14FEB2019 - NEWS - Bad bunkers problem that started in US Gulf region resulted in fall of Panama marine fuel sales during last year

Panama marine fuel sales in 2018 were affected by the “bad bunkers” problem that started in the US Gulf region with a 1.8% drop in sales. Bunker sales in Panama fell by 1.8% to 4.55m metric tonnes (mt) compared to the record 4.63m mt the year before which registered growth of 15.61%. The “bad bunkers” started in the US Gulf in March in the form of 4-cumyl-phenol contamination, which does not show up in standard ISO8217 tests, and then spread to Panama, Caribbean and ports in Malaysia, Singapore, and China affecting hundreds of vessels.

Published by Editor - www.Livebunkers.com at 14-Feb-2019 06:15:40 [UTC] , contact editor at editor@livebunkers.com