Bunkerspot Oct/Nov 23

London international Shipping Week

Eying up shipping’s future mix

INSIDE:
GREEN SHIPPING CORRIDORS
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
MASS FLOW METERS
CARBON CAPTURE

LISW23

• Lesley Bankes-Hughes looks back at some of the key talking points at London International Shipping Week

Oil Markets

• Mark Esposito of S&P Global Commodity Insights reports that Indian, Turkish, and Vietnamese vessel operators are increasing their presence in the Russian fuel oil trade as Greek firms continue to handle the bulk of cargo

Mass Flow Meters

• Armelle Breneol, Marine Fuels Technical Advisor for Europe, ExxonMobil, dips into the reasons for the growing popularity of mass flow meters

Bunker Procurement

• StormGeo’s Christian Plum explains to Ian Taylor the benefits of the Bunker Management Solution

Ammonia Bunkering

• Norway is looking to nurture the take-up of ammonia and hydrogen as marine fuels with initiatives that will help support both the supply and demand side of the equation. Ian Taylor reports

Methanol Bunkering

• John Bergman of Auramarine explains why fuel supply systems will play a key role in methanol’s rollout

Hydrogen Bunkering

• There’s a huge hole in shipping’s supply of green hydrogen that industry and policymakers need to address, says Nuala Doyle of the SASHA Coalition

Biofuels

• The ENGINE team reports that biofuels are making waves and finding their way to bunker ports around the world
• Jorge Antunes of TecnoVeritas makes the case for using ‘BioHFO’ as a transitional solution

Scrubbers

• Sigurd Jenssen of Wärtsilä says that scrubbers can be a technology platform for carbon capture and storage, as well as helping to tackle shipping’s holistic environmental challenge

Decarbonisation

• During London International Shipping Week 2023, Arup assembled stakeholders from across the energy and maritime sectors to explore the opportunities that decarbonisation of the sector presents for the UK and how they can be realised. Arup’s Christopher Bell reports
• Decarbonisation is fundamentally changing shipping, says Elomatic’s Rami Hirsimäki
• The fifth update to the Low Carbon Outlook sees ABS explore how a net zero shipping industry can support wider efforts to reduce emissions, writes Panos Koutsourakis

Carbon Capture

• Georgios Raptakis of Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore asks if carbon capture could help keep older vessels afloat in the CII era?

Green Shipping Corridors

• John Yum of the climate NGO Solutions for Our Climate calls on governments and the shipping industry to ramp up their efforts on regional green corridors

Safety Procedures

• The uptake of alternative marine fuels means that transparency of safety and incident data has never been more important, writes CHIRP director Adam Parnell

CII

• Mikael Laurin of Yara Marine Technologies details the pitfalls owners and charterers may face from CII compliance

Wind Propulsion Systems

• Albert Leyson finds that wind propulsion systems can play an important role in shipping’s decarbonisation journey