MFM bunker supply initiated at Gibraltar

Cepsa has started its bunker supply activity in the Port of Gibraltar using mass flow meters for ships, a new precise measurement system that guarantees the quantity of product supplied. The new technology enables the amount of fuel supplied to be determined by mass. This avoids calculations being made from measurements by volume corrected by its density and temperature, and also eliminates the possible effect that the presence of air in the flow could have.

In addition to the high levels of fuel supply precision, the system reduces refueling operation times by up to 3 hours and is totally transparent, as it is monitored and assisted continuously and simultaneously. All the measurement system equipment is calibrated, certified and sealed according to the Directive 2014/32/EU (MID), guaranteeing its integrity and reliability, the company said.

The company will operate in the Port of Gibraltar with the newly-built ship GREEN CADIZ, which has this technology installed. Cepsa is the only supplier with this new measurement technology, in the Strait of Gibraltar and it remains one of the first companies in Europe and the Mediterranean with this new technology. Furthermore, the company will be the only operator in the Port of Gibraltar to supply marine fuel for RMK500 high-sea routes, along with all types of boat fuels: HSFO380, LSFO380 and MGO.

The company hopes to extend the mass flow measuring system to other ports where it operates, such as Barcelona, Las Palmas, Tenerife or Huelva, according to its official statement.