IMO committee approve marine biofuel blending to 30%

In the UK, the 83rd session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) was held from April 7-11, 2025 when The “Interim Guidance on the Carriage of Blends of Biofuels and MARPOL Annex I Cargoes by Conventional Bunker Ships” was approved, which allows transportation of blends of not more than 30% by volume of biofuel by conventional bunker ships (i.e. oil tankers as defined in Regulation 1.5 of MARPOL Annex I that are engaged in the transport and delivery of fuel oil for use by ships).