Bunkerspot Oct/Nov 25

Shipping at an Intersection

Inside:
EMISSIONS TRADING
CIRCULAR FUELS
ONSHORE POWER SUPPLY
TRAINING FOR NEW FUELS

Financing the Transition

Dana Rodriguez of Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and Guillaume Morauw of Environmental Defense Fund argue that shipping’s energy transition will run aground unless we close the trillion dollar-plus finance gap.

Onshore Power Supply

Vincent Doedee of Sustainable Ships, in collaboration with EOPSA, looks at the costs and benefits of onshore power supply

Methanol Bunkering

Pivot Methanol’s Principal Gregory Dolan looks at the efforts underway to create a methanol marine fuel value chain.

Biofuels

Linda Jacques of Lester Aldridge’s LA Marine team looks at some of the legal issues involved in the use of marine biofuels.
Biofuels may be ‘drop in’ fuels but they can present storage and operational challenges. However, as Sulnox’s Stuart Hall explains, proactive management of these fuels – including the application of ‘green chemistry’ – can do much to facilitate their use.

LNG Bunkering

SEA-LNG’s Peter Keller makes the business case for shipping’s future fuels and keeping commercialism at the core of net zero.
Ansuman Ghosh of UK P&I says that LNG stands out as one of the most established alternative marine fuels, but challenges still remain over its usage.

Circular Fuels

Nicholas Ball of XFuel asks if bunker ports are ready for circular fuels.

Nuclear Propulsion

Tom Walters and Johanna Ohlman of law firm HFW offer a legal perspective on the possibilities, challenges and regulatory changes required to make nuclear propulsion a reality for commercial shipping.

Emissions Trading

Kim Rosello and Duncan Ross of Paratus & Partners explain how the Surplus Units generated by the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework could be the start of a new market.

Decarbonisation

Matthieu de Tugny of Bureau Veritas says that shipping must continue on its decarbonisation journey, despite the market uncertainty.
Elomatic’s Jari Yli-Tolppa urges shipping to move fast to meet its climate goals.
Auramarine’s John Bergman emphasises the importance of safety, reliability and flexibility in alternative fuel supply systems in giving ship owners the confidence to invest in their fleets’ decarbonisation.

Workforce Development

Pacific Environment’s Jie Ying Lim, Singapore Maritime Academy’s Capt. Chatur Wahyu, and the Centre of Excellence in Maritime Safety’s Daniel Zhang highlight Singapore’s leadership in strategic maritime workforce development amid a critical transition to green shipping.

Marine Lubricants

The engine room is fast emerging as the focal point of shipping’s complexity challenges, especially with the introduction of new fuels and engine technologies. Richard Leahy of Castrol highlights the growing importance of advanced condition monitoring and marine lubrication as critical factors in overcoming these challenges.

Sanctions

Menelaus Kouzoupis and Elliot Hamlin of Stephenson Harwood examine the evolving due diligence and compliance obligations for industry participants, with a particular focus on the bunkering sector.