Bunkerspot Aug/Sept 23

Breakthrough at IMO?

MEPC adopts revised GHG strategy

INSIDE:
BIOFUELS
CARBON INSETTING
MARINE SALVAGE
VESSEL AUTOMATION

Interview: Alexandra Ebbinghaus

• Shipping’s pathway to net zero is complex and is pushing the boundaries of innovation. In conversation with Lesley Bankes-Hughes, Shell’s Alexandra Ebbinghaus considers if the industry is keeping on track for change

Biofuels

• Cepsa is focusing on green hydrogen and biofuels to tackle the decarbonisation of shipping
• Analysis demonstrates blending sustainable biofuel with conventional marine fuel can dramatically improve performance, writes Panos Koutsourakis of ABS

Carbon Insetting

• Titan’s Tom de Ruyter tells Ian Taylor how carbon insetting can help to support the shipping industry’s take-up of low and zero carbon fuels

Base Rates

• Pradeep Rajan and Peter Norfolk of S&P Global Commodity Insights explain how the new Platts tanker freight scale aims to reflect the marine fuel transition as emission regulations drive interest in dual-fuel tankers

Shore Power

• Will new maritime policies in the EU and UK accelerate deployment of shore power? asks Tyndall Centre’s Simon Bullock

Decarbonisation

• MAN Energy Solutions’ Alexander Feindt talks to Lesley Bankes-Hughes about the scope of work of the RLCF Alliance, which has been set up to support and inform the European Commission in its delivery of regulation to drive the decarbonisation of the maritime and aviation sectors

Marine Salvage

• Salvage master Dirk Jan Osinga of Marine Masters explains why the broadening of the maritime fuel and technologies portfolio has important implications for the safe recovery of damaged vessels

Interview: Anders Grønborg

• The global bunker industry has experienced price volatility and market upheaval in recent years and is now contemplating the major fuel conundrum posed by shipping’s decarbonisation. Anders Grønborg, CEO of KPI OceanConnect, tells Lesley Bankes-Hughes how the bunker trader is adapting to an ever-evolving and challenging commercial and regulatory landscape

LNG Bunkering

• Steve Esau of SEA-LNG explores the pathways for LNG, methanol, and ammonia bunkering – and looks to dispel some common misconceptions along the way

CII

• CII is the practical solution that shipping needs right now, maintains Panos Spiliotis of Environmental Defense Fund Europe

Electronic Bunker Delivery Notes

• At the recent meeting of the IMO’s MEPC 80, the use of electronic bunker delivery notes was nodded through. Steve Simms of Simms Showers considers the evolution of this bunker ‘record’ and explains how an electronic version will better serve the industry

Vessel Automation

• Autonomous systems must be designed to work with vessel crew rather than replace them, says Mikael Laurin of Yara Marine Technologies

Artificial Intelligence

• We know that artificial intelligence can transform maritime operations, says Grant Ingram of Innovez One, but we also need to ensure that it helps us reach our new ambitions safely
• MIS Marine’s Joe Anderson explains why shipping’s digital revolution will require more than AI