With the imminent implementation of mandatory use of Mass Flow Meters (MFMs) for all heavy fuel supplies in the port of Singapore from January 1, Veritas Petroleum Services, who has had involvement in many areas associated with this specific legislation, have highlighted a key finding: quantity shortage claims between the supplying barge and the receiving vessel will remain – as the receiving vessel will continue to use their own measurement to determine their received quantity.
The adoption of MFMs is unlikely to be the panacea to bunker quality and quantity issues that have long plagued the market, shipowners have repeatedly told Splash.
Veritas Petroleum Services has now launched a new Mass Flow Meter Performance Investigation Service, to assist the dispute resolution process carried out by instrumentation engineering experts specialising in MFM technology.
“This additional added-value service will further compliment VPS’ existing bunker quantity survey offerings,” VPS said in a release.
