Steve Bee and Captain Rahul Choudhuri highlight a case study involving a vessel's crew and potentially others placed in great danger when the ship lost power...
Labtechnic and Energy Constructs lead two-day course focused on ISO 8217:2024, marine biofuels, and carbon intensity compliance.
Steve Bee of VPS highlights the different fuel management approaches required to avoid instability and de-stablization of marine fossil fuels and biofuels.
Steve Bee explores if the greater demand for marine gas oils/distillates would lead to poorer fuel quality following the recent implementation of the new Mediterranean ECA.
Gard has handled claims where the presence of phenolic compounds originating from CNSL in conventional fuels has resulted in operational problems or machinery damage for vessels.
Steve Bee highlights publication of a new Marine Biofuels Standard, Technical Reference, TR140:2025 Specification for Marine Biofuel, which was produced by experts including MPA and fuel...
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’...
