Mass Flow Meters in Singapore Proving to be Five Times More Accurate Than Official Error Margin
It is evident that with just couple of weeks left, from 1st January 2017, all fuel oil barges with a license to operate in Singapore should have an approved MFM system installed. Earlier, MFAME reported on the status of how many bunker barges are ready to meet this requirement – 1st January 2017 – MFM on Bunker Barge – Is Singapore Geared Up?
Real word usage of mass flow meters (MFMs) for bunkering in Singapore has shown the technology to be five times more accurate than the official margin of error, Ship & Bunker reported. With the technology set to become mandatory for MFO bunkering in Singapore from January 1, 2017, almost all fuel oil barges with a license to operate in Singapore now have an approved MFM system installed.
Officially, all Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) approved mass flow meters have an “uncertainty measurement” of 0.5 percent, which can be a positive or negative, but feedback from some local players suggests in real world use the meters are proving to be accurate to within 0.10 percent or better.
“In general, the accuracy for bunkering with MFM is very good and so far I have heard or seen very good comments from Container Carriers and VLCCs players,” Simon Neo, Executive Director, Piroj International.
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Source: Ship & Bunker
