FOBAS urges clients to use new ISO 8217 standard he nga ra of the tid “Tsetse te hv ite pct fe fa ving bss Bt tl the at begin tn ne sacar nos pr (hing coco ike vce forint opr ‘Tiny len cpl Conan Engine at Lops Reger FOBAS, ad eh at the tly change FOBAG aso conte has ne tice the ew a te sod! ulm ect nn erro ‘Sica cots he ew snc We ted bln proving ou cnt wit rgued tak tomar and one whe chr tes seer pty wel ered ‘Sk Waal nlm The FOBAS Balan 10 cy site of te cotton eng putas of he mw ae el ae Som th Iran ‘Satan Orgran (50) sion iis inplmesaton Sse fo ‘tad int yor wih gl thes Inve of te eran ep ‘evan coming foe te Bae po So sth hehe etre icon etd the acon ein 50 82171996), but the 150 dows not asa rule act to diseminate Information about new ISO standards, Baroda Wilkon sid that FOBAS does not expact much movement towards using the few standard unt eatly next yea. Tt seems bunker suppliers ar in the process of eppying the necesary amendaent to supply specifications, with majors target Ing early January to ineoepoate the new tide names and oer chang. Relevant parameters Fel esting agencies have had plenty of Lime to prepare forthe thie elition ef SO 217, and cansaguorly, FOBAS says Is test programme already has in place all the elevant parameter, acer ths year, Anica Linde, b> oratory manager for DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) in Oslo, told Busderowld that she expect the transi tonto the evied 150 8217 standard tobe seltivaly sumles, Regarding the new pumice timed at exchding the pre fence of used Tubrcton oil (ULO), she Sid tht DNVPS hasbeen eating fr these Bunkeraerlt asks FOBAS whether i ras now using ISO 8217205 int fel analy programme, of the company fei report ck t0 custom on the ‘We will report aginst the new san dard once our ont inform us that they have made the necessary adjustments to thai lots bunker order claus’ Wilson replied alin: "We expet ths to bull ‘up pace inthe new year” nits bllatin to clients, FOBAS recom mend that "bunker clases ate updated ‘sand when conics are renewed or 08 soon tit i consdere practical" ‘0 how long could that ake? "Those ships on hares wil probably take ate He longer to site ave, however ener who are purchasing the fuel can sich ery quick” Wilbon sid Because 190 4217 is senda = not a regulation «ft remalns an individual choice when various companies adopt the third eiton, and Wilson sil FOBAS does foresee a period where they wl have to epor on both the 1986 and the 2005 editions "This unlikely tobe long 2 our clients can only benoit from “pplying the new standard as soon 65 possible” he predicted ‘Wilken sail they had not yet had any spestc feedback about clients changing their bunker purchasing contracts #0 reflect the new marine fuel suality tae dar, ard could therfore not say i buyers had encountered any resistance from bunker suppliers in intedacing SO {217200 i baker clases Key changes The newest ISO R217 standand has ‘dual fuk rom upto Tk 99610 (05% inthe 205 edition, sulphar content limits and teon seduced ffom 5% 1 45%, find ash content has been reduced fom (2 to masimum 015% in residual el, OBAS sa the reduction of ash was very significant, a6 1 further line thos extraneous elements resulting fom fhe crude and refinery provessing that contributes wo engine Wear and to fouling tnd corosion ia the engine and exhaust 150 2172005 also introduces its or ine, phosphorous ad aes fr all the ‘esi grades (now 10 a8 oppo 1 15 nthe 1996 edition), and fall thw are above the specification nis, de Fel shal bbe deemed ofp for ULO- FOBAS sac the company had no stats ts yet to reveal many recent sampes were onspeeforI5082171995 butoffapee for 0 #2172005 due tothe lower water fn ah conten, pl he incason of eal fom, rnc and phosphorous fo detect ULO. Wilson aide expected thatthe most notable change would be lack of compl nce with the lower water content nine tsith DNVPS, which told Bunker in June that they expected the reduced vate Hi to cnuse afew more othopee parameters ‘Although fuel with 2 suiphur content above 43% all occur, iq Lindback said she boleves suppliers bunker purchasing contacts begin incor porate the latest ISO marine fel quality DNVPS advocates stricter but