Full Investigative Analysis

Over the past decade there have been numerous occasions of damage caused to ships operation by contaminants which are non-naturally occurring components of the residual/distillate bunker fuel. Such contaminants have found their way into the bunker stream either by poor handling or deliberate introduction. Cases have included:

• High boiling chemicals such as paint thinners
• Organic chlorides
• Polypropylene & polyethylene
• Corrosive acids
• Fatty acids

When fuel contaminated with such chemicals, the result is usually catastrophic to the fuel system and/or engines. GMT offers full technical support and back up with the full scope of laboratory techniques to investigate major onboard problems. Our network of chemists can offer the latest forensic methods to pin point the cause of the problems.

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