CTI-MARITEC OPENS SHANGHAI FUEL TEST CENTRE

Covering an area of more than 2000m2, the Shanghai lab provides the same level of testing as the company’s Singapore facility. This includes routine testing under ISO 8217, fuel system checks, enhanced analysis and more advanced testing and forensics.

To ensure fuel sampling equipment is readily available for ships operating in and out of Shanghai, a new logistics hub has also been set up within the facility. The facility is intended to provide timely and efficient fuel testing and technical services for ships bunkering at all Chinese ports.

Maritec (Shanghai) services also plans to offer technical advisory services based on the company’s new “Maritec Fuel Expert System” to ship operators and managers. In addition to providing quality assurance testing during bunkering, the Maritec Fuel Expert System allows CTI Maritec to provide more detailed and precise recommendations relating to fuel storage, mixing/blending and pre-combustion trends throughout a vessel’s operational voyage, drawing on accumulated historical data.

“Our Fuel Expert System provides customised advisory on a ship’s individual fuel test data, highlighting fuel quality characteristics and any potential problems that could be present. This offers greater assurance to ship operators and managers that their ships’ fuel systems are operating optimally, safely and efficiently,” said Jay Chan, General Manager of Maritec (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

While the technology is continuously being developed, Chan said it “provides added value to our customers. It sets CTI-Maritec apart from other testing companies in terms of technical capability and service quality”.