Protecting the vessel, its crew and achieving environmental compliance, are the key goals and objectives of ship owner-operators, in order to achieve efficient, low-cost operations, improved crew health & safety, whilst also protecting the environment.

As the pioneers of marine fuel testing in 1981, VPS very quickly became established as a world-leading partner to the maritime industry. Even before the International Marine Fuel Testing Standard, ISO 8217, was introduced in 1987, we were already global-leaders in marine fuel quality testing.  
   
From the introduction of IMO MARPOL Annex VI in 2005, environmental legislation aimed and reducing SOx, NOx and Particulate-Matter emissions, has driven many developments in marine fuels and lubricants, with our innovations providing valued-solutions to the world’s shipping fleet.

To achieve a sustainable shipping industry, attention is now focused on reducing CO2 and Green-House-Gas emissions over the next 25 years and we are at the forefront in testing & advisory support of the maritime sector to achieve these goals.