Presence of Phenolic compounds at high levels contravenes the revised MARPOL Annex VI regulation 18.3 and International Marine Fuel Standard ISO 8217, Clause 5.
High sediment fuels can impede the purification process and promote sludge build up in purifiers, which can also lead to potential wear damage, the company cautions.
Suppliers will need to provide an actual measured flashpoint value on the bunker delivery note, unless the flashpoint has been measured at or above 70°C.
IMO squandered an opportunity to reduce shipping’s impact on the climate and on the Arctic by failing to make progress on effective short-term measures, says Clean...
Pearson Correlation Coefficient value of 0.701 shows rise of crude oil price leading to reduced bunker fuel quality and an increase of marine fuel off-specs.
Carry over of water into engine fuel rail has potential to cause damage to fuel pumps, injectors, cylinder components and possible turbocharger surging and fouling, says...
Shipowners are recommended to liaise closely with fuel oil suppliers to confirm fuel name and grade follow ISO 8217 guidelines when mentioned in Bunker Delivery Notes.
Singapore bunker fuel contamination has led to questions if insurers are better positioned to respond to such industry issues today than in the past, says Gard...
Further discussions on carbon pricing, GHG fuel standard, enhancement of IMO’s carbon intensity measures are expected to take place during the MEPC 78 session.
Better and safer starting point could be a blend of VLSFO with different percentages of HVO that meet ISO 8217:2017 specs rather than using pure HVO,...
