Alerts

Off Specification Sediment Fuels From Belfast and Fishguard

Issued: 2025-01-17

In recent days, FOBAS has tested several samples from UK ports, Belfast and Fishguard with Total Sediment Potential (TSP) results exceeding the ISO8217 specification limit of 0.10% m/m. The samples...

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Off-spec water in residual fuels from Balboa, Cristobal and Cartagena

Issued: 2024-11-05

Recently FOBAS tested several Residual fuel samples (VLSFO and HSHFO) from Balboa (Panama) which exceeded the 0.50%v/v limit for water as stipulated in the ISO 8217:2024 specification. Water conten...

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Blending of ‘unestablished’ biofuel feedstocks in marine fuels

Issued: 2024-03-15

Recently a number of ships in the Rotterdam area have, undeclared to them, received fuels with up to around 20% of an ‘unestablished1’ blend component. One of these ‘unestablished’ products appears...

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