Unni Einemo provides clarification on the HFO carriage ban, and updates readers on the 2020 fuel spec change, Arctic HFO ban, and IMO GHG strategy for...
Bunker states obligated under MARPOL Annex VI to take action against suppliers in their territory.
Not known exactly how many vessels affected, but the number is estimated to be in the hundreds.
Issues with contaminated bunker supplies at Houston continue and have begun to spread worldwide.
Consistent off-spec cases of cat fines at Mina al Ahmadi port in Kuwait during the period, show data.
New system differs from outgoing system that ‘punishes fuel oil production’, says report.
Fuels tested had catfines values between 85 to 110 mg/kg, exceeding 60 mg/kg limit for ISO 8217:2017.
Data suggests owners opting for scrubber-fitted vessels in 2020 would recover cost in the first year alone.
With 0.5% marine fuel, HSFO, ULSFO contracts, operators do not just have to accept whatever costs the 2020 changes throw at them, advises Freight Investor Services.
Backwardated spread between August 2018 and January 2020 contract months have narrowed.
