FOBAS: Rotterdam Tops Off-spec Bunker Port in H2 September

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The Lloyd’s Register Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) has identified Rotterdam port as having the largest number of off-specification bunker fuel samples between 15 to 30 September 2018.

Off-spec cases

FOBAS posted a total of 95 off-spec cases where a result was outside the 95% confidence limit of either ISO 8217 6th edition test parameter or a value given by the BDN or sample label during the second half of September.

Off-spec reports of the top bunker ports

The top bunker ports with reported off-spec bunker fuel cases in H2 September are provided below:

PortCharacteristicISO 8217
Limit or
Advised
Value		Final resultUnit
RotterdamSulphur0.09**0.13% Mass
RotterdamViscosity at 50°C378.0**402.3cSt
RotterdamViscosity at 50°C380.0**412.7cSt
RotterdamViscosity at 50°C369.6**406.8cSt
RotterdamViscosity at 50°C377.0**389.5cSt
RotterdamViscosity at 50°C377.0**399.7cSt
RotterdamViscosity at 50°C376.6**405.7cSt
RotterdamViscosity at 50°C374.0**404.6cSt
RotterdamViscosity at 50°C376.6**405.7cSt
RotterdamViscosity at 50°C363.3**402.4cSt
RotterdamViscosity at 50°C376.6**409.6cSt
RotterdamViscosity at 50°C675.1**751.3cSt
AntwerpCCAI870*875Index
AntwerpSulphur0.09**0.12% Mass
AntwerpTotal Sediment Potential0.10**0.27% Mass
AntwerpViscosity at 40°C3.25**6.0 cSt
AntwerpViscosity at 50°C663.0**733.7cSt
AntwerpViscosity at 50°C376.6*410.3cSt
 AntwerpViscosity at 50°C 177.0**369.9 cSt
AntwerpViscosity at 50°C369.0**402.6cSt
AntwerpWater0.50*1.40% Volume
CristobalViscosity at 50°C60*90cSt
CristobalWater0.50*1.00% Volume
CristobalWater0.50*0.80% Volume
CristobalWater0.50*0.75% Volume
St PetersburgDensity at 15°C0.9905**0.9934kg/l
St PetersburgViscosity at 50°C371.0**399.6cSt
St PetersburgViscosity at 50°C335.5**406.0cSt
St PetersburgWater0.50*0.85% Volume

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Source: Manifold Times