ExxonMobil recently announced that it has fitted a second bunker vessel ‘Anelly’ in Hong Kong with an independently accredited mass flow meter (MFM) system.
This follows the introduction of the first independently accredited MFM system in Hong Kong that last year was fitted on the barge Anshing.
The two metering systems are fully accredited by Lloyd’s Register, in partnership with A*STAR’s National Metrology Centre, the national measurement institute of Singapore, and Metcore International, the company explained.
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Deepankar Banerjee, ExxonMobil’s Asia Pacific marine fuels sales manager, said that first mass flow metering system in Hong Kong received a very positive response from customers and has proved to be a great success. This second barge will help to ensure the majority of ExxonMobil fuel deliveries will be supplied via mass flow metering and also cater for larger stem sizes.
Douglas Raitt, Lloyd’s Register Marine’s regional consultancy manager, said that ExxonMobil and Lloyd’s Register continue to work together to increase access to fully accredited mass flow metering system fuel delivery services in Hong Kong. Both ExxonMobil systems are independently validated and sealed, which underlines the security of the system versus other non-accredited meters in the market.
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ExxonMobil said that, based on a 1,000 mt stem at $300/mt, it can save an estimated US$5,000 and up to three hours per delivery alongside improving transparency as measurement data is logged throughout the process.
ExxonMobil also noted it is the first fuel supplier to adopt an independently accredited MFM system in Hong Kong.
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