0.5% Sulphur Limit

Tests Reveal The Severe Instability of IMO Mandated VLSFO

A rash of fuel related stoppages and delays have ravaged countless vessels in recent months – most from very predictable issues regarding the stability of IMO mandated 0.5 percent sulfur fuels (VLSFO), reports Manifold Times.

Incessant unstability

Reports from fuel testing laboratories regarding severe fuel instability of VLSFO-RMG-RMK are unceasing. A continuous series of alerts by the fuel analysis company FOBAS cite instability issues with bunkers from Houston, Singapore, Las Palmas,...

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Possible Fuel Oil Contamination at the Fujairah Port

As per the enclosed advice by Lloyd’s Register a number of fuel oil samples from deliveries in Fujairah have been found to have an elevated Total Acid Number (TAN), reports Skuld.

TAN values higher

The tested TAN values were all significantly above the average for the port (0.17mgKOH/g), with some exceeding the maximum 2.5 mgKOH/g specification limit as stipulated in ISO 8217:2017.

Past experience has shown that some of these components have been linked with severe operational problems,...

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