expected
IBIA GOES DIGITAL
IBIA is adapting and evolving and gets an even more global character!
Innovation and transformation are what make us meet our members’ needs
Pull your SOx down!
Players in the western Mediterranean are happily rolling with the 2020 changes, but the latest Barcelona Convention meeting looks likely to throw a curveball, as John Rickards reports
NOW IS THE TIME!
Mark your calendar for all the information you need for these historic changes, says Sofia Konstantopoulou, IBIA’s Global head of Marketing & Events
Lubricity matters
As Anil Balan of lubricity testing and additive treatment company SeaTec explains, lubricity is one of the most
common concerns while using low sulphur distillates
Methanol project launched
Will assess technical, operational and economic factors for a variety of ship sizes and types
GROUND RULES IN PLACE FOR 2020
Comprehensive IMO guidelines and regulatory amendments for consistent implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit have been finalised. Industry guidance is also ready. IBIA’s Unni Einemo highlights areas of key interest to the bunker industry
THE INSIDE VIEW ON IMO 2020
Edmund Hughes is at the heart of the IMO’s work to reduce air emissions from shipping.
He spoke with IBIA’s Unni Einemo about the road to 2020 and beyond
AFRICA GETS READY FOR 2020
It is encouraging to see that Africa’s Maritime Industry is making positive steps to ensure the region is aligned with international standards by 2020 says IBIA’s Regional Manager, Tahra Sergeant
SOUTH AFRICA READIES FOR 2020
We are gearing up for our next conference just as the industry is gearing up for major changes,
IBIA Africa’s Regional Manager Tahra Sergeant reports
Reprieve for scrubbers
Major study shows washwater compares favourably with water quality standards as installations continue apace
BIMCO ON BUNKERS
Lars Robert Pedersen is Deputy Secretary General of BIMCO. Unni Einemo sought his views on the current hot topics
IMO’s 2020 VISION
IMO guidelines for 2020 will be finalised at MEPC 74, after which it is up to industry and relevant authorities to follow the advice, says IBIA’s Unni Einemo
THE ‘KYS’ PRINCIPLE
Keld R. Demant is Chief Executive Officer of Bunker Holding A/S, one of the world’s largest bunkering companies. Unni Einemo finds out where he sees the company and industry going
ANNUAL DINNER A GREAT SUCCESS
Regional Manager Simon Neo reports on the recent gala dinner and changes to the composition of the IBIA Asia Executive Committee known as the ExCo
PREPARATION FOR 2020 IMPLEMENTATION!
IBIA’s purpose is to continually support the bunker industry by working closely with all stakeholders, and ensuring good quality information through events and training, says Sofia Konstantopoulou, IBIA’s Global head of Marketing & Events
A CLEARER PICTURE
We hear a lot about the uncertainties caused by the 2020 sulphur limit, but uncertainty is not new and we actually already know quite a lot
2020 and time charters
Law firm Hill Dickinson has issued advice on the impact of the 2020 sulphur in fuel cap on charter parties
IMO makes progress on methanol
Its CCC5 sub-committee completes drafting of interim guidelines for formal approval by the Maritime Safety Committee in 2020
Getting ready for 2020
Manufacturers offer range of lubricants to prepare for 0.50% sulphur limit
Imo makes progress on 2020 preparations
Speculation that there may be a delay in implementing the 0.50% sulphur limit has once again been rebuffed, but safety concerns persist. Unni Einemo reports on outcomes from MEPC 73 and MSC 100
Up in the cloud
Classification societies and software houses are lining up to offer solutions to the headache of complying with two different fuel use reporting systems
Asia branch expands training reach
Regional manager Tahra Sergeant also notes developments in South Africa’s bunker sectorIBIA Asia has expanded its training activities beyond Singapore in recent months.
Getting on board with bunkers
Eugenia Benavides is one of the few women in the bunker business to have served as an IBIA board member. She speaks to Unni Einemo about her industry experiences and thoughts on what the future holds
Lost in the middle
Three US court judgments go against physical suppliers left unpaid by the OW Bunker collapse
Barking up the wrong tree?
An epidemic of ships experiencing fuel-related problems with seemingly on-spec fuels this year, starting in the US Gulf, has led to feverish speculation about the root causes with many predicting that this is a precursor for worse to come in 2020.
Headwinds still strong
The ghost of OW Bunker still haunts the sector as another major company hits choppy seas
Changes afoot on the Chinese fuel scene
China’s moves to improve air quality and lower emissions across all sectors are starting to see major developments in shipping and ports
Taking africa towards 2020
IBIA Africa hosts a successful 2020 seminar in Cape Town and engages the industry in facing the new reality, Regional Manager Tahra Sergeant reports
GETTING ON BOARD WITH BUNKERS
Eugenia Benavides is one of the few women in the bunker business to have served as an IBIA board member. She speaks to Unni Einemo about her industry experiences and thoughts on what the future holds
Developments afoot
Regional manager Tahra Sergeant also notes developments in South Africa’s bunker sector
Caribbean bunkering
We could not have asked for a better partner than the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) to host the inaugural IBIA Caribbean Bunker Conference
The end of the world as we know it
The world of bunkers is heading for rapid and fundamental changes, and not just because of the 0,50% sulphur cap in 2020.
