The number of VLSFO samples found to have sulfur over the legal requirement in Europe is starting to decline, according to testing company VPS, reports Ship & Bunker.
VLSFO Samples
Europe ‘for some time’ has been the region with the most VLSFO samples found to be off-specification on sulfur, Steve Bee, group commercial and business development director at VPS, said at Petrospot’s online Global Bunkering Summit on Wednesday.
“It’s fair to say that Europe has struggled more than other regions to provide compliant fuel at less than 0.50% sulfur,” Bee said.
Sulfur Content Higher
In February 4.3% of the European VLSFO samples sent to VPS had sulfur content higher than 0.50%, Bee said, down from a record 25.2% in January and 9% in December.
The global average for VLSFO samples with sulfur higher than 0.50% was 4.5% in February, Bee said, down from 8.3% in January.
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Source: Ship & Bunker
