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Piraeus Bunker Suppliers Suffering Loading Delays Due to Strike
Piraeus bunker suppliers Tuesday were said to be experiencing loading delays due to a three-day strike, Platts reports.
"It has been difficult. Hellenic (workers) were on strike for three days so we have some loading delays. We're extremely tight on product," a Piraeus trader was quoted as saying.
The strike comes after a fire broke out Friday at the Hellenic Petroleum refinery tank in Aspropyrgos while maintenance work was underway, leaving six people seriously injured, two of which were in critical condition, according to the Greek Reporter.
Data from Ship & Bunker showed Piraeus IFO380 bunker prices on Wednesday rose to $366 per metric tonne (pmt), ending a three market day run of falling prices.
In January, Greece's newly elected government called a halt to the sale of the Piraeus port.
