TURNING UP THE HEAT
NO ESCAPE FROM THE 2020 CHALLENGE
IMO 2020
Portugal’s Galp is rising to the challenge of 2020 – the development of a proprietary 0.50% sulphur fuel is well underway and the company has also committed to maintain production of HSFO to supply scrubber-equipped vessels.
Olivier Jouny, Managing Director of Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions, tells Bunkerspot about the group’s low sulphur fuel strategy for IMO 2020.
Simon Bennett, Deputy Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping, reflects on the scale of the challenge facing shipping as it prepares for 2020.
Lesley Bankes-Hughes talks to Martin Tallett of EnSys Energy and David St Amand of Navigistics Consulting for an update on their economic, refining and fuel supply-demand outlook for 2020.
BIMCO Bunker Terms 2018
Steve Simms of Simms Showers finds much to applaud in the BIMCO Bunker Terms 2018 but, he cautions, some of the changes have generated further questions.
In response to Steve Simms’ analysis of the BIMCO Bunker Terms 2018, Anna Wollin, Manager, Contracts and Clauses at BIMCO, argues that the improvements in the new edition were very much the result of careful process and deliberation.
Bunker Surcharges
Lesley Bankes-Hughes considers a perennial point of contention in the maritime sector – the bunker adjustment factor. How will 2020 impact on this fuel cost recovery mechanism?
Charterparties
Julian Clark and Chris Primikiris of Hill Dickinson suggest that shipowners and charterers should revisit their charterparties and fuel supply agreements to ensure that they are ‘fit for purpose’ well ahead of the introduction of the 2020 global sulphur cap.
Fuel Quality
Industry stakeholders are increasingly voicing concerns over potential fuel quality problems associated with the use of new 0.50% sulphur bunker fuels after 2020, but, as Charlotte Røjgaard of BV VeriFuel points out, many of the challenges they may bring should be manageable through onboard best practice.
The recent spate of vessel operational issues in the US Gulf region has focused attention on the growing problem of marine fuel contamination. As Muhammad Usman of FOBAS explains, pinpointing the chemical culprit responsible is only the start of a much longer process.
Albert Leyson of Drew Marine points to a likely shortfall in 2020 compliant distillate fuel availability. Is it time to look at on-road diesel as a solution – and revisit the difficult issue of fuel flashpoint?
Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
Has the tide turned for the scrubber industry? Lesley Bankes-Hughes reviews recent market developments and talks to René Diks of Alfa Laval about the company’s outlook for scrubbers.
LNG
Portugal has its sights set on becoming an LNG bunkering hub. Rhys Berry examines the LNG bunkering landscape in the region and its prospects for growth.
Alternative Fuels: Ethane
Rhys Berry assesses the case for ethane as a bunker fuel.
Commercial Issues
The challenge facing shipping and the bunker industry is to find a happy medium between the drive for greater transparency and the need for it to be delivered in a managed, structured fashion that demonstrates the benefits and addresses concerns, writes William Hogg, senior analyst at Infospectrum.
Credit Issues
Adrian Jones of Markel International says that discussions over potential credit line extensions must be based on full disclosure of a company’s current financial position and knowledge of its counterparties.
Maritime Week Africa
Delegates at Petrospot’s Maritime Week Africa conference were brought up to speed about the country’s ambitious plans to develop its oil, gas, port – and marine fuel – sectors
