VPS: 60 Vessels Have Received Contaminated HSFO in Singapore
As much as 140,170 mt of fuel has been contaminated, but no new ships having suffered serious damage have been identified since the end of March.
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As much as 140,170 mt of fuel has been contaminated, but no new ships having suffered serious damage have been identified since the end of March.
The service is supported by labs in Singapore, Turkey, the UAE, Panama, the US, the Netherlands and China.
The chemical component apparently causing the problems is 1,2-dichloroethane.
Ships that have picked up contaminated HSFO in Singapore but are now trading away from Asia will be helped to dispose of the product.
Several testing firms have reported the presence of chlorinated hydrocarbons in Singapore HSFO samples in recent weeks.