An overseas cargo, which was used as a high sulphur fuel blend component, sourced by Glencore had contained about 15000 ppm COC, says MPA.
It is not easy to detect COC as a special and costly test needs to be performed and only three laboratories in the world can do...
MPA preliminary investigations revealed that the affected marine fuel was supplied by Glencore Singapore Pte Ltd who later sold part of the same cargo to PetroChina...
Singapore situation is linked to chlorinated hydrocarbons whereas, in the Houston case, there is yet to be a definitive culprit, states the bunker fuel testing agency.
Firm identifies 140,170 mt of bunker fuel worth USD 120 million to be contaminated with chlorinated hydrocarbons, according to CEO Malcolm Cooper.
‘We are seeing another fuel crisis similar to Houston in 2018,’ said Jonathan Arneault, Co-Founder of FuelTrust, who notes early warning systems to alleviate risk exist...
Technical update consolidates client experience and industry feedback from sea trial findings on NOx emissions when using biofuels as a bunker fuel.
Paul Collier, Senior Associate at global law firm Clyde & Co, offers advice to shipowners suspecting off-specification bunker fuel may have been supplied to their vessel.
‘MPA had immediately contacted the relevant bunker suppliers to take necessary steps to ensure that the relevant batch of fuel was no longer supplied. Further investigations...
Several vessels that have bunkered HSFO in Singapore are now experiencing mechanical issues because of contaminated fuel, according to several fuel testing agencies.
