The IAPH Clean Marine Fuels working group met virtually on 7 February to discuss progress to date and agree on its 2023 roadmap. During a well-attended meeting, the group welcomed new members from the ports of Antwerp-Bruges, Seattle and Northwest Seaport Alliance. The added value of the liquefied gas (including liquid hydrogen) bunkering checklists that were published at the end of last year was demonstrated by the increased number of downloads from the WPSP / CMF website. CMF is currently finalising its bunkering checklists for alcohol-based fuels (including methanol) which will be released by March this year, with work on ammonia and compressed hydrogen to follow. Participants further exchanged views on the planned digitalisation of bunkering checklists and reviewed progress achieved with the audit and terminal readiness tools workstreams. Finally, the group discussed the progress of the joint work with the World Ports Climate Action Program (WPCAP) on port readiness levels for alternative fuels. The CMF working group will be contemplating possibilities to physically meet next in London, in combination with the IAPH Technical Committee Days, which will be held between 18 to 20 April.
