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...
Data reveals a market in rapid transition, confirming some industry predictions while uncovering new, emerging risks for ship operators.
These fuels were bunkered in the second half of April from ports in the ARA region with tested ash ranging from 0.102 to 0.127%m/m; high calcium...
FOBAS has tested several samples from Civitavecchia with TSP results exceeding the ISO8217 specification limit of 0.10% m/m; samples were all high sulphur residual fuels.
FOBAS has tested several samples from ARA region with density results exceeding the ISO8217 specification limit of 991.0 kg/m3for an RMG380 grade fuel.
