Houston bunker fuel contamination hits more ships
Leading fuel testing services provider VPS reports that the bunker fuel contamination issue in Houston that it identified in July has spread. At that time, VPS informed its customers and the wider
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IMO: Transition to low-sulfur fuels “extremely smooth”
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) reports that the reduction in the upper limit of the sulfur content of ships’ fuel oil to 0.5% (from 3.5%) that went into effect January 1, 2020,
New ECA-compliant fuel oil has viscosity similar to HFO
MARCH 13, 2015 — ExxonMobil is expanding its range of specialist fuels for use within Emission Control Areas (ECA) with the introduction of ExxonMobil Premium Advanced Fuel Marine ECA 200 (AFME 200),
MEPC correspondence group will look at fuel quality
OCTOBER 22, 2014 — Intertanko is hailing a decision on fuel oil quality taken at the just ended session of IMO’s MEPC as progress. Regulation 18 of MARPOL Annex VI sets requirements