Common use of Bunker Quality Clause in Contracts

Bunker Quality. Charterers to supply fuel and diesel oil which must comply with ISO Standard 8217 RME25 (1996E), or better quantity for the vessel’s engines and ‘ISO 8217 DMB (1996E)’ or better quality for the vessel’s engines, or any amendments thereof. All values estimated in the ISO 8217 Specification to be considered as maximum allowable values. Charterers shall only supply suitable fuels as per Specifications. Charterers to supply fuels to be mineral based products of stable and homogenous nature, and shall not contain waste lubricants, tar oil, inorganic acids, nuclear waste, chemicals or any other harmful substances. Sludge removal, to be effected during loading and/or discharging operations in Charterers’ time but Owners’ account, provided bunkers delivered by Charterers are found to be in compliance with bunker specification in line with vessel’s description. If bunkers supplied does not conform with the mutually agreed specification(s) or otherwise prove unsuitable for burning in the vessel’s engines or auxiliaries, the Owners shall not be held responsible for any reduction in the vessel’s speed performance and/or increased bunker consumption, nor for any time lost and any other consequences.