"The specification is the strategy": navigating bunker fuel change
A conversation with a marine fuels supplier on quality assurance, blending and buyer trust.
Marine fuel buyers have become far more demanding about documentation. In this conversation, a supplier explains how quality assurance moved from a technical afterthought to a commercial differentiator.
"Ten years ago, the discussion was price and availability," they said. "Now the first question is often about the blend components and the testing regime."
The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Helena Marsh — Energy Markets Editor. Helena covers crude, refined products and the trading houses that move them, with a focus on price formation in the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
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