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• Updated 2020 Bunker Forecast

  10/02/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  Back in March, ClipperData unveiled its first forecast for marine fuel demand between 2020 and 2025. In recent weeks, we have updated our projection ahead of the IMO’s forthcoming 0.5 percent sulfur cap. In our initial projection, we forecasted that shipowners in 2020 would retreat from high sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) and move to marine […]

  Tags: bunker, fuel oil, IMO 2020, IMO2020, LNG, Middle Distillate, Shipping

• Market Signals Incentive to Shut FCCs Ahead of IMO 2020

  07/22/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  Uncertainty continues to surround the forthcoming IMO 2020 sulfur cap, even with a mere five and a half months to go before the January 1, 2020, start of the regulation. What will the makeup of marine fuel demand be after the sulfur cap goes into effect? Will compatibility concerns limit market appeal for low sulfur […]

  Tags: bunker, ClipperBlog, fuel oil, gasoline, IMO 2020, LSFO, marine fuels, VGO

• ClipperData Forecasts IMO 2020

  03/28/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  ClipperData projects what the marine fuel market will look like following the IMO 2020.

  Tags: bunker, fuel oil, IMO 2020, IMO2020, LNG, LSFO

• Container Lines Prepare for 2020

  03/05/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  Major container lines are facing higher costs due to an increase in expected bunker fuel prices from IMO 2020. To cover their costs, container lines are proposing Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAFs). BAFs are tariffs added to base freight rates that take into account changes in fuel prices, the major component of operating costs.

  Tags: bunker, Bunker Adjustment Factor, fuel oil, IMO 2020

• The LSFO Terror

  02/14/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  LSFO in particular has been of interest from the bunker industry due to its status as a relatively new marine fuel. In a recent blog post, I highlighted issues surrounding several US patents that concern the blending of hydrocarbons to create IMO-compliant LSFO. In this post, I take a look at another concern with LSFO: Compatibility.

  Tags: bunker, fuel oil, IMO2020, LSFO

• 3 Reasons these IMO Patents are a Big Deal

  01/30/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  Patents addressing the IMO2020 sulfur cap warrant a closer look.

  Tags: bunker, IMO2020, LSFO, scrubbers