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Over the past month FOBAS has tested a number of samples from UAE ports which have shown sulfur results above the required limits.

Steve Bee, group commercial director at testing and decarbonisation advisory firm VPS, discusses the current state of play with VLSFO quality.

The MPA has not yet found any vessels that have experienced engine damage after consuming the fuel, a representative tells Ship & Bunker.

Martin Speksnijder has joined the firm as regional manager surveys in Rotterdam as of last month.

VPS is aware of a total of 17 suppliers that delivered the fuel to a total of 32 vessels, a company representative clarified to Ship & Bunker on Tuesday.

Of the 14 vessels that reported damage after using the contaminated fuel, 12 were bunkered at Houston and two in Singapore.

Ship & Bunker talks to fuel testing agencies, industry bodies, and port authorities for their take on who should be identifying the source of bad bunkers.

The firm was appointed by AP Moller-Maersk and Hong Lam Marine to oversee the bunkering of Maersk's new methanol-fuelled feeder vessel in Singapore on July 27.

Verifuel has found contaminated samples from three different suppliers in the area, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.

The firm analysed bunker delivery data covering the years 2019 to 2022 and has published a new report on its findings.