“The bunker market has one big problem and that’s a lack of transparency,” says Ove Munthe-Kaas. Munthe-Kaas is working with a team to develop a bunker procurement tool that is bringing shipowners together for more transparency in the bunker market. Bu…
150 shipowners join forces for more real-time transparency in the bunker market Read More »
The 75th session of International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) has in November 2020 adopted amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, introducing a method for fuel oil sampling from ships’ fuel oil tanks to…
IMO Publishes Guidelines To Port State Control For On Board Fuel Oil Sampling Read More »
Bunker fuels are still tight in several East of Suez ports, and lead times for HSFO380 are longer in Singapore and Fujairah this week. Lead times for VLSFO stems are one day shorter than last week in Singapore, where nine days are now required for stem…
ENGINE: East of Suez Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook Read More »
Shipping will face many obstacles as it strives to reduce its emissions impact. The switch to cleaner fuels, essential for much of the global fleet, will bring added cost and complexity as well as the need for new skills. Digital systems will play a ke…
Supporting shipping’s switch to clean fuels Read More »
The Panama Canal released the January data from the CO2 Emissions Dashboard, which calculates the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions saved by vessels that choose to transit the Panama Canal over the most likely alternative route. The figures confirmed that…