The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, the regulator for the world's biggest bunkering port in terms of sales, said late Wednesday that it would work with the local bunkering industry with regards to the adoption and implementation of the new and more stringent ISO 8217:2010 standard for marine fuels and residual fuel oil. "As regulator and promoter for the bunkering industry in Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore works in close partnership with the industry and other partners to ensure a conducive and competitive environment for Singapore's bunker industry," an MPA spokesperson said in reply to Platts' queries. "MPA and the Singapore technical committee for bunkering will work with the industry on the adoption and implementation of the new ISO 8217:2010 standard," it added. The ISO 8217:2010 standard was published on June 15 to replace the previous ISO 8217:2005 standard. The new standard takes effect Thursday. Early last month, a source close to the island nation's technical committee for bunkering told Platts that after consultation with the industry stakeholders "Singapore has adopted a wait and see approach towards the new 2010 standard." Meanwhile, SPRING Singapore, the country's national standards and accreditation body that serves as the secretariat for the technical committee for bunkering, said last month in an official reply to Platts' queries that it is gathering more feedback from various stakeholders on the adoption of the new ISO 8217:2010 standard. "Given the wide-ranging international and regional stakeholders, more feedback will be gathered over the next six to 12 months to understand their concerns with regard to the use of this new standard," SPRING said.
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