The number of vessels at the port of Hong Kong requesting for the debunkering of high sulfur bunker fuel has risen significantly this month, market sources said. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “There are more debunkering inquiries this month [compared with last month], for up till February, we have to check barge schedules if it is possible to fit [all of them] in,” a Hong Kong-based supplier said. Suppliers are purchasing debunkered high sulfur fuel oil at a cheap price from shipowners, and reselling it at a profit to ships that are installed with scrubbers. “In December, [vessels were] debunkering a few hundred mt [each time], this month, smaller volumes of up to 100 mt are being debunkered,” another supplier said. Inquiries for HSFO has all but dried up after the International Maritime Organisation’s low sulfur marine fuel mandate kicked off on […]