LR FOBAS: Off-spec marine fuel cases down 16% in 1H March

Analysis

Published Wed, 20th March 2019
by Admin

FOBAS earlier issued an alert informing shipowners and operators of low flash point residual fuels at Singapore.

The Lloyd’s Register Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) detected a 16% decrease of off-specification marine fuel cases between 1 to 14 (1H) March 2019.

The service identified 61 instances pf off-spec bunker fuel cases in 1H March, down from 73 cases in 2H February.

The cases where considered off-spec when a result was outside the 95% confidence limit of either the ISO 8217 6th edition test parameter or a value given by the BDN or sample label.

FOBAS earlier on Thursday (14 March) issued an alert informing all shipowners and operators of low flash point residual fuels at Singapore

The top bunker ports with reported off-spec bunker fuel cases in 1H March are as follows:

Port	Characteristic	ISO 8217 Limit or Advised Value	Final result	Unit

Singapore	Flash point	60.0***	58.00	oC
Singapore	Flash point	60.0***	55.00	oC
Singapore	Flash point	60.0***	57.50	oC
Singapore	Pour point	0*	6	oC
Singapore	Pour point	0*	6	oC
Singapore	Pour point	0*	6	oC
Singapore	Pour point	0*	6	oC
Singapore	Pour point	0*	6	oC
Singapore	Pour point	0*	6	oC
Singapore	Viscosity at 50°C	307.5**	420.8	cSt
Singapore	Water	0.50*	0.65	% Volume

Rotterdam	Viscosity at 40°C	5.00**	6.1	cSt
Rotterdam	Viscosity at 40°C	4.90**	6.0	cSt
Rotterdam	Viscosity at 40°C	5.00**	6.0	cSt
Rotterdam	Viscosity at 40°C	4.90**	6.0	cSt
Rotterdam	Viscosity at 50°C	691.5**	745.0	cSt

*ISO 8217 6th edition limit
**Advised value from BDN or sample label
***Due to the statutory significance of Flash Point the 95% confidence limit is not applied

Published: 20 March, 2019

LR FOBAS: Off-spec marine fuel cases down 16% in 1H March

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