Banking on change
Financing shipping’s energy transition
MWA: Bunker Buyers’ Perspective
The Maritime Week Americas Bunker Buyers Discussion panelists offer some telling perspectives on the challenges of 2020, and the opportunities that lie ahead
Shipping Finance
Shipping’s energy transition will certainly come with a very high price tag. Sebastian Blum and Sebastian Fenk of KfW IPEX-Bank talk to Lesley Bankes-Hughes about financing the decarbonisation journey
Fuel Quality
- 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
- Gunnar Kjeldsen of Bureau Veritas VeriFuel considers what the market has learned about VLSFO characteristics in an unprecedented year for the bunker industry
Alternative Fuels
Christos Chryssakis of DNV GL shares his perspective on the development of alternative marine fuels with Bunkerspot’s Ian Taylor
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 bigger picture of the industry’s energy transition
LNG Bunkering
The idea of LNG as a bridging fuel should not deter shipowners from making the right choices today, writes SGMF’s Mark Bell
Inteview: Jérôme Leprince-Ringuet
Total’s Vice President of Marine Fuels and TMFGS MD Jérôme Leprince-Ringuet tells Lesley Bankes-Hughes why he believes LNG will have longevity as a fuel
Market Focus: Mexico
Leonor Mondragón López of Navalmex Combustibles believes that the Mexican bunker market is poised for growth
Market Focus: Panama
Although COVID-19 has taken its toll on Panama’s bunker volumes in 2020, the market appears to have rallied. Ian Taylor reports
Risk Management
Chris Thorpe looks at how the market turmoil this year has presented opportunities for players who are prepared to use their storage options strategically
Dry Bulk Market Outlook
Players in the dry bulk market have been sailing through tough times this year, but Drewry’s Rahul Sharan believes they are heading towards a better tomorrow
Human Resources
Rhys Berry speaks with Jenna Coles and Jasmine White of recruitment firm Advanced Resource Managers (ARM) about the barriers for women seeking a position in the bunker industry
Legal Issues: Scrubbers
Steve Simms of Simms Showers takes a close look at the small print about scrubber use in maritime regulations and contracts
Operational Efficiency
BIMCO’s Deputy Secretary General Lars Robert Pedersen considers what the new MARPOL Annex VI amendments on ships’ operational efficiency will mean for the industry
Q&A: Decarbonisation
Kevin O’Reilly of Global Risk Management and Daniel Rose of LQM discuss how shipping can best navigate a challenging course towards decarbonisation
Decarbonisation
- Marie Cabbia Hubatova from Environmental Defense Fund Europe marks her report card for IMO’s climate meetings and argues there is still considerable room for improvement
- Marcus Eichstädt shares his experience of the political progress being made in Germany and considers the pros and cons for different propulsion options and emission reduction technologies
