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The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) was formed in 1992 to provide an international forum to address the concerns of all sectors of the bunker industry. Today, it provides a central point of information and training for the entire industry, including suppliers, buyers, traders and related services.
World Bunkering features news, views and comments on all aspects of the bunker industry, from technical developments to commercial management, as well as exclusive previews and reports from IBIA events.
Industry News
Headway to Pioneer Future-proof Marine Fuel Solutions with Yuchai Marine Power
Yuchai Marine Power Co., Ltd. (“Yuchai Marine Power”) held a grand groundbreaking ceremony for its Ammonia Fuel Supply System platform in Zhuhai on 28th July. As the exclusive supplier of the Ammonia Fuel Supply System (AFSS), the core component of the platform, Headway Technology Group (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. (“Headway”) was invited to attend.
latest developments from around the global marine fuel sector
One million tonnes of bunkers “are off spec” Off-specification and non-compliant
fuels, totalling more than a million tonnes a year, can cost ship operators
as much as $50,000 per incident according to a new report.
“make it more vital than ever that ship operators receive the correct advice and oversight on bunker procurement and refuelling operations”.
ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES: Fuel Cells
KEEPING SAFE
New guidance as fuel cell projects proliferate
18/02/2026
FAr east
STRATEGIC SHIFTS
Both the Hong Kong SAR and mainland China are now firmly pressing ahead with moves to put themselves on the leading edge of the future fuels markets, John Rickards writes
18/02/2026
AI AND BUNKERING
GETTING REAL
As digitalisation accelerates across the bunker sector, AI is moving from buzzword to practical tool
10/02/2026
ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES: ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC FERRIES
Projects in Korea and Scotland advance electric power for harbour and coastal services
10/02/2026
ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES: AMMONIA
Norwegian Coast Terminals
New project will create ammonia bunkering facilities to support coastal and offshore shipping
09/02/2026
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
READY TO RETURN
Main trade traffic returning to Suez would be a boost for the region, and planning for the future is very much the name of the game, reports John Rickards
09/02/2026
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Our Regular Round-Up Of Environmental News
Disappointment as IMO defers decision on Net-Zero Framework
12/12/2025
ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES: SOLAR POWER
Solar Goes To Sea
Seagoing commercial vessel installs solar panel
12/12/2025
ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES: LNG
LNG “Most Viable Option”
LNG-capable dual-fuel vessels are set to shape the next decade of shipping, says Columbia Group
12/12/2025
Australia
DONE UNDER?
Australia might yet become a key producer for future fuels, but things are looking much less rosy right now, John Rickards writes
11/12/2025
WIND POWER
Writing The Rules
As wind assist projects proliferate Lloyd’s Register brings in new wind propulsion rules
11/12/2025
FUEL SAVING
Retrofitting To Cut Fuel Use
Corsica Linea ferry gains significant fuel savings with Wärtsilä package
11/12/2025
GREEN FINANCE
Funding Ammonia Propulsion
Norwegian state enterprise back construction of two ammonia-powered bulk carriers
22/08/2025
INNOVATION
Emission Mitigation
New boiler system can burn ammonia purge and waste gas
22/08/2025
ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGY: BIO FUELS
Biofuel Bunkering Developments
As FuelEU impacts the shipping industry and owners start to turn to biofuel to increase compliance, the bunkering sector is responding
22/08/2025
INTERVIEW
No going back
Long-serving IBIA stalwart Eugenia Benavides Buitrago tells World Bunkering’s Editor David Hughes that once you go into bunkering “there’s no going back”. 09/06/2025
SCRUBBERS
Claims, Counter-Claims And Science
The use of scrubbers to meet IMO sulphur emission limits is growing but is also increasingly controversial, with scientific research results being used both for and against this technology
30/05/2025
ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES: METHANOL
GREEN METHANOL PITCH
Greenpeace sponsored research backs synthetic methanol but highlights supply issues
30/05/2025
ALTERNATIVE FUELS and TECHNOLOGIES: SYNTHETIC FUELS
Hurry Up And Wait?
Synthetic fuels must overcome technical and economic hurdles before they can play a viable role in decarbonisation, writes Konstantinos Voutzoulidis of classification society ABS. 28/05/2025
GREEN FINANCE
EU Cash For Fuel From Waste
€7.7m investment from European Innovation Council for XFuel. 27/05/2025
Alternative Fuels and Technologies: LNG
“Critical Role For LNG”
New report from Lloyd’s Register Report highlights LNG’s growing adoption, its cost-effectiveness under tightening emissions regulations, and the urgent need to address methane slip. 27/05/2025
Africa
Friends In Need
Bunker suppliers all along the route around the Cape of Good Hope have benefited from ships avoiding the Red Sea, with clear fuel hubs developing – though not at the Cape itself, John Rickards reports. 25/05/2025
ALTERNATIVE FUELS and TECHNOLOGIES: WIND POWEr
Testing Wind Power
As more wind power systems are installed on ships, DNV issues guidelines on testing their performance. 23/05/2025
ALTERNATIVE FUELS and TECHNOLOGIES: CARBON CAPTURE
LNG Plus Carbon Capture
Research project could see innovative CC technology on Havila Voyages’ cruise ships. 22/05/2025
ALTERNATIVE FUELS and TECHNOLOGIES: NUCLEAR
AI Goes Nuke
Lloyd’s Register to use generative AI to advance the application of nuclear technology at sea in collaboration with Microsoft. 20/05/2025
ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES: BIOFUELS
Limited supply?
Biofuel can deliver significant GHG emissions reductions, but future uptake could be hampered by supply, says DNV
27/02/2025
EQUIPMENT & SERVICES
Compliance with FuelEU Maritime
The new EU regulations are now in force and service providers are rushing to support shipowner compliance
26/02/2025
ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES: Ammonia
Ammonia-fuelled engines
More ammonia-fuelled newbuildings are on order at Chinese shipyards
26/02/2025
ALTERNATIVE FUELS & TECHNOLOGIES: HYDROGEN
Hydrogen bunkering station
Baltic’s First Green Hydrogen Electrolyser to produce green hydrogen
25/02/2025
I.T.
Bye-bye paper
From bunker delivery notes through regulatory compliance to fuel management, the industry is increasingly living in an electronic world
24/02/2025
INNOVATION
Bunkering plus hull cleaning
New system allows both operations to take place at the same time
24/02/2025
GREEN FINANCE
Investing in cold ironing
Major firms back Norwegian shore power innovator
22/02/2025
TRAINING
Focus on training
Study says seafarer training needs comprehensive overhaul to ensure safe decarbonisation of shipping
21/02/2025
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