Steve Bee of VPS explores methanol's potential as a bunker fuel, the challenges ahead, industry standards to support its usage and VPS's role in supporting this...
Following the acquisition of Singapore-based Maritec four years ago, CTI Group has acquired Greek-based NAIAS Labs to further strengthen organisation’s Marine Energy Transition solutions.
Fingerprinting identifies feedstock origins of FAME-based biofuels used in shipping industry; can be used as a potential tool to detect fraud in marine fuel supply chains...
Following an alert by CTI-Maritec , MPA says it has yet to receive reports of vessels experiencing operational problems related to fuel bunkered in Singapore.
Testing of VLSFO samples from vessels in Singapore and Rotterdam encountering operational problems indicated it was blended with CNSL from undeclared source materials or production processes.
As the convenor of ISO/TC28/SC4/WG18, Monique Vermeire, announced the publication, which covers general requirements and specifications for methanol being used as a marine fuel.
‘The same historical quality concerns such as cat-fines and stability, sulphur and flash point remain, and isolated incidents of chemical contamination are still occurring,’ says FOBAS’...
