Tag: IBIA

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has appointed Alexander Prokopakis as its new Executive Director. 

IBIA and Green Marine have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a methanol bunkering training programme, with support from the Methanol Institute.

IBIA welcomes the mandatory bunker measuring systems in major ARA ports and calls for more ports to follow the same path.

IBIA and BIMCO have shared the results of their survey on bunker licensing and mass flow metering systems in a document submitted to MEPC 79.

IBIA welcomes news that the Port of Rotterdam appears to be moving toward making the use of mass flow meters (MFMs) mandatory for bunker deliveries.

Safety provisions must be developed at the needed pace to support the achievement of the IMO’s goals for decarbonising shipping.

Draft Interim Guidelines for the Safety of Ships Using LPG Fuels that were finalised at a recent IMO meeting do not provide detailed guidance on bunkering operations.

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), with support from BIMCO, launched an extensive online survey in February 2022 to identify to which extent the maritime industry stakeholders believe there is a need for a wider adoption of bunker licensing schemes, mass flow metering (MFM) and transparency to improve market conditions.

Suppliers will have to include Information about flashpoint of fuel oil on the bunker delivery note (BDN) under draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, in line draft amendments to SOLAS recently approved by the IMO.

To demonstrate that biofuels do not “cause an engine to exceed the applicable NOx emission limit” has been a challenge. However, IBIA notes that this regulatory hurdle is set to be cleared thanks to a new “Unified Interpretation (UI)” approved by the IMO’s Marine Environment Committee.