International Bunker Industry Association welcomes decision IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee.
Monthly sales of marine fuel at Panama have been decreasing on year since August, show data.
Continues downward trend from declining monthly sales on year since August, show PMA data.
Variety of issues; pour point, density sulphur, viscosity and water detected at top bunkering port.
The range of several factors such as fuel storage, handling, and engine types make it impractical for setting limits, explains the Group Managing Director of VPS.
Offers opinion to support recent CIMAC statement on cause of contaminated marine fuel at Houston.
Kollum was supplying marine fuel to Charlotte Maersk at the Port of Panama City on Tuesday.
ASTM D7845-17 is able to detect 29 specific chemicals found in marine fuel oil but not 4-cumyl phenol, notes the Group Managing Director of VPS.
75 off-spec instances recorded; top three ports (descending order) Rotterdam, Singapore, Odessa.
Total sales in August and September down by 0.2% and 13.2% on year respectively, show PMA data.
