Damage claims from bad bunker grow in number

Nobody seems to have a well-documented explanation for where the bad bunker currently plaguing the shipping sector really comes from. Meanwhile, each day brings a new case of damaged engines. A Norden ship is the latest to report issues with bad bunker.
Photo: Modelfoto/Colourbox
Photo: Modelfoto/Colourbox

Although the case of contaminated marine fuel has spread from the US to Asian ports in the course of almost six months, nobody at this point seems to have a qualified guess at what has caused it – or who can ultimately be held accountable.

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