{"id":126356,"date":"2026-04-23T14:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/?post_type=event&p=126356"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:44:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:44:48","slug":"abl-may-market-briefing-2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/event\/abl-may-market-briefing-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ABL May Market Briefing 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Join us for ABL’s May Maritime Market Briefing, exploring the following topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a Transitional Fuel for Decarbonising Specialist vessels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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ABL’s Marine Engineering Director, Kevin Williams<\/a>, will present our May briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction to the topic <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is presented as a practical transitional fuel to support near\u2011term decarbonisation of specialist and research vessels while fully zero\u2011emission solutions continue to mature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driven by tightening IMO emissions targets, the maritime sector faces a clear gap between regulatory ambition and the technical and commercial readiness of zero\u2011emission vessels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

HVO helps bridge this gap by offering a renewable, drop\u2011in diesel fuel that can be used in existing marine engines with minimal or no modification. HVO delivers strong technical performance, including high cetane number, good cold\u2011flow properties, and reduced local pollutants compared with marine gas oil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operational experience shows broad compatibility, with only minor maintenance considerations. Key constraints include higher costs, limited global availability, immature bunkering infrastructure, and sustainability concerns linked to feedstock choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From an insurance perspective, HVO is regarded as a low\u2011risk fuel with a hazard profile similar to conventional marine distillates. Overall, HVO enables immediate emissions reductions without locking operators into higher\u2011risk or immature propulsion technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The technical presentation will be followed by a Q&A and finalised with a summary of last month\u2019s high-cost marine casualties.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When:<\/strong> Wednesday 6th May, 9:30 AM UK time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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