Tag: IMO

IMO study identifies methanol as a starting point for India’s alternative marine-fuel market

IMO study identifies methanol as a starting point for India’s alternative marine-fuel market

October 29, 2026 |

In India, Manifold Times reports an International Maritime Organization-supported study identifies methanol as the most suitable initial alternative marine fuel for India as the country develops its regional bunkering market. It recommends concentrating early investment at four strategic ports: Mundra, Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), Chennai and Tuticorin. A potential first methanol-bunkering pilot could be established […]

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IMO backs limited distinction between methanol and ethanol marine-fuel safety rules

IMO backs limited distinction between methanol and ethanol marine-fuel safety rules

October 27, 2026 |

In the UK, Ship and Bunker reports the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is moving toward revised safety guidelines that recognize differences between methanol and ethanol while retaining a largely shared regulatory framework for ships using the two fuels. The draft introduces a methanol-specific warning system for toxic vapor concentrations of 200 parts per million near […]

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NGOs protest IMO’s endorsement of biofuels

NGOs protest IMO’s endorsement of biofuels

April 21, 2026 |

In the UK, as delegates convene at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters for the 21st session of the Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG-GHG-21), a number of conservation and environmental justice organisations – lead by Biofuelwatch and Global Forest Coalition – are issuing a call to member states to not allow biofuels to […]

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US wants IMO to only look at ILUC for ethanol in region where it’s produced

US wants IMO to only look at ILUC for ethanol in region where it’s produced

April 16, 2026 |

In Switzerland, despite in March the US pushing the International Martime Organization to delay its decision on net zero goals until next year, it has now proposed that emissions associated with indirect land use change should only apply within the boundaries of a project, in hopes to push for ethanol use in marine fuels. By […]

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IMO delays decision on net-zero framework for another year

IMO delays decision on net-zero framework for another year

October 22, 2025 |

In Switzerland, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to adjourn the extraordinary session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which was convened last week to consider the adoption of draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, including the IMO Net-Zero Framework.   The extraordinary session will be reconvened in 12 months’ time. In the interim, […]

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DNV report introduces GHG intensity metric, forecasts massive retrofit wave by 2030

DNV report introduces GHG intensity metric, forecasts massive retrofit wave by 2030

September 11, 2025 |

In Norway, classification society DNV released its Maritime Forecast to 2050, introducing a greenhouse gas fuel intensity metric that underpins the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework and sets the foundation for new compliance modeling. The report defines how fuels will be evaluated by lifecycle emissions, with credit trading supported through reduction and sustainability units. DNV […]

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U.S. threatens trade penalties over support for IMO shipping emissions deal

U.S. threatens trade penalties over support for IMO shipping emissions deal

September 3, 2025 |

In London, on September 3, Reuters reported that the United States has warned multiple countries they could face tariffs, visa restrictions, or port levies if they vote in favor of the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework during an upcoming session in October.  The framework, drafted in April by 63 IMO member states, would impose carbon-based […]

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IMO committee approve marine biofuel blending to 30%

IMO committee approve marine biofuel blending to 30%

April 14, 2025 |

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 […]

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T&E study slams IMO plans for biofuels

T&E study slams IMO plans for biofuels

February 17, 2025 |

In Belgium, nearly a third of global shipping could run on biofuels in 2030, new Transport & Energy analysis shows, up from less than 1% today. Under the current draft of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) green fuels law, this could actually exacerbate climate change and put pressure on global food supplies. The study by […]

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Shipping nations face pressure to cut black carbon in the Arctic

Shipping nations face pressure to cut black carbon in the Arctic

January 30, 2025 |

In the UK, at the International Maritime Organization Pollution Prevention and Response meeting in London next week, the Clean Arctic Alliance will be calling on IMO member states to regulate black carbon emissions from ships, mandate cleaner fuels in the Arctic, and ban scrubber discharge in protected waters. “We call on IMO Member States to […]

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