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The recently revised ISO 8217 standard means that bunker fuels and in particular their quality, will become stricter and more environmentally friendly. Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide today publishes an exclusive interview with Mr. Bill Stamatopoulos, Regional Manager of DNVPS (DNV Petroleum Services Rotterdam), who outlined the main changes and what these mean for bunker suppliers.
Could you highlight the main changes that the new marine fuel specification brings to the market?
IMO requested ISO to revise the ISO 8217 standard focusing on improving health, safety, efficient machinery operations and environmental protection. The revised standard addresses these issues, for example, by including new parameters such as H2S, acid number, lubricity, oxidation stability and sodium. Also, the limits of some parameters have been tightened in order to improve the overall quality of fuels supplied, as for example cat fines. May I highlight DNVPS’ active lobbying to improve ISO 8217 standard especially during draft stage. As an independent foundation, DNV is committed to promoting a safe and sustainable future. Ensuring that ISO 8217 is fairly representative of fuel buyers’ interests is an important motivation. That’s why in areas where ISO 8217 needs to improve further on, e.g. H2S and ignition/combustion quality measurement, DNVPS is involved in R&D with industry players like MPA, CIMAC and even ISO to develop more reliable measurement standards and limits.
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http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110319&Itemid=93
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