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lobal fuel testing services firm DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) will launch new tools this year to help shipowners in their decision making


process when it comes to buying bunker fuels. DNVPS will introduce two different reports


examining on fuel performance and management issues based on detailed data for the industry, according toTore MortenWetterhus,managing director of DNVPS.“The industry is facing a lot of challenges in terms of the financial aspect, technical issues and regulations going forward,” Wetterhus says.“There will be a lot for the industry to gain from more sophisticated data analytics.” DNVPS will generate a so-called enhanced fuel


management performance report based on clients' data such as the kind of vessels they operate, the vessels' bunkering ports, the suppliers they commonly engaged and the quantity of bunkers purchased on average.The report will digest all the available detailed data supplied by the client into a broad summary, looking at fuel performance and pinpointing areas for improvement based on recommendations from DNVPS. “This will be a scientific and sophisticated


approach to analysing data.The report will also draw information from more than 1.4m fuel samples in the database of DNVPS,”Wetterhus says. A second tool will tap on the research and


innovation arm of DNV to generate a detailed analysis for a 'fuel insight' report.This report draws on DNVPS database of bunker suppliers selling bunker fuels over the immediate past three months at different global ports.The report will show buyers if they are getting bunker fuels that are value for money and in compliance with regulations, and if the fuel specifications stated in the bunker delivery notes are of the same values


as measurements taken at DNVPS laboratories. “The intention of this kind of tool is that when


you are purchasing fuel, you can use this as a benchmark to make decisions,” he says.“This tool alone should not decide which (bunker) suppliers the company should select.The companies still need to put in their own intelligence and expertise into it, though the tool can be a vital input in their decision making process.” Wetterhus highlights that this development will


be particularly beneficial for Singapore because it will drive greater competitiveness among the horde of bunker suppliers present in the market, potentially leading to better fuel quality from the port.“We are in dialogue with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and discussing with some key clients and stakeholders in the industry on this new initiative,” he says. DNVPS in Singapore port alone tested about


13,500 fuel samples (or about 11.5%) out of approximately 120,000 globally a year.As of 17 January 2011, the fuel testing firm has tested a cumulative of over 1.4m samples for the shipping industry. In recognising the release of CO2 into the


atmosphere during the transportation of vast amounts of bunker oil samples, in January this year DNVPS started a collaboration with logistics firm DHL Express to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The multi-million dollar contract will see DHL measure and offset CO2 emissions for international air express shipments and provide DNVPS with a certification stating the total amount of CO2 offset on their behalf each year. The DNVPS-DHL partnership complements


an ongoing environmental drive at DNVPS to improve energy efficiency and minimise waste in its laboratories and offices.The Singapore- headquartered DNVPS each year lays down environmental key performance indicators aimed at reducing energy consumption, hazardous materials and non-essential business travel. Between 2008 and 2009,DNVPS laboratories


managed to lower energy consumption by up to 16%,while hazardous wastes were down 4%. Its employees in the same period also achieved a 17% CO2 emission reduction per person - from 1.2 tonnes to 1 tonne - within its 300 offices across 100 countries.“Our focus is on how to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.The main way is to work systematically with a well- documented baseline, only then can you identify the areas where you can make significant improvement,”Wetterhus explains.


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The intention of this kind of tool is that when you are purchasing fuel, you can use this as a benchmark to make decisions.


Tore MortenWetterhus, managing director,DNVPS.


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