Facing the challenges of Fuel switch-cover
“During 2015, The Swedish Club saw an increased number of cases where the fuel system was damaged.”
There has been a great deal of debate among shipowners and insurers as to the technical risks involved in the fuel transition period of switching fuels when preparing to transit a SECA. Would there be an increase in engine damage and what might be the (potentially catastrophic) consequences if this left a vessel without power?