Supporting efficient fuel management
The impact of poor-quality or contaminated fuel could put the
safety and commercial performance of your fleet operations at risk.
It is therefore essential that you have confidence in the quality
of the fuel you purchase.
Regular fuel sampling, analysis and quality assessment can help
you to determine that the fuel you are buying is precisely as
specified, satisfactory for use and not likely to cause damage.
What is FOBAS?
Our fuel oil bunker analysis and advisory service (FOBAS)
provides you with independent verification of fuel quality against
international standards and environmental legislation, helping you
to assess and manage the risk from poor-quality fuel and its
potentially damaging effect on machinery performance.
Working as part of your technical team, our professional
engineers provide you with practical guidance on dealing with fuel
quality issues, supported by detailed analysis reports. From basic
analysis and risk identification to detailed technical reporting,
post analysis investigative support and a comprehensive fuel
management programme, we are committed to achieving the highest
standard of service and responsiveness.
What are the benefits?
- Access to professional marine engineers with extensive
experience of both operational and fuel-related issues can be
invaluable to your business.
- We help you to understand the risks associated with the
unpredictable quality of marine fuels.
- The service helps safeguard you from costs incurred by damage
to machinery plants and related repairs.
- It also helps to reduce the risk of fleet downtime and any
associated commercial loss.
How does Lloyd's Register help?
Bunker quantity survey
The impact of a short bunker delivery can be very costly. FOBAS
provides a useful bunker quantity survey service which is serviced
by a global network of reliable and exclusive inspectors dedicated
to help you ensure that you are actually receiving what you pay
for.
Dependable service
We have access to a worldwide network of testing and inspection
facilities. Wherever your ships are in the world, we provide a
rapid response in both sample turnaround times and analysis
reporting, and a high level of technical advice and guidance is
available round the clock.
We are committed to providing clients with up-to-date
information on key bunker quality issues and changes in legislation
or standards, and are constantly adapting our service to meet
changing industry requirements and client needs.
Information management
Our advanced web-reporting system provides you with instant
access to analysis reports and sample statistics, monthly bunker
reports and technical bulletins, and periodic trend graphs on key
data.
What next?
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