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Jul 23, 2024 | 
manifoldtimes.com | Hussein al-Khalisy
Biofuel feedstocks could be routed away from marine fuels to meet demand from the aviation sector if the latter is willing to pay higher prices associated with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Bureau Veritas (BV) Marine & Offshore's global market leader for sustainable shipping Julien Boulland told Argus. Edited highlights follow:19 July 2024Marine biodiesel has been the largest alternative fuel uptake, with over 1mn t sold in Rotterdam and Singapore last year.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
manifoldtimes.com | Hussein al-Khalisy |Dafydd Ab Iago
Spanish energy firm Cepsa has delayed plans to supply marine biodiesel blends in the Canary Islands as increased demand for conventional bunker fuels and EU regulatory exemptions weigh on market fundamentals for the blended products.
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May 2, 2024 | 
manifoldtimes.com | Hussein al-Khalisy
Norway's 6pc advanced biodiesel mandate for marine, which came into effect in October, has done little to incentivise the uptake of physical marine biodiesel blends at Norwegian ports, market participants told Argus.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
manifoldtimes.com | Hussein al-Khalisy
The 7th edition of ISO 8217, to be published in the second quarter of this year, will outline a broader integration of marine biodiesel blending, delegates heard at the International Bunker Conference (IBC) 2024 in Norway. 24 April 2024Tim Wilson, principal specialist fuels of Lloyds Register's fuel oil bunkering analysis and advisory service (FOBAS), presented on the upcoming iteration of the ISO 8217 marine fuel specification standard, which will be released at IBC 2024.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
manifoldtimes.com | Hussein al-Khalisy
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) needs to move faster on measures to meet the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, market participants have said, with the next Marine Environment Protection Committee (MPEC) meeting in September-October viewed as a key point for the group to lay out its future plans.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
manifoldtimes.com | Hussein al-Khalisy
Marine biodiesel prices firmed in the second half of March across Europe as higher levels in underlying markets combined with supply uncertainty to lend support to blend prices, despite limited demand. 28 March 2024Very-low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) firmed by $16/t to $585.58/t on a dob Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) basis and $17.47/t to $628.17/t on a dob Gibraltar-Algeciras-Ceuta (GAC) basis during 14-26 March compared with the two weeks prior.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
manifoldtimes.com | Hussein al-Khalisy
A global approach to regulations will be essential in meeting the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) decarbonisation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets set in 2023, its secretary general Arsenio Dominguez said today. 19 March 2024Dominguez emphasised the need for "global regulations for a global sector", and said existing regional regulations such as the EU emissions trading system (ETS) will need to align to a global standard.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
manifoldtimes.com | Hussein al-Khalisy
Delegates from Canada and Norway submitted proposals to designate their Arctic Ocean waters as emissions control areas (ECAs) during the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) 81st Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting. 19 March 2024Canada's proposal would regulate its Arctic waters as an ECA for nitrogen oxide (NOX), sulphur oxide (SOX), and particular matter (PM), while Norway proposes an ECA for NOX and SOX emissions.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
manifoldtimes.com | Hussein al-Khalisy
The Dutch government's plan to push back transposition into national law of the revised EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) is lending uncertainty to marine biodiesel blending demand in the country. 1 March 2024The Dutch infrastructure and water management ministry (NEa) announced a delay in implementation to January 2026, saying transposition into its domestic renewable fuels tickets market would require more time.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
manifoldtimes.com | Hussein al-Khalisy
The range of prices for marine biodiesel blends in Europe has widened as cheaper product that does not meet the region's diesel engine specifications — as defined by the European EN14214 standard — gains market share.
