Content discrepancies in 39% of bunkers worldwide: Fuel Trust

The inadvertent introduction of water into bunker fuels during the transit to ships’ tanks from onshore storage was a key reason 39% of global bunkers tested over 2021-22 displayed a significant fuel content discrepancy of 2% or higher, compared to the quantities in delivery paperwork, FuelTrust said. “Typically, this issue led to an increase from 0.1% to above 0.25% water…