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The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Is the bunker sector doing enough to repair its image?

Listen to the latest edition of the Lloyd’s List’s weekly podcast — your free weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping

In this week’s edition of the podcast, prominent voices from the marine fuel sector discuss the way forward for the bunker suppliers before decarbonisation shakes the industry to its foundations

 

A FEW hours after the containership Dali (IMO: 9697428) destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, there were media reports suggesting investigators would look into ‘bad bunkers’ as a potential cause of the accident.

The National Transportation Safety Board ruled out that possibility after its initial investigation. But this incident alone gives us a good idea about the perception of the bunker sector in wider shipping circles.

To some, the negative image of the bunker sector isn’t surprising, as some of the court cases arising from the past couple of years’ contamination issues continued until very recently.

The highest profile contamination incident occurred in Singapore in 2022, when around 80 ships reported issues with their fuel pumps and engines after receiving contaminated fuel oil at the world’s biggest bunkering hub.

Bunker industry executives believe there is still room for improvement as suppliers must adopt the strictest quality standards, but they also argue that shipping companies must play their part and demand such standards to accelerate the process.

Joining Lloyd’s List sustainability editor Enes Tunagur this week:

  • Constantinos Capetanakis, chair of the International Bunker Industry Association

  • Chris Turner, bunker quality and claims manager at Integr8 Fuels

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