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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Nov 13, 2025 (Thu)

Veritas Petroleum Services Warns Rim Energy Agora on the Growing Risk of Non-Compliant Bunkers

Choudhuri giving a speech

　Rahul Choudhuri, president of the Strategic Partnerships division of Veritas Petroleum Services (VP ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80Rahul+Choudhuri%2C+president+of+the+Strategic+Partnerships+division+of+%3Cb%3EVeritas%3C%2Fb%3E+Petroleum+Services+%28%3Cb%3EVPS%3C%2Fb%3E%29%2C+a+company+that+inspects+the+quality+of+marine+fuel+oil%2C+spoke+at+the+Rim+Energy+Agora+forum+held+in+Tokyo+on+November+12.+He+pointed+out+that+there+have+been+cases+where+serious+problems+have+arisen+due+to+the+use+of+marine+fuel+that+does+not+comply+with+the+latest+international+standards%2C+and+argued+that+%E2%80%9Cthe+maritime+industry+continues+to+use+outdated+standards%2C+which+has+resulted+in+a+decline+in+the+quality+of+the+fuel.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+lecture+theme+was+%E2%80%9CCurrent+status+and+future+challenges+of+marine+fuel.%E2%80%9C+Choudhuri+began+by+saying+about+existing+fossil+fuels%2C+%E2%80%9CIn+my+view%2C+they+will+not+disappear+anytime+soon%2C+so+it+is+important+that+we+continue+to+deepen+our+understanding+of+them.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Furthermore%2C+he+stated+that+about+5%25+of+VLSFO+%28Very+Low+Sulphur+Fuel+Oil%29%2C+which+is+currently+frequently+used+as+marine+fuel%2C+is+%E2%80%9Cnon-standard+fuel%E2%80%9C+that+could+cause+quality+problems+and+called+for+%E2%80%9Cmore+rigorous+testing+of+pollutants.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Next%2C+the+types+and+characteristics+of+marine+biofuels+were+explained.+He+explained+a+case+where+a+new+type+of+biofuel+raw+material+was+used+as+a+mixed+raw+material+without+being+declared%2C+causing+trouble+on+a+ship.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Based+on+these+examples%2C+Choudhuri+criticized+the+latest+international+standard+for+marine+fuel+oil+quality%2C+ISO+8217+%282024+edition%29%2C+saying+that+%E2%80%9Cno+one+in+the+world+has+adopted+it.%E2%80%9C+%E2%80%9CQuality+control+over+the+use+of+biofuels+is+also+still+insufficient%2C%E2%80%9C+he+said.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Finally%2C+Choudhuri+spoke+about+decarbonization+and+digitalization+of+marine+fuels.+He+emphasized+the+importance+of+taking+a+bird%E2%80%99s-eye+view+of+the+entire+value+chain%2C+from+fuel+procurement+to+future+emission+reductions%2C+and+concluded+his+speech+by+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+all+need+to+act+as+leaders+and+put+new+ideas+and+solutions+into+practice.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Rim+Energy+Agora+is+an+international+forum+held+by+Rim+Intelligence+%28President%3A+Hisako+Mori%29+on+the+11th+and+12th.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BD%93%E8%A9%B2%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%80%81%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%A3%E7%A2%BA%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E4%BF%A1%E9%A0%BC%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E5%A6%A5%E5%BD%93%E6%80%A7%E5%8F%8A%E3%81%B3%E7%89%B9%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%AE%E7%9A%84%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E9%81%A9%E5%90%88%E6%80%A7%E3%82%92%E5%90%AB%E3%82%81%E3%80%81%E6%98%8E%E7%A4%BA%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E9%BB%99%E7%A4%BA%E3%81%AB%E3%82%82%E3%80%81%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B%E4%BF%9D%E8%A8%BC%E3%82%82%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93%E3%80%82%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%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