Tag: IBIA

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.

IBIA took the floor during MEPC 78 to express its views on some of the issues that were discussed, with IBIA’s IMO representative, Unni Einemo, stressing the need to "recognise that it is not possible at this stage to fully and accurately predict availability of solutions in 2050."

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD)  announced the onboarding of three new partners: the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), the International Windship Association (IWSA) and Kpler.

After the discovery of contaminated HSFO in Singapore, IBIA asked from its member for help, in order to track the spread of the contamination.

IBIA joins others in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and decided to suspend all services to Russian members of the Association until further notice.