LR: Global bunker fuel quality remains resilient
According to LR’s latest FOBAS Fuel Insight report, global bunker fuel quality remained resilient in the first half of 2025 despite growing fuel diversity.
The findings highlight how improved testing, data sharing and operational practices are supporting shipowners as they adapt to cleaner blends and stricter sulphur limits. Analysis of fuels tested by LR’s Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) shows that the vast majority met specification and were fit for purpose – 3.5% of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) fuel samples were off-spec, but only a small fraction of these were unusable.
VLSFO performance and stability concerns
For example, 0.6% of VLSFO samples exceeded the 0.53
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