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January, 2020
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Thu23Jan	FEATURE: VLSFOs - The Concerning Fuel Management Issues So Far.... VPS gives background and presents three real-world case studies where ships have encountered problem VLSFO fuel.
Wed22Jan	Crude Down Nearly 3% As Potential Economic Impact of China Coronavirus Spooks Traders Travel activity could be particularly affected, says Goldman.
Wed22Jan	Monaco-Based Ship Manager to Use BunkerTrace Blockchain-Based Tracking Service Marfin Management aims to use the service to manage its compliance with IMO 2020.
Wed22Jan	Shipping Company Wallenius SOL Orders Two New LNG-Fuelled Ships The ships are due for delivery in 2021.
Wed22Jan	Chinese Exporters Seek Combined 24 Million Tonnes of Fuel Oil Export Quotas: Platts China is set to apply a value added tax rebate on fuel oil from 1 February.
Wed22Jan	Fujairah Fuel Oil Stocks Jump to One-Month High Middle distillate inventories sank by 26% over the same period.
Wed22Jan	Kitack Lim Hails 'Relatively Smooth' IMO 2020 Transition Only 10 cases of non-availability of compliant fuels have been reported to the IMO so far.
Wed22Jan	VLSFOs: High Level of Bunker Alerts Relating to Sediment Issues Between 24th December 2019 and 21st January 2020, VPS has issued seven Bunker Alerts relating to sediment issues within VLSFO fuels.
Wed22Jan	FEATURE: The Growing Problem of IMO 2020 VLSFO Bunkers With Marginally Off-Spec Sulfur Are shipowners overreacting, or suppliers shirking obligation?
Tue21Jan	Positive Analytical Sentiment For Ample Global Crude Supply Supports Prices Even U.S. shale is credited for keeping the market balanced during the Libyan outage.

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22Jan

1FEATURE: The Growing Problem of IMO 2020 VLSFO Bunkers With Marginally Off-Spec Sulfur

Are shipowners overreacting, or suppliers shirking obligation?
22Jan

2VLSFOs: High Level of Bunker Alerts Relating to Sediment Issues

Between 24th December 2019 and 21st January 2020, VPS has issued seven Bunker Alerts relating to sediment issues within VLSFO fuels.
15Jan

3How Much Has IMO2020 Raised Bunker Prices?

Buyers in "G4" major bunkering ports last month were paying an extra $240.50/mt for fuel year-over-year.
17Jan

4The Switch to IMO 2020 Bunker Fuels: So Far, So Good?

Despite earlier fears, widespread problems with new 0.50% sulfur VLSFO fuels have so far failed to materialize.
15Jan

5PIL Still Facing Singapore VLSFO Delays: Alphaliner

Some ships have been waiting at Singapore for as long as three weeks, according to the shipping intelligence service.
20Jan

6Libyan Crude Blockade May Raise Mediterranean VLSFO Prices

The sudden absence of 1 million b/d of sweet crude in the Mediterranean would have a sharp knock-on effect on VLSFO prices in the region.
21Jan

7Dutch Shipowner Orders Quick Install, Pre-Fabricated Scrubber Model

Value Maritime claims its scrubbers come with an installation time of as little as seven days.
20Jan

8Expect Zero Tolerance for IMO 2020 Non-Compliance: Paris and Tokyo MOUs

The authorities have been delivering letters to vessels since the start of last year to make them aware of the new rules.
20Jan

9Port of Rotterdam Plans to Launch Bunker Supplier Licensing

A new scheme covering several ports may come into operation at the start of next year.
21Jan

10Port of Karachi Joins Open-Loop Scrubber Ban Club

Pakistan's government has advised shipowners with scrubbers either to switch to compliant fuels or to operate them in closed-loop mode when visiting the port.

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