Bureau Veritas further expands its support to shipowners and the industry with the introduction of the first phase of My Fuel Consumption – a cloud-based and secure web application available for use on desktop, mobile and tablet. My Fuel Consumption

As the world celebrates ‘Earth Day,’ Hapag-Lloyd is publishing the company’s first sustainability report ever. Within the report, the shipping company is announcing for the first time the climate goal it has set for itself: By 2020, Hapag-Lloyd intends to

The first edition of IBIA’s “Best practice guidance for suppliers for assuring the quality of bunkers delivered to ships” was welcomed by the 72nd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 72) last week, where it was agreed

A proposal by China to mandate specific ISO test methods for sulphur, building on a proposal made by IBIA to the IMO earlier this year, has won support to be further considered as the IMO works on measures to ensure

The Caribbean refining sector remains under pressure with recent market reports indicating that utilization declines have exceeded the typical seasonal decline for this period. JBC Energy estimates that Mexican refinery utilization dipped to a low of 33% in February, from

Grindrod are pleased to announce that the sale of its Bunker Division, Unicorn Bunker Services (Pty) Ltd has been finalised for an undisclosed amount. The transaction was financed through the IDC. The company is now co-owned by WOESA (Women in

After two weeks of tough negotiations, during which many countries set out incompatible positions threatening to undermine the chances of arriving at an agreement, a compromise text for the IMO’s initial strategy for reduction of GHG emissions from ships was

Parker Kittiwake, a leading global manufacturer of condition monitoring technologies, has announced the launch of its ground-breaking X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Analyser, a portable testing device which, among other parameters, measures the sulphur content in fuel. The XRF provides an accurate

The Clean Arctic Alliance applauded progress by International Maritime Organization member states today towards banning use of the world’s dirtiest fuel – heavy fuel oil – from Arctic shipping, and called for Member States to make every effort to adopt

Over 170 countries in London today reached agreement to reduce shipping CO2 emissions by “at least” 50% on 2008 levels by 2050 with a strong emphasis on scaling up action to 100% by mid-century.

The decision – reached after two weeks