A total 4.14 million mt of marine fuel was sold at the world’s largest bunkering port in February 2018.
A number of ISO-F-RMG380 grade samples have exceeded the specified limit of 991.0 kg/m3.
Several bunker samples exceeded the 3.50% sulphur limit, products originate from a common fuel batch.
Sales at Atlantic entrance marginally down 2.5% on year, show Panama Maritime Authority data.
Consumers will move out of high sulphur fuel oil demand and into marine gasoil or a new very low sulphur fuel oil, says forecast.
A FOBAS report identified 62 instances of off-spec bunker fuel cases between 15 to 28 February 2018.
‘The mismatch in requirements between buyers and suppliers is growing,’ says Shell LNG Outlook for 2018 report.
The throughput of bunkered LNG increased from less than 100 mt to 1,500 mt in 2017, according to port data.
Republic posted total marine fuel sales of 4.61 million mt in January 2018, higher than 4.46 million mt recorded in January 2017.
Methanol able to produce carbon neutral emission performance; but other issues need to be further analysed.
