Ship Operating Company's Viewpoint on Marine Fuel Oil

Although a long time has passed since alarm bells first sounded a warning of a tendency toward low quality of marine fuel oil, there have been no signs at all of improvement. The low quality of marine fuel oil and mixing with foreign substances leads to serious problems with marine engines. We therefore decided to report our experience on the issue of marine fuel oil quality from the point of view of a ship operating company. Moreover, we report on the correspondence of recent regulations concerning prevention of air pollution by ships and low sulphur fuel oil.