Bunkerspot August / September 2021
Carrot or stick?
Diane Gilpin of Smart Green Shipping argues that there was a disappointing lack of progress made at MEPC 76 – but shipowners are growing increasing...
Aug 2021 . 9 min read see card
Navigating to Net-Zero
Chester Lewis of E4tech looks at the pathways open to shipping to meet its 2050 emissions reduction targets
Aug 2021 . 8 min read see card
Paved with good intentions
Oddmund Føre argues that the good intentions of the ‘IMO 2023’ carbon intensity regulations pose a green paradox for LNG carriers
Aug 2021 . 7 min read see card
The LNG debate
Ioannis Generalis of Harris Kyriakides surveys the ongoing debate over the use, and regulation, of LNG as a marine fuel
Aug 2021 . 9 min read see card
Green gold
Ricardo’s Victor Andres Martinez believes that producing zero carbon electrofuels in South Africa can both benefit the local economy and support th...
Aug 2021 . 11 min read see card
New again
Albert Leyson of Drew Marine looks at how post-IMO 2020 operating conditions are demonstrating the importance of maintaining adequate fuel lubricit...
Aug 2021 . 9 min read see card
All in one
The subject of the MARPOL bunker sample continues to stoke discussion in the industry. Here, Gunnar Kjeldsen of Bureau Veritas VeriFuel argues that...
Aug 2021 . 5 min read see card
A mixed picture?
The VLSFOs included in an Innospec study all exhibited some onboard instability. Joshua Townley discusses the compositional issues associated with ...
Aug 2021 . 6 min read see card
At the crossroads
Malta may be small, but its strategic location makes it an important part of the Mediterranean bunker market. Ian Taylor reports
Aug 2021 . 7 min read see card
Maritime nation
The UK bunker market appears to be weathering the disruptions of COVID-19 and Brexit as it squares up to the key challenge facing maritime players ...
Aug 2021 . 13 min read see card
About bunkers
Edward Liu and Zoe Zhang of Hill Dickinson offer a legal perspective on bunker disputes arising from time charters, and stress the importance of ma...
Aug 2021 . 15 min read see card
Teamwork
The emergence of alternative fuels for shipping comes with the all-important challenge of developing classification rules and notations that will e...
Aug 2021 . 6 min read see card








