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Sampling Points on Ships for “In-use” Samples Mandatory

7 December 2020

Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI requires all ships that do not have designated sampling points for taking so-called in-use samples to have them fitted
will enter into force on 1 April, 2022
adopted at the 75th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee

For a ship constructed before 1 April 2022, in-use sampling point(s) must be fitted or designated not later than the first renewal survey as identified in regulation 5.1.2 of MARPOL Annex VI on or after 1 April 2023, according...

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CIMAC Guidelines To Ensure Fuel Stability Onboard

13 December 2019

CIMAC Guideline focuses on the upcoming 2020 sulphur cap and assists owners and provides a practical and working understanding of stability and compatibility of marine fuel oils, reports Safety4Sea.

CIMAC Guideline

The newly-published “CIMAC Guideline: Marine fuel handling in connection to stability and compatibility” focuses on the upcoming 2020 sulphur cap and assists owners and provides a practical and working understanding of stability and compatibility of marine fuel oils,

Opting for...

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[FAQ] Guidelines for Monitoring Fuel Characteristics & Properties

11 September 2019

In a recent joint industry guidance issued by shippers, refiners and suppliers alongwith key major industry forums such as the CIMAC, a detailed report on how and what to do regarding fuel quality has been portrayed. The best way to do this is starting by monitoring fuel characteristics and properties.

Keeping this in mind, we have issued this excerpt from that guidance in order to provide a comprehensive idea about the issue.

Variability of max. 0.50%-sulphur fuels

With the current maximum...

http://mfame.guru/faq-guidelines-for-monitoring-fuel-characteristics-properties/

No ‘Silver Bullet’ in Achieving Environment Goals: CIMAC

17 July 2019

With the theme, “Meeting the Future of Combustion Engines” the CIMAC World Congress took place in Vancouver, Canada, earlier this last month demonstrating the triennial event’s unique facility for bringing together the large engine industry’s stakeholders, writes Malcolm Latarche in an article published in ShipInsight.

The article further illustrates that while the minds of arriving delegates were already strongly focussed on the issues facing the large engine industry, the actions of climate...

http://mfame.guru/no-silver-bullet-in-achieving-environment-goals-cimac/

Cross-Sector Cooperation Needed to Reduce GHG Emissions: International Large Engine Community

13 June 2019

The IMO decision of April 2018, calling the international shipping industry to decarbonise and at least halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was an important milestone and was largely welcomed by the global engine builders’ community, says an article published in the Port News.

Paradigm Shift

Although some parties found that the IMO target could have been even more ambitious, it clearly marked a paradigm shift: improvements in existing technologies will not be enough. Only through...

http://mfame.guru/cross-sector-cooperation-needed-to-reduce-ghg-emissions-international-large-engine-community/