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Global Bunkering Summit unites industry
Global Bunkering Summit
Fuel buyers and suppliers addressed the profound market impact of coronavirus during the Global Bunkering Summit – as well as some of the more longstanding and deep-rooted industry challenges. Lesley Bankes-Hughes reports.
Interview: Carsten Ladekjær
Carsten Ladekjær of Glander International Bunkering talks to Lesley Bankes-Hughes about the pressures the industry is under and how it can address the challenges that lie ahead.
Fuel Quality
A new technical paper from Innospec offers a close analysis of the operational impacts of blending distillate streams into very low sulphur fuel oils.
Fuel Measurement
In this Q&A with Lesley Bankes-Hughes, Emerson’s Mark Spee says the uptake of mass flow meters is accelerating as the industry requires more fuel supply chain transparency and ship and barge operators learn more about the benefits the technology can deliver.
Carbon Capture
Paul Willson of PMW Technology and Jonathan Strachan of Houlder tell Lesley Bankes-Hughes why carbon capture is a real and viable contender in the race to cut shipping’s emissions.
BAF Indexing
Drewry and the European Shippers Council introduced their BAF indexing system last year. Ian Taylor asks Drewry’s Philip Damas how the system has progressed.
Scrubbers
Bryan Comer of the ICCT explains why he believes the IMO should ban scrubbers.
Automation Technology
Børge Nogva of Høglund Marine Solutions explains why shipping needs to come together to establish the standards that can help realise the benefits of automation at scale.
LNG
- Rhys Berry talks to Jan Schubert of LIQUIND Marine about the LNG bunkering market in Germany and how the emergence of new bunker vessels might just be a positive development for truck-to-ship operators in the sector.
- The Fure Ven tanker recently became the first foreign-flagged vessel to be bunkered with LNG in the US. Rhys Berry talks with GAC Group’s Nicholas Browne and John Lindquist to discuss their company’s role in the milestone fuelling.
Navigating LNG COUs
Suumit Madhu of West P&I offers a guide to how shipowners can reduce risk when dealing with LNG COU agreements.
Biofuels
Biofouling is a pernicious – and expensive – problem for shipping. Dr Markus Hoffmann of I-Tech AB looks at how barnacle fouling is impacting the global shipping fleet.
Just in Time Arrival
MingLee Hoe from the International Maritime Organization’s GreenVoyage2050 believes that the concept of Just in Time Arrival offers benefits for all sides of the maritime industry.
Market Focus Reports
- While COVID-19 may be dampening shipping activity at the moment, developments at Vassilikos could offer new opportunities for bunkering in Cyprus. Ian Taylor reports.
- Lesley Bankes-Hughes looks at Australia’s marine fuel sector.
- Chile has seen a sharp drop in bunker volumes this year as a result of the pandemic, but the country may have an important role to play in the hydrogen economy, with knock-on benefits for bunkering. Ian Taylor reports.
Spotlight on Hong Kong
Edward Liu of Hill Dickinson considers the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Hong Kong’s shipping and bunkering industries as a result of COVID-19 and US sanctions.
Wind Propulsion
Tuomas Riski of Norsepower looks at the role wind propulsion can play in the low carbon fuel transition.
