FOBAS ALERT: High Water in Fuels in Singapore
Recently FOBAS has tested a number of VLSFO samples from Singapore that exceeded the 0.50%v/v limit for water as stipulated in the ISO 8217:2017 specification.
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Recently FOBAS has tested a number of VLSFO samples from Singapore that exceeded the 0.50%v/v limit for water as stipulated in the ISO 8217:2017 specification.
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Terms that bunker suppliers tend to use on the BDNs such as VLSFO or LSHFO do not follow ISO 8217 guidelines and may mean an incorrect emissions factor is noted for the receiving ship when the note is submitted to the IMO.
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