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Petrobras Adds New Bunker Barge at Rio de Janeiro Port
Tuesday May 20, 2014
Petrobras have launched a new a new bunker barge at Rio de Janeiro Port, the company has told Ship & bunker in an emailed statement.
The 2014 built double-hull m/v Luiz Rebeli has a capacity to load about 2,300 metric tonnes (mt) and has been operating since the beginning of this month.
The supplier says the barge was added to improve bunker deliveries at the port, and noted that bunker prices there were the most competitive in Brazil.
According to Ship & Bunker data, today bunker price indications for IFO380 at Rio de Janeiro were between $5 and $70 per metric tonne (pmt) lower than elsewhere in the country.
