IBIA welcomes Port of Rotterdam’s plans to mandate MFMs
IBIA welcomes news that the Port of Rotterdam appears to be moving toward making the use of mass flow meters (MFMs) mandatory for bunker deliveries.
Read moreIBIA welcomes news that the Port of Rotterdam appears to be moving toward making the use of mass flow meters (MFMs) mandatory for bunker deliveries.
Read moreGoodFuels announced the results of a new partnership with global certification organisation Control Union and France’s IDS Group to test the effectiveness of a unique isotopic tracer for biofuels.
Read moreBIMCO, together with the other industry organisations, acquired data on all commercial fuel samples tested by Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) during 2020. This VPS data clearly shows the geographical differences between the standard of the fuels delivered to ships.
Read moreA new report from Thetius and Lloyd’s Register analyzes the role of ship fuel oil assessment and quantity verification during "uncertain times."
Read moreAccording to Ansuman Ghosh, Director of Risk Assessment, UK P&I Club, VPS has tested several distillate fuels bunkered in the Port of Rotterdam during August and September 2022, where their Cloud Point reached temperatures as high as 21 degrees Celsius and their Pour Point temperatures were as high as 12 degrees Celsius.
Read moreAs Ansuman Ghosh, Director of Risk Assessment, UK P&I Club, informs, bunker fuel analysis indicates more cases of contaminated bunker fuel in the Rotterdam and Amsterdam areas (ARA), suggesting that the problem persists.
Read moreTFG Marine joined with 50 other industry participants representing 2,000 vessels to appeal to the Rotterdam and the Antwerp port authorities to follow Singapore’s lead and introduce mandatory MFM delivery in their jurisdictions.
Read moreThe Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it has completed investigations into bunker fuel contamination in Singapore port and temporary suspended Glencore’s Bunkering Licence.
Read moreMOL announced the launch of a joint study on ship fuel with Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES).
Read moreRecently MARITEC has investigated 5 VLSFO samples that were bunkered in the US-Gulf region between June to July 2022, as well as several VLSFOs delivered in the ARA Region, finding contamination issues.
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