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IBIA has finalised a Standard Operating Procedure to help bunker surveyors identify their responsibilities when overseeing bunker deliveries involving Mass Flow Meters in Singapore.

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) recently said that IBIA Asia has made progress toward a Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) on Mass Flow Meters (MFM) for bunker surveyors (SOP) in Singapore, and set up a Bunker Surveyor Sub-Committee to look into all matters pertaining to the bunker surveying industry in Singapore.

The United Kingdom Brexit’ – has raised a number of questions regarding the status, now and in the future, of sulphur regulations in the UK. In response to some of the questions raised, IBIA has investigated the short term reality and future scenarios.

Ahead of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decision on the timing of the global 0.50% sulphur cap for marine fuels, the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) is advising its members on the potential impact of the shift. IBIA, whose members include marine fuel buyers, suppliers and traders, is concerned that global refining and shipping will struggle to cope, and has outlined a series of options that it believes could facilitate a smoother transition to a lower sulphur cap.

Forthcoming MEPC is expected to decide on the timing of the global 0.50% sulphur cap for marine fuels in October this year, based on the result of a low sulphur fuel availability study required under MARPOL Annex VI. IBIA says that there are strong signals that the study’s conclusion will support a 2020 introduction, although there are other assessments that do not share that view.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been deliberating whether to review the procedures for Parties to the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention to grant exemptions for vessels operating in a limited geographical area from the requirement to manage ballast water, if it can be demonstrated that they won’t constitute a risk to spreading potentially invasive species.

IBIA is calling for the industry to think innovatively to overcome the unfortunate situation that has arisen as a result of the OW Bunker collapse, leaving end buyers vulnerable to multiple demands for payment for the same stem.

The International Bunker Industry Association, (IBIA) has developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for surveyors to help the industry manage new challenging regulations, standardise best practice and build trust in the market.

IBIA has joined with South Shields Marine School at South Tyneside College, to develop a course unit on bunkering essentials for merchant navy cadets and engineering officers taking their Class one and Class two certificates of competency.

The introduction of the 0.50% Global Sulphur Cap is drawing near, and discussions are loud around the availability of compliant fuel and whether implementation will take place in 2020 or 2025. Very little attention is being paid to how it will be enforced. The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) and the Trident Alliance share serious concerns about the future enforcement of the Global Sulphur Cap and are now joining forces to work together on this important issue