Caribbean Bunkering
We could not have asked for a better partner than the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) to host the inaugural IBIA Caribbean Bunker Conference
Fresh opportunities ahead
Plans are forming for a number of IBIA events throughout 2018 to excite, delight, inform and ignite healthy discussions
Rushing to be ready for 2020
ISO may produce intermediate ISO 8217 specifications prior to 2020, Unni Einemo reports
Record number of cruise ship calls at St. Petersburg
During the 2017 navigation season St. Petersburg’s Sea Facade passenger port handled 247 cruise liners and two ferries
Taking cyber security seriously
It may be easy to adopt an ‘it can’t happen to me’ approach to the dangers posed by hackers and malware but when some of the industry’s biggest players take hits it is time to sit up and pay attention
Going for LNG
The coastal states of the Western Med have clearly decided that the future is going to involve a lot of gas, as John Rickards reports
Going green
The expanded Panama Canal is now looking to reinforce its environmental credentials, John Rickards reports
Singapore cracks down
Having pioneered mandatory use of mass flow meters, the MPA is taking firm action to enforce the rules
IBIA ANNUAL CONVENTION 2017 IN SINGAPORE
Preparations for 2020, MFMs and ethics fuelled lively debate at our event in the world’s leading bunkering hub, Unni Einemo reports
Focus on energy saving
Our regular round-up of developments in the busy equipment and services scene
Turning to gas
Preparation for an LNG-heavy future continues apace across northern Europe as infrastructure, bunkering capacity and financial support builds across the region. Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing into a possible bunker cartel, John Rickards reports
Indian Ocean’s rising star
After a three-year flat spell, last year was a bumper one for the Mauritian maritime economy, boosting hopes that the country can become a genuine hub for shipping in the Indian Ocean, reports John Rickards
Green pressure on bunkering
The environment has dominated the recent Australian bunker agenda, with different interests trying to offer both the carrot and the stick to ships operating in Australian waters, John Rickards reports
New formulas
Additive producers have come up with new products to reduce soot in economisers, stop low temperature wax formation in distillates and boost the performance of residual fuels
The Port of Tenerife offers shipping a sustainable future
Airam Díaz Pastor, Commercial Director of the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, outlines the range of services the port offers today and explains his vision for the future
Getting better
A more positive picture for bunkering is starting to emerge in parts of the African markets but there are plenty of challenges ahead
NEW HORIZONS
Justin Murphy talks to World Bunkering about his first few months as CEO of IBIA and his plans for taking the Association forward
BEYOND FAME – THE FUTURE IS... WASTE?
Ever increasing pressure to address climate change will likely see a growing role for liquid fuels
made from renewable sources. Unni Einemo looks at the sustainability of the alternatives
A busy scene
The lubes manufacturers are busy developing
products that will meet needs of increasingly
complex and diverse market
Interesting times
As 2020 approaches the big players in South East Asia
are preparing for major changes in the regional
marine fuel market
Wind and solar sail
combination progresses
Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy solution will undergo sea trials next year
Fraud case duo jailed
Two Singaporeans sentenced for fraud in US$34 million US Navy corruption scandal
Arctic HFO ban may precede black carbon control measures
Pressure has been mounting to control emissions of black carbon in the high north. An HFO ban may come sooner, reports Unni Einemo
The devil in the detail
2020 could see sharp increase in conflicts caused
by differences between commercial and MARPOL principles for determining sulphur ‘off-specs’.
Unni Einemo looks at the issue
A Challenging market
Times are difficult for Pakistan’s bunker suppliers but the 2020 global sulphur limit may prove a boon to the country’s marine fuel sector.
Energy storage to
boost propulsion
Chemical tanker’s hybrid propulsions system will
“improve efficiency, reduce exhaust emissions
and lower noise levels”
First quarter flies by at IBIA Asia
The IBIA Asia office had a very busy year in 2016,
and 2017 is shaping up to be another very active year, Regional Manager Simon Neo reports
Eventful period
IBIA has been extraordinarily active at events during the first quarter of 2017 and there is no slowing down as we move into the second quarter
IBIA Africa: Our regional strategy
Regional Manager Tahra Sergeant
reports from the recent AGM
What should we do about CO2?
Dr Tristan Smith has a message: shipping must decarbonise. He talks to Unni Einemo about why
he is so adamant, and what would it take?
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