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2020 will be a mess from fuel oil stability and compatibility point of view. 2020 is clearly price-driven, so the temptation to “cut corners” is great, meaning a set of highly variable number of blend components to manufacture the fuel oil will open a “Pandora’s Box” of large number of complex and questionable formulations. Read more.

Albion Marine Solutions team has been busy working with the collection of water samples for Environment Canada. Our team utilized chartered float planes and completed the job in a challenging weather and in the shortest time possible.

Albion Marine Solutions will be attending MARI-TECH 2019, in Ottawa from April 23rd – April 25th, 2019. Our project Manager, Mr. Suramya Khilnani will be a speaker at the event, talking about “upcoming growth opportunities”. The session will identify the current and upcoming IMO legislations, mainly in the field of air emissions control, BWT as well as upcoming greenhouse gas emissions. Albion Marine Solutions is an international turnkey project management and engineering solutions provider, based in Vancouver. We will tap on our vast expertise in this field and present an outlook on how the manufacturers, suppliers and service providers can make the most of this opportunity. We invite our friends, existing clients and potential new clients to visit and talk with us about our latest projects.

According to IBIA a standard IMO format for reporting non-availability complaint fuel oil has been developed, as well as guidance for how much reports should be investigated by authorities. However, there is no resolution yet about how to deal with any bunkers that are over the 0.50% sulphur limit, which remain on board a ship when the carriage ban takes effect. Many number states emphasize that it must be debunker at the first port of call, but IBIA claims that in reality this may not always be possible. More information.