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18/05/2022at 15:47

MPA still investigates contaminated bunker oil – 81 ships affected

Singapore’s port authority, MPA, informs that contaminated bunker oil, distributed by Glencore and PetroChina, has so far caused engine and fuel pump problems for 81 vessels.
Photo: Ed Wray/AP/POLFOTO/arkiv/AP
by DAG HOLMSTAD

The Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) continues to examine fuel samples in relation to the contaminated bunker oil supplied by Glencore and PetroChina to 200 ships in February and March this year.

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