Issued: 2024-05-17 11:17:58 UTC

For many years, FOBAS fuel changeover calculator has been used by ship owners, operators, and other industry stake holders to estimate the changeover time from high to low sulphur fuel oils.

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ISO 8217:2024

Issued: 2024-05-16 13:35:20 UTC

This bulletin is to bring all clients attention to the imminent publication of the new version of ISO 8217 and we will be updating again as soon as ISO secretariate uploads the final version of ISO...

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Update on Mediterranean Sulphur Oxides Emission Control Area

Issued: 2024-05-07 13:09:45 UTC

This is a reminder to ship operators that on 1st of May 2024, MARPOL Annex VI has been updated with addition of regulation 14.3.5 referring to Mediterranean Emission Control Areas, officially came ...

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Flash Point recording on BDN’s to become mandatory

Issued: 2024-03-06 16:48:51 UTC

Currently reporting the fuels flashpoint on BDN is not a mandatory requirement. However, from 1st May 2024, BDN must state the specific flashpoint value of the fuel

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Update on Electronic BDN’s

Issued: 2024-01-19 16:37:44 UTC

The IMO have now confirmed that electronic BDN's are acceptable as an alternative to the usual hard copy. Lloyd's Register have now issued a class news bulletin regarding this.

Please find a bu...

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Webinar Invitation - Optimising Compliance Under the EU's New Emissions Regime

Issued: 2024-01-12 11:48:18 UTC

The EU has set ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by 40% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions from this sector by 2050. To achieve this goal, a series of new regul...

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Update on Fuel Contamination in US Gulf Area

Issued: 2023-12-18 17:40:20 UTC

This update follows our previous bulletin from July, where we highlighted problems experienced by some vessels after bunkering in Houston and New Orleans and some of the chemicals found in those fu...

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IMO publishes interim guidance on the calculations of biofuel carbon conversion factor (CF) for IMO DCS and CII calculations

Issued: 2023-07-13 12:30:10 UTC

On the agenda of MEPC 80 which concluded last week, biofuels for marine use was discussed specifically in relation to defining the calculation methodology for biofuel’s Conversion Factor (CF) for I...

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Fuel for thought – A Webinar

Issued: 2023-05-22 15:41:09 UTC

The demand for methanol is being pushed by regulatory pressures, both at the regional and international level.

Lloyd’s Register is hosting a webinar which will introduce our new methanol report ...

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Decision Pathway for Biofuel Procurement

Issued: 2023-04-18 17:59:27 UTC

Dear FOBAS Client,

With the drive towards a decarbonised future gaining momentum, shipping has seen an increasing interest in renewable fuels. Biofuels are increasingly being considered as a po...

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