Future of shipping’s fuel will involve multiple fuel pathways, as various segments will adopt different fuel pathways that suit their operational needs, says Group CEO Keld...
VLSFO and HSFO samples tested by FOBAS were found to have exceeded the 0.50%v/v limit for water as stipulated in the ISO 8217:2024 specification.
'MARPOL delivered sample' size has increased from 400ml to 600ml and must now also be available for checking the flashpoint requirements under SOLAS Regulation II-2/4.2.1, says...
‘In my opinion, whether we like it or not, to me the ISO 8217 standards are the lowest common denominator,’ believes Captain Rahul Choudhuri, President Strategic...
Report reveals ‘persistent issues’ with marine fuels such as cat-fines, stability, sulphur content, and flash point continue to be challenging, and isolated incidents of chemical contamination...
VPS have issued 21 Bunker Alerts this year, which have highlighted witnessed quality issues with the three main fuel types of HSFO (6 alerts), VLSFO (9...
Fuel Insights app, powered by VPS PortStats, offers NorthStandard account holders with a view on fuel quality trends, based on data generated by VPS in key...
NEN 7427-1 should become complementary to ISO 8217 so that it will not only be possible to blend in FAME of a quality in accordance with...
FOBAS has highlighted that CIMAC WG7 (Fuels) has released several documents including on diesel engines to support the adoption of ISO 8217:2024 marine fuel standard.
After numerous fuel testing on the LSMGO bunker fuel “Dali” was using, NTSB preliminary report highlighted that ‘the test results did not identify any concerns related...