simpler ISO 8217 specifications onthe flo th thie Hye siicincoa tie Fel sandals by the Orgrzatn (SO) ght al esting eee es {Davy aye kite w tt the Sop on th exer Wiring in todays Uys Lit, Dr udaph Kang, corel th RVI gp now iti to ‘ar anindtty dco, oc on thug edt dra thee 827 von “Ohne ft hyo 80 ses fate wil te tt each BO #217 tebe, hater By design oe can Aceh tke place sn 0 years tour ding wen pds tre were tay ges te ny ta hk Sprig on ache fa uy” kale ere aret sources, Incdng ands Fale Convene forthe EO Tec Comte Te a8/SCH/WG 6 eon Pea and Leon = ive the alo Bave the feat rein 9 827 rnd We “Rig he at S07 spe caien dou cnt sve inporant Changes DNVPS wid gal ‘ft a Dnt 005 Kent soppr to the gece tat ‘ont etme elec ony eat the new its” Kassingor ot "According to DNVPS quaity monitor= ing, the new 150 8217 limits om ash ard slp ae by and ange met inthe cur rent average fuel quality for IFO 180 and IFO 40 grades (former ISO RM 25 and 55 grade) Incident of sed brining ‘il (ULO) in marine ue, which new li ite itrouce in 190 6217205 now aim tore hasin any case fallen drial Iy im the Ist five years, DNVPS has obser Fewer grades “The third ition of EO $217 now meas: ures fel viscosity fase on centstokes (st) atS02 and hasreucad the number of grades from 15 t0 10 with the new fade nomenclature reflecting the ct grades the industry wades in However, DNVPS suggests that the standard cou farther simplify fue sp ations from 104 jst hace heavy fel grades by using density instead of viscos Hiyas the marker, Daring 2 years of esting marine fuel ‘quality, DNVPS has "consistently ‘served that theatre in fuel qual ty betwen the 150 RM E/E 25 ard ISO RM G/H 35 grades is cater slim’ Kessinger sd Hesuggested tat rstood of using vs ceosity aa basi for grading heavy fae fal, the Indust could consider Inro- cing thee ferent density levels in the 960.90 ym range for grade iffer. txtiation perhaps in combination witha ‘inimaam viaconty Timi foreach grade Lower and new limits ‘Among, imi already specified 1S) 217, Kasinger suggested that those for Carbon reside nd aluminism + scan (Als), commoniy known as exalyst Fines shout be lowered “According to DNVPS, as than 3% of the world’s marin fuel deliveries exceed. 175% im/m for carbon residue, while With regard catalyst fines, or at fines the current maximum limit of mg/Kg represensa problem fr many ship oper ‘ors and shouldbe "algnficantly ecuced in the next ISO 8217 revision" esoarch suggests tht the prestet- ment systems onboard many ships are fften unable to sufficently race the Catalyst fines in fel, and several engine manufacturers recommend maximum ‘ALS: Level of 15 mg/g a the engine ine, Slum (Ne) could also be incuded as a quality parameter because moje fengine makers do recommend. a taxi ‘tun Na valve for reside fue at the gine ine” Kassinger wrote ‘Oter items on DNV wishlst for the pet 150 4217 revision Include anew fel clealinass and stability test to replace the existing total sediments exist. Ing, total sediments poentl ad total ‘Bunkers February 2008 page 18 sediments accelerated analy andthe introduction of ignition and combustion quality a quality parameter, Kasinger ako pointe! out that the time has come fr @ ow porcentge sul- hur specification sehieh takes into count fore regulitory expectations ‘where sulphur limits will be farther reaced Douglas Raitt of Lloyd's Register FOBAS, another fuel testing. service, recently told a bunkering canfersce in Sangha thatthe nest 50 8217 revision ‘woul Include five new specications, ‘amaly for sodium, acidity, asphaltenes, nitrogen an hydrogen sulphide levels Exceptions rather than ‘compromises DDNVPS recognfes that the restretive specifistion promoted bythe firm could ‘hus cific for bunker suppliers in coral refining centres “To accommodate this isue, DNVPS ‘ndvocates that insted of compromising fn the quality parameters in 150 8217, maybe the specification could alow a Supplier to request an exception for ene se more of Ue parameter cing the level they can supply. "Fuel bayer wil then decile ether to agreing oF disagree wilh the exception. ‘We feo hs approach preferable wo set ting a limit that mist marine fuels are lecady well within” Kassin argued.