Sidestepping the sludge

Jonas Ostlund and Sachin Gupta of Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) discuss the cold flow characteristics of distillate fuels and the formation of paraffin wax in cold temperatures.

Cold climates can wreak havoc if operators are not aware of the challenges of paraffin build up when using low-sulphur fuels (Photo: AS Tallink Grupp)

Jonas Ostlund and Sachin Gupta of Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) discuss the cold flow characteristics of distillate fuels and the formation of paraffin wax in cold temperatures.