VLSFO spec issues in Q1 as Europe weans off Russian feedstocks

Europe’s marine fuel supplies faced quality issues in the first quarter as the industry scrambled to replace Russian blendstocks with alternative fuel oil sources, according to data from Bureau Veritas Verifuel. Quality tests of 0.5% sulfur fuel oil, the prevailing marine fuel, showed up to 10% failed to meet specified parameters at key European bunker hubs in Q1. At the…