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CIMAC Publication on Bunker Fuel Chemical Contamination
24 Nov, 2022
Marine bunker fuel quality is one of the aspects of global shipping that cannot be overemphasised. Bunkers of inferior quality can become not only a cause for additional working hours for engine room crews...
Neptune - Bunker Info tab updates
11 Oct, 2022
BIMCO-IBIA survey carried out in May 2022 suggests that an average bunker quality dispute costs US$ 54,000. Access to bunker quality statistics may help avoid such conflicts.
Neptune - Bunker Info tab updates
28 Mar, 2023
The latest VPS bunker quality data for Oct 2022 – Mar 2023 is now accessible on Neptune.
Neptune - Bunker Info tab updates
28 Sep, 2022
The bunker quality data has been updated. Please visit Neptune for the latest figures spanning from April to September 2022. Please log in and go to the Bunker Info tab.
China - Emission Control Areas - Update
09 Feb, 2016
Further to the Club’s news article of 16 December 2015 concerning the introduction of emission control areas in China, the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration has announced that the use of low sulphur...
USA: California Air Resources Board - Ocean Going Vessels Fuel Rule Sunset Review Process Update
12 Apr, 2016
Translations: Chinese Vietnamese
In August 2014 the Club advised that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) would instigate a sunset review process to determine whether the MARPOL requirements...
South Korean MOF Vessel Speed Reduction Program
26 May, 2020
In December 2019, the South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) began a Vessel Speed Reduction (VSR) program to reduce the emission of particulates from vessels.
MARPOL Annex VI - Reported Instances of Bunker Supplier Non-Compliance
06 Feb, 2015
Members will be aware that if a bunker supplier provides fuel or documentation that does not comply with MARPOL Annex VI requirements or fails to follow the sampling procedures set out in IMO Resolution...
Neptune. Bunker Info tab updates.
21 Apr, 2022
A regular 2-weekly update of the bunker quality data has been uploaded to Neptune.
Hong Kong: Air Pollution Control (Ocean Going Vessels) (Fuel at Berth) Regulations
26 Mar, 2015
With air quality a particular concern for the authorities in Hong Kong, in 2012 the government introduced a fuel switching scheme encouraging owners to use low sulphur fuel on their vessels while berthed...