Fuel Shortage At Melbourne Airport

[Brian Noldt]

It is being reported that there is a fuel shortage happening now at Melbourne Airport.
The shortage is due to the rejection of a shipment of fuel that did not meet quality controls.

What happens to the rejected fuel?

ABC story here:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-25/fuel-shortage-at-melbourne-airport-could-force-flight-delay/8057456

[Rowan McKeever]

Weed killer?

[Adrian B]

Moonshine !!!

[Greg Hyde]

Not the day to take your A380 to Melbourne for a refuel.

It was reportedly an entire ship load.

[Lukas M]

Etihad MEL-AUH approaching Sydney now for fuel before continuing. 2 EYs at once on the ground.

Here comes Jetstar 1 MEL-HNL too...

[Yusef D]

The jet fuel can be re-refined. I don't know if it can then be sold as jet fuel. When avgas is rejected it can be blended and sold as vehicle petrol. Diesel maybe?

[Anthony F]

They will have to get it back from Melbourne airport to Altona. Reverse fuel line run?

[Yusef D]

The (many) trucks supplying MEL can take it back!

[Anthony F]

It doesn't get the fuel to Melbourne airport via trucks.

[MarkR]

Quite a proportion of Jet A1 is trucked in from Yarraville which at present is not connected to the JUHI feed from Altona.

[Yusef D]

YMML's demand has run beyond the pipeline's capacity for years, supplemented by trucks, mostly in the middle of the night.

[Anthony F]

How many trucks a day?

[Yusef D]

Can't remember. A dedicated fleet of trucks though.

[MarkR]

It was around 1 Million litres a day, equating to 15 tanker loads in 2014, I suspect it's double that now.

[Anthony F]

Would they be going to Somerton or tank farm at Melbourne airport?