Transcript Asian Panel 3 December 2010 Hong Kong Quality of

Asian Panel
3 December 2010
Hong Kong
Quality of bunkers delivered to ships
Peter M. Swift
Bunker Quality Issues
• ISO 8217:2101 is a commercial standard and as
such there is no mandatory enforcement mechanism.
There is no official testing of the bunkers except for
the tests ordered by ship owners.
Bunker Quality Issues
The IMO should:
• ensure bunkers meet the contractual requirements,
prior to being supplied on board;
• ensure bunker suppliers take corrective actions
when off-spec bunkers are delivered to ships;
• clarify the responsibilities for ensuring bunkers
delivered to ships meet the relevant criteria set by
ISO 8217:2010 and MARPOL Annex VI.
Bunker Quality Issues
Stricter enforcement:
• Port Authorities should make the registration of local recognised
bunker suppliers available to the IMO and the IMO should publish
these on its web site.
• Port Authorities should report the results of investigations and
eventual follow-up actions in response to any Note of noncompliant fuel delivered in their jurisdiction.
• Port Authorities should forbid fuel blending during delivery to the
ship
• Singapore MPA Code of Practice for Bunkering (SS600:2008) and
Quality Management for Bunker Supply Chain (SS524:2006) are
excellent examples
Bunker Quality Issues
Improvement suggestions:
• Include in the BDN the ISO 8217:2010 criteria jointly
recognised by the IMO and ISO as pertaining to safety
of the ship, seafarers' health and air emissions.
• Port Authorities should set up a control system for
checking compliance of bunkers prior to delivery to
ships.
• If possible suggest that the residual fuels should be
treated onshore (i.e. purification) prior to delivery to
ships.
THANK YOU
For more information, please visit:
www.intertanko.com
www.shipping-facts.com
www.maritimeindustryfoundation.com
ISO 8217:2010
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Sulphur limits related to MARPOL Annex VI
Values for ash reduced
Value for Al + Si reduced
New informative Annexes on:
– bio-derived products
– deleterious materials
– hydrogen sulphide
• Positive development but . . .
• ISO 8217 is not referred to in MARPOL
• Could some criteria be used in the BDN?
REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH MARINE
FUEL OILS
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HIGH ABRASIVE FUELS
HIGH ASH
LOW FLASH POINT
HIGH SEDIMENTS
HIGH DENSITY
FUELS CONTAINING USED LUBE OILS
POLYETHYLENE CONTAMINATION
POLYSTYRENE CONTAMINATION
HIGH CALCIUM & HIGH SODIUM
HIGH WATER CONTENT
CONTAMINATED FUELS
INCOMPATIBILITY OF BLENDS
FATTY ACIDE METHYL ESTER (FAME)
IMO/ISO AGREED “APPROPRITAE PARAMETERS”
• “Appropriate parameters considered by ISO to
be pertinent to fuel oil quality with respect to
air quality, ship safety, crew health and engine
performance”
• Density at 15ºC
• Kinematic Viscosity
• Vanadium
• Al + Si
• Cetane Index
• Ignition Quality (CCAI)
• Fuel Stability
• Flash Point - minimum value required under
SOLAS II-2, regulation. 4. 2.1.1
IMO/ISO AGREED “APPROPRITAE PARAMETERS”
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“Appropriate parameters considered by ISO to be pertinent to fuel oil
quality with respect to air quality, ship safety, crew health and
engine performance”
• Pour Point
• Water
• Sodium
• Acid Number
• Lubricity HFRR
• Micro Carbon Residue
• Ash
• Sulphur - maximum value required under MARPOL, Annex VI,
regulation 14
• Appearance (for transparent fuels)
• Used lubricating oil (ULO) - free of such elements as required by
MARPOL Annex VI, regulation 18
– Zinc
– Phosphorus
– Calcium
• Hydrogen Sulphide - value required to be given by SOLAS/MSDS