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bunker oil
noun
- Nautical. oil taken on board a tanker as fuel, as distinguished from the oil carried as cargo.
Example Sentences
The main concern has been about 300 tons of bunker oil used as fuel for the ship.
"Turning around these ships in a couple of hours needs a monster support network, cleaning, food and drink supplies, bunker oil," he says.
“Of course this costs us annually around $100,000, but we prefer that cost than to use untested bunker oil based solely on the Bunker Delivery Receipt and find that we have a massive problem on our ship,†he said.
Earlier, the fire spread to separate tanks that contained petrochemical liquids and gases, including fuel oil and bunker oil.
Harris County officials say the fire started about 10 a.m. at the terminal that stores petrochemical liquids and gases, including fuel oil and bunker oil.
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