Christian Baekmark Schiolborg, Manager, Maritime Technology and Regulation at BIMCO, on Tuesday (24 February) published an article broadcasting the organisation’s call to action – a survey on problematic properties of the IMO 2020 compliant fuel oil that may lead to further issues:
The IMO 2020 global sulphur limit for marine fuel oil has now been in force for over one month. BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO are calling on fleet- and vessel managers, as well as technical superintendents, to share their insight and experiences with the new IMO 2020 compliant fuels.
The four organisations have launched an online survey with the aim to get a greater understanding of the quality of the new fuel oils and possible safety implications of the IMO 2020 sulphur regulation, and encourage shipowners to participate.
Participants are encouraged to provide short answers to 13 questions about their experiences with fuel oil quality since the change to 0.50% sulphur compliant fuel oils.
The survey can be accessed via the following link:
The survey’s main focus is on problematic properties of the IMO 2020 compliant fuel oil that may lead to problems such as increased sludge discharge, clogging of fuel pipes, preheaters, fuel separators and fuel filters, fuel pumps getting stuck, problems with fuel injection and poor ignition of fuel oil. It also focuses on other issues regarding incomplete combustion, wax appearance and increased wear and tear of cylinder liners; all problems that in the end may lead to loss of propulsion and/or black out.
We appreciate all answers and input from members in our bid to get an understanding of any issues encountered by the industry.
Source: BIMCO
Photo credit: Andreas Breitling
Published: 26 February, 2020
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