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Marine Fuel Polishing in San Pedro & the Port of Los Angeles

Writer: Garrett Trethewey
Garrett Trethewey
Sep 17
2 min read

Clear Fuel Solutions provides dockside fuel polishing and tank cleaning for vessels in San Pedro, Wilmington, Terminal Island, and across the Port of Los Angeles. We are based in Carson, about ten minutes up the 110, carry TWIC credentials for port access, and are an approved vendor at Cabrillo Way Marina. Licensed California contractor, CSLB License 1143416.

Project: Three-tank diesel vessel, Cabrillo Way Marina

Completed summer 2026. A diesel vessel with three fuel tanks, roughly 500 gallons of capacity with about 200 gallons on board. Closed-loop polishing across all three tanks, removal of water, sediment, and microbial growth, additive treatment to restore fuel quality, and filter changes as needed. All of it done at the slip — no haul-out, no moving the boat.

Project: Commercial vessel "Miss Emma", Terminal Island

Client: American Marine Corporation. Completed May 2026. American Marine operates commercial vessels out of Terminal Island and brought us in after both fuel tanks aboard Miss Emma showed heavy contamination. We polished and cleaned both tanks and applied additive treatment. American Marine has since put us on ongoing additive supply for their fleet.

How dockside service works

  • Our polishing equipment rolls on carts and dollies, so we work from the dock. We do not need to park next to the boat.

  • Fuel is drawn from the lowest point of each tank, run through multi-stage filtration to separate water and growth, and returned clean. Your fuel stays your fuel.

  • Waste water and sludge are hauled off and disposed of lawfully. Most single-vessel jobs finish in a few hours.

  • Moored boats: bring the boat to a dock or fuel dock for the afternoon and we handle the rest.

San Pedro and Port of LA service area

Cabrillo Way Marina, Cabrillo Marina, Holiday Harbor, Port of Los Angeles berths, Terminal Island, Wilmington, and the Los Angeles Harbor commercial fishing fleet. Yachts, sportfishers, trawlers, commercial vessels, harbor fuel docks, and port-side generators.

To schedule dockside fuel polishing in San Pedro, call (213) 257-0098 or send a service request through the contact page.

 
 
 

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