04-04-2022, 08:42 AM
April 1, 2022
Reporting by Koustav Samanta and Florence Tan in Singapore, Jonathan Saul in London, Editing by Louise Heavens
SINGAPORE, April 1 (Reuters) – A major bunker fuel contamination has affected at least 14 shipping vessels that received high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) from Singapore, fuel and oil testing firm Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) said.
The company said an increasing number of ships were getting affected by the tainted bunker fuel after 34 vessels were identified to have received HSFO deliveries from two unnamed Singapore suppliers over the last two months that were contaminated with up to 2,000 parts per million (ppm) of chlorinated hydrocarbons.
“The impact has been failure of the fuel system to the auxiliary engine resulting in loss of power and propulsion creating a blackout,” VPS said in a document seen by Reuters.
Such incidents could affect bunker fuel demand at Singapore, the world’s largest marine refueling, or bunkering, hub.
VPS and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comments.
https://gcaptain.com/bad-bunkers-ships-s...suppliers/
Reporting by Koustav Samanta and Florence Tan in Singapore, Jonathan Saul in London, Editing by Louise Heavens
SINGAPORE, April 1 (Reuters) – A major bunker fuel contamination has affected at least 14 shipping vessels that received high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) from Singapore, fuel and oil testing firm Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) said.
The company said an increasing number of ships were getting affected by the tainted bunker fuel after 34 vessels were identified to have received HSFO deliveries from two unnamed Singapore suppliers over the last two months that were contaminated with up to 2,000 parts per million (ppm) of chlorinated hydrocarbons.
“The impact has been failure of the fuel system to the auxiliary engine resulting in loss of power and propulsion creating a blackout,” VPS said in a document seen by Reuters.
Such incidents could affect bunker fuel demand at Singapore, the world’s largest marine refueling, or bunkering, hub.
VPS and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comments.
https://gcaptain.com/bad-bunkers-ships-s...suppliers/