VLSFO quality

[FAQ] How To Address VLSFO Issues Onboard Vessels

The use and supply of VLSFO consisting of various different blends of light distillate and heavier residual fuels, that are different to traditional fuels could lead to fuel quality and specification disputes. Standard Club has put forward an article to address such issues onboard vessels.

Let us take a look at it.

What causes VLSFO disputes?

An inevitable by-product of IMO 2020 has been the shift in the type and nature of marine fuels required by the market to meet the regulations.

A wide variety...

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VLSFO Quality Issue Continues After 50 Days of Implementation?

IMO 2020 sulfur regulations are in practice for 50 days now. Several organizations had put tremendous amounts of groundwork & preparations for a smooth transition from the Global 3.50 % wt sulfur limit to a 0.50 % wt limit. 

Here we present Viswa Lab’s latest technical update which discusses the VLSFO quality so far based on their fuel test results. 

Quality of VLSFO

Sulfur compliance 

  • Majority of the fuels tested were within the 0.50 % wt limits. 
  • There were about 2 % of the tested fuels that had...

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