Majority of off specification marine fuel cases concerns viscosity of material at Belgium port, shows LR report.
Viscosity issues were the main cause of off-specs at Singapore, Koh Si Chang Transhipment Area, and Ust Luga port.
The number of cases was a 34% drop from the figure seen a month ago in the second half of March.
Advises vessels bunkering at port to confirm if supplied fuel compliant with MARPOL Annex VI and ISO8217 Clause 5.
Fuel management as a disciple will get much attention going forward with IMO 2020, says Managing Director - AMEA, VPS.
Identified 105 instances of off-spec bunker fuel samples, representing an increase from 61 cases in 1H March.
There may be more than meets the eye from Elhiblu 1 incident, suggests maritime risk agency Windward.
On 23 March, both Viking Sky and Hagland Captain suffered engine issues in bad weather off coast of Norway.
FOBAS earlier issued an alert informing shipowners and operators of low flash point residual fuels at Singapore.
Number of ISO-F-RMG380 grade samples have tested flash points below the 60°C SOLAS minimum limit.
