Bunkerspot February / March 2021
Clean machine
The shift to cleaner marine fuels will also usher in a new era of engine performance challenges, says Lubrizol’s Ian Bown
Feb 2021 . 6 min read see card
Regulatory impact
Ioannis Generalis of Harris Kyriakides explores the interaction between marine fuel and international regulations on sulphur and greenhouse gas emi...
Feb 2021 . 12 min read see card
The claim game
Julian Clark and Reema Shour of Ince look at some key legal aspects of bunker claims – for 2020 and beyond
Feb 2021 . 10 min read see card
Trade terms
Increasing the efficiency of vessels will take shipping some way along the path of decarbonisation but other approaches will also be required in th...
Feb 2021 . 15 min read see card
Time to set sail!
Gavin Allwright of the International Windship Association argues that the shipping industry should embrace the opportunities offered by the rapid d...
Feb 2021 . 9 min read see card
Change management
Kjeld Aabo of MAN Energy Solutions looks at the impact that IMO sulphur, CO and GHG regulations have had on 2 the design of two-stroke engines
Feb 2021 . 6 min read see card
Forging a pathway
Kaj Portin and Matthias Jansson of Wärtsilä Marine Power argue that accelerating research into engine, fuel storage and emission abatement technolo...
Feb 2021 . 7 min read see card
Fuelling the debate
The Middle East Bunkering Convention 2021 brought together a panel of experts to highlight and explain fuel quality trends – and this year, of cour...
Feb 2021 . 12 min read see cardBunkerspot December 2020 / January 2021
Buy-in for biofuels
The shipping sector is now tasked with meeting the IMO’s 2030 and 2050 GHG targets. Lesley Bankes-Hughes considers how biofuels may fit into the bi...
Dec 2020 . 16 min read see card
Alternative view
Christos Chryssakis of DNV GL shares his perspective on the development of alternative marine fuels with Bunkerspot’s Ian Taylor
Dec 2020 . 10 min read see card
Catch-all solution
Gunnar Kjeldsen of Bureau Veritas VeriFuel considers what the market has learned about VLSFO characteristics in an unprecedented year for the bunke...
Dec 2020 . 6 min read see cardPast, present,future
2020 is the year that nobody expected. Here, Steve Bee of VPS considers how the year has played out in terms of the introduction of VLSFOs
Dec 2020 . 9 min read see card










