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Also known as bunker fuel, or residual fuel oil, HFO is the result or remnant from the distillation and cracking process of petroleum. For this reason, HFO is contaminated with several different compounds including aromatics , sulfur , and nitrogen , making emissions upon combustion more polluting compared to other fuel oils. [ 1 ]
Bunkering is the supplying of fuel for use by ships (such fuel is referred to as bunker), [1] including the logistics of loading and distributing the fuel among available shipboard tanks. [2] A person dealing in trade of bunker (fuel) is called a bunker trader. The term bunkering originated in the days of steamships, when coal was stored in ...
The Australian Customs and the Australian Tax Office defines a bunker fuel as the fuel that powers the engine of a ship or aircraft. Bunker A is No. 4 fuel oil, bunker B is No. 5, and bunker C is No. 6. Since No. 6 is the most common, "bunker fuel" is often used as a synonym for No. 6.
It said LNG is the lowest carbon-based fuel currently available for maritime shipping, reportedly emitting 23% less greenhouse gas emissions than very/ultra low sulfur fuel oil. Bunker barges are ...
Much like No. 6 fuel oil , mazut is a refinery residual product, that is, products left over after gasoline, diesel, and other light distillates are distilled from crude oil except, unlike bunker fuel, mazut is produced from much lower grade feedstocks.
Minerva Bunkering is a marine fuel logistics company that physically supplies and markets refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea. It operates from hubs in Geneva, Athens, New York, Singapore, Antwerp and Las Palmas. [12] Recently Minerva Bunkering Expanded Presence in Americas with Bomin Acquisition. [13]
A bunker quantity survey (BQS), also known as a bunker quantity audit or simply a bunker survey, is a quantitative examination and assessment of fuel oil (bunker fuel) transferred from one party to another.
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified meaning a collective entry to which substances, mixtures, solutions or articles may be assigned if a) they are not mentioned by name in 3.2 Dangerous Goods List AND b) they exhibit chemical, physical and/or dangerous properties corresponding to the Class, classification code, packing group and the name and description of the n.o.s. entry [4]