Neil Chapman and Steve Bee said regular fuel testing, correct fuel selection, and proactive fuel management are essential to ensure lifeboats are ready when they're needed...
Gard says bunker-related claims increased significantly in between January and May 2026, with over 70 cases recorded - a 50% rise compared to 2025 and notes...
Captain Rahul Choudhuri, President of Strategic Partnerships at marine fuels testing company VPS offers insight and advice on how to manage fuel quality onboard idle vessels...
Marine insurer says GCMS testing of the bunker fuels, mostly from locations including Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, showed a high presence of chemical compounds not...
Elevated tolerance patterns, clustered sulphur exceptions, shifts in total sediment potential distribution, and persistently higher catalyst fine averages appear locally rather than across entire regions.
Testing identified 90,000mt of delivered VLSFO bunkers containing compounds consistent with an Estonian Shale Oil derived stream.
Captain Rahul Choudhuri, President of Strategic Partnerships at VPS, explains to Manifold Times how current market dynamics may have created the perfect storm for off-spec bunker...
Proportion of out-of-spec ULSFO samples increased significantly in 2025 with approximately 90% of ULSFO deliveries originating from European ports, with around 60% sourced from Mediterranean ports.
Steve Bee of VPS covers a detailed review of 2025 marine fuel quality including off-specifications, fuel contamination issues as well as methanol and ethanol.
January 2025 US sanctions have driven a doubling of HSFO quality notifications in Singapore, and off-spec results in the ARA region are now at 4% of...
