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.
Steve Bee, a director at VPS, reviews what has changed in terms of marine fuel mix and fuel quality, across the region between 1 November 2024...
A small decline in the number of out-of-spec samples can be observed for both VLSFO and HSFO compared to Q2/2025 while nearly 5% of the USLFO...
FOBAS tested several samples that were all high sulphur residual bunker fuels and TSP results ranged from 0.16% m/m to 0.44% m/m.
Following reports by members and clients indicating a significant increase in catfines in both VLSFO and HSFO in major bunkering ports during August 2025, the P&I...
Captain Rahul Choudhuri took the audience through a contaminated VLSFO case study experienced by a prominent shipowner in New York during February 2025.
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...
This includes chemical contamination issues in Istanbul which led to severe operational issues and some issues with high Total Sediment in ARA region ports and other...
Minerva Bunkering has teamed up with other firms such as Cargill, Hafnia, Mercuria, Trafigura and TFG Marine in solving issues of fuel quantity shortages and quality...
