VLSFO

Lubricants and Additives Target Low-sulphur Fuel Oil Concerns

New cylinder lubricants and additives are being launched on to the market to tackle fuel quality and engine concerns around 2020-compliant very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), reports Marine Propulsion.

Shell Alexia 40

Shell Marine has become the latest cylinder oil supplier to add a base number (BN) 40 lubricant for two-stroke engines running on 0.5% sulphur fuel oil once IMO’s global cap comes into force next year.

Shell Alexia 40 has been tested for thousands of hours on four ships with modern...

http://mfame.guru/lubricants-and-additives-target-low-sulphur-fuel-oil-concerns/

High-Sulphur Fuel Oil Demand To Plunge 60% Next Year

  • HSFO demand to fall 60% and MGO demand to be more than double next year due to new regulations on shipping fuel.
  • Demand for HSFO will fall from 3.5 million barrels per day to 1.4 million bpd and demand for MGO will increase from 900,000 bpd to 2 million bpd.
  • VLSFO demand might reach 1 million bpd in 2020 and 1.8 million bpd by 2024, while MGO demand will peak in 2020 and decrease to 1.8 million bpd by 2024.
  • About 4,000 scrubbers will be installed by 2020, consuming around 680,000 bpd of fuel...

http://mfame.guru/high-sulphur-fuel-oil-demand-to-plunge-60-next-year/

IMO 2020 Effect on the Fuel Bunker Mix Short – and Long Term

As the global shipping industry is sailing towards the major change in bunker fuel regulations by IMO from January 1, 2020, a forecast on the volatile transition is stated in a press release published on Rystad Energy website.

Here’s an excerpt from it.

The stringent regulation

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) bunker fuel regulations comes into effect on January 1, 2020.

The sulfur content limits in bunker fuels used outside the designated Emission Control Areas (ECAs) will be...

http://mfame.guru/imo-2020-effect-on-the-fuel-bunker-mix-short-and-long-term/

Technical Update – Handling VLSFO (0.5% Sulfur fuel) – First Advisory

TECHNICAL UPDATE: 2019/03/05
Handling VLSFO (0.5% Sulfur fuel) – First Advisory. More will follow

Viswa Lab has been testing numerous fuel blends called ‘Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oils’ (VLSFO) that are being introduced into the market to meet the IMO 2020 0.50% sulfur requirements. It is to be noted that these fuels are blends of several streams and the quality is dependent on various factors.

Ahead of this, various organizations (such as IMO, IBIA, MAN B&W) and suppliers (such as Exxon, BP, Shell)...

http://mfame.guru/technical-update-handling-vlsfo-0-5-sulfur-fuel-first-advisory/

Steep Rise in LNG Bunkering ! Rotterdam To Be LNG Hub

  • In 2018 fuel oil sale decreased from 9.9 million m3 to 9.5 million m3 due to the dip in sales of HFO from 8.3 million m3 to 7.9 million m3 in Rotterdam bunker port.
  • LNG as bunker fuel increased considerably from 1,500 to 9,500 tonnes.
  • Supplies to container ships account for approximately 70 per cent of the total Rotterdam bunker market.
  • An increase of ten suppliers within five years and a considerable increase in LNG bunkering is expected by the Port Authority.
  • ‘Timetobunker App’ trial was...

http://mfame.guru/steep-rise-in-lng-bunkering-rotterdam-to-be-lng-hub/

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