VeriFuel is a professional and modular service package supported by a team of Bureau Veritas & Inspectorate experts.
Build your own scheme for quality and quantity verification.
VeriFuel includes the following services:
Bunker Fuel Quality Monitoring
. All necessary consumables for sampling on board during bunkering such as cubitainers and sample containers,. seals, labels, IATA carton boxes, etc.
. Drip sampler suitable for vessels flange if needed.
. Guidance and detailed instructions for sampling & samples' preparation I handling and documentation, including instructions for good bunkering practice. Stamps with the commonest reserves that need to be made by the ship.
. Express dispatch of samples to the Inspectorate laboratory by a first class courier at the expense of the Lab. Unique AWB No and air-courier directory provided. |
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. Analysis as per ISO 8217:2010 in short time and in laboratories accredited to ISO 17025. If requested, from samples' delivery to the Lab, less than 2 hrs for Sulfur - Density - Viscosity, less than 4 hrs for the above plus Water - Flash point, about 24 hrs for full ISO 8217 specs. |
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. Additional testing, beyond ISO 8217, if required such as waste chemicals, plastics, explosive limits, microbiological contamination, asphaltenes, etc.
Reporting and commenting on the fuelquality
. Calculating fuel's entrance temperature into the engine to meet the specified viscosity
. Highlighting off-spec or marginal properties and advising on treatment issues if necessary
. Estimation of the fuel's value for money through Inspectorate's Fuel Quality Index. This will help you measuring the long term fuel quality you buy and provides a means to improve your purchases average value for money.
Lub-oilCondition Monitoring (OCM) VeriFuel
Verifuel can be accompanied by a lubricant oil condition monitoring scheme (OCM). Bureau Veritas and Inspectorate's expertise in the field of tribology can help you to keep on top of predictive equipment maintenance having full control over your operational costs, including costly equipment downtime. OCM is aided by bespoke monitoring software based on the SPC (Statistical Process Control) principles.
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Bunker Quantity Surveys (BQS)
VeriFuel can provide also Bunker Quantity Surveys around the globe by IFIA I Energy Institute (formerly IP) certified surveyors operating under a certified quality system. Our expertise and integrity will greatly assist you in obtaining the right quantity of fuel and avoid shortages and claims. This can be combined with a predelivery (full or key) quality testing of the fuel while at suppliers' premises to avoid surprises. Ask for details.
Training
Modular training courses on various aspects of the bunker supply can be arranged such as bunker quality parameters and their significance, blending, on board treatment, sampling & quantity issues, etc. Ask for your tailor made course which can comprise field and laboratory demonstrations. |
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Related services
. Estimation on the on board treatment efficiency
. Evaluation of the shipboard bunker measurements reliability
. Fuel Quality Index
. Reporting & calculations software
. Bunker tanks calibration |
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Why you need fuel testing?
Because
. You may not get what you ordered
. There are incompatible fuels
. You must avoid engine problems from minor to severe
. You must avoid poor combustion & loss of propelling power
. You need to define the treatment process
. You need to improve your long term fuelquality
. You need to build evidence for eventual claims
. In certain cases you are obliged to have a testing program (e.g. OCIMF VIQ 11.1.10) |
SPECIAL OFFERS
With a combined VeriFuel Bunker & OCM package receive a free of charge testing program for your purifiers' performance & efficiency and I or receive a free of charge one-day training course from our variety of courses.
For vessels registered with Bureau Veritas, that will also subscribe to VeriFuel, a Stern Tube Lubrication Oil Analysis will be provided free of charge, twice a year. Depending on the results of these analyses. extension of keyless tail shaft inspection of up to 10 years can be considered. |
| Improve your Fleet Fuel Management
VeriFuel is the new Bureau Veritas comprehensive Fuel Monitoring Scheme designed for the Marine Industry. Backed by the Inspectorate network of laboratories at strategic locations worldwide and combining the skills and know-how of both organizations, the scheme aims to provide residual & distillate marine fuel quality assessment, advisory reports and expert opinion to improve your fuel management.
With the experts in Marine Fuel evaluation services today
With VeriFuel you will have timely and accurate information on the quality of the purchased fuel. Use of this information is crucial for avoiding engine problems & cutting down maintenance cost
due to fuel unsuitability. In addition, you can estimate your fuel's value for money, determine and improve your treating system performance and, above all, increase the on board safety and protect crew's health.
Bureau Veritas widens its portfolio of services to the Shipping Industry
Bureau Veritas with close working relationships with ship-owners, built over almost two centuries, is in a unique position to understand their needs; this is now extended to the fuel evaluation services through the VeriFuel monitoring scheme. |
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The combination of the strength and reputation of Bureau Veritas with the skills and experience of Inspectorate will provide you with unquestionable analysis reports to protect your assets and interests.
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