IMO issues interim guidance on biofuel blends
IMO has issued circular MEPC.1/Circ.917, which provides interim guidance on the carriage of biofuel blends and MARPOL Annex I cargoes by conventional bunker ships.
As stated, the guidance permits the transport of blends of not more than 30% by volume of biofuel, providing all residues or tank washings are discharged ashore unless the oil discharge monitoring equipment (ODME) is approved/certified for the biofuel blend(s) being shipped.
The interim guidelines also confirm that an IOPP certificate showing “oil tanker” issued to a conventional bunker ship carrying blends between 25% and 30% biofuel or synthetic fuel does not need to be modified.
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