Of the current 29 Bunker Alerts issued by VPS from January to July 2026, the combination of abrasive issues due to elevated cat-fines, plus fuel stability...
During the period of 15 April to 15 July 2026, Maritec-Naias tested multiple fuel oil bunker samples from vessels that took fuel/bunkered in Malaysia ports.
Elevated Al+Si levels in VLSFO 0.50% continue to be observed in ports such as Port Klang and Singapore, while sediment-related concerns were identified in several European...
LR’s latest FOBAS Fuel Quality Report reveals that the biggest fuel quality risks are no longer confined to off-specification fuels, with some compliant fuels creating operational...
Maritec-Naias issued an alert regarding high levels of catalytic fines and elevated acid numbers present in multiple VLSFO bunker samples from deliveries in the Singapore port.
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...
Seven cases were reported to have found Alkylresorcinols in the range of 3000 – 17000 PPM and six cases reported to have found various Phenolic compounds...
Second half of 2025 was characterised by a significant concentration of repeated fuel quality failures across major ports including Singapore, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hong Kong and Port...
