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Rotterdam tops list of off-spec bunker ports

17 Jan 2018

The most bunker off-spec cases were recorded at Rotterdam port during the period between 1 and 14 January 2018, according to a Lloyd’s Register Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) report.

It identified 62 instances where a result was outside the 95% confidence limit of either ISO:8217 (6th edition) test parameters or a value given by the bunker delivery note (BDN) or sample label.

Eight out of a total ten bunker off-spec cases recorded at Rotterdam were related to viscosity issues.

“Viscosity issues are usually a result of incorrect blending ratio,” a source with knowledge of the matter told Manifold Times.

“This happens either when the ratio of the light and heavy product was not properly calculated, or when suppliers did not test their own product before blending; thus resulting in the wrong calculation.”

The next two ports with the most bunker off-spec cases were Singapore and Zhuhai.

Details of the above off-spec cases are below:
 

 Port Characteristic ISO 8217 Limit or Advised Value Final result Unit

 

Rotterdam Cetane index 40** 39 Index
Rotterdam Cetane index 40** 34 Index
Rotterdam Density at 15oC 0.9909** 0.9945 kg/l
Rotterdam Viscosity at 50oC 377.0** 398.2 cSt
Rotterdam Viscosity at 50oC 690.0** 731.7 cSt
Rotterdam Viscosity at 50oC 378.0** 398.1 cSt
Rotterdam Viscosity at 50oC 699.8** 742.9 cSt
Rotterdam Viscosity at 50oC 699.8** 737.7 cSt
Rotterdam Viscosity at 50oC 177.0** 306.1 cSt
Rotterdam Viscosity at 50oC 380.0** 396.8 cSt

 

Singapore Aluminium + Silicon 60* 74 mg/kg
Singapore MCR 10% bottom 0.30* 0.64 % Mass
Singapore Pour point 0* 6 oC
Singapore Pour point 0* 6 oC
Singapore Water 0.50* 0.90 % Volume

 

Zhuhai Ash 0.070* 0.116 % Mass
Zhuhai Flash point 60.0*** 35.00 oC
Zhuhai Vanadium 150* 442 mg/kg
Zhuhai Viscosity at 50oC 176.0** 204.4 cSt
Zhuhai Water 0.50* 1.00 % Volume

*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.

Related: Singapore density off-spec cases not MFM related
Published: 17 January, 2018
 

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