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January, 2020
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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	Fujairah Fuel Oil Stocks Jump to One-Month High Middle distillate inventories sank by 26% over the same period.
Tue21Jan	Dutch Shipowner Orders Quick Install, Pre-Fabricated Scrubber Model Value Maritime claims its scrubbers come with an installation time of as little as seven days.
Tue21Jan	Elengy to Develop LNG Bunkering Facilities at Fos Tonkin Terminal The company has committed to operating the terminal until at least 2028.
Tue21Jan	MSC Cruises Orders Two New LNG-Fuelled Ships The two ships are for delivery in 2025 and 2027.
Mon20Jan	Libyan 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.
Mon20Jan	Port of Rotterdam Plans to Launch Bunker Supplier Licensing A new scheme covering several ports may come into operation at the start of next year.
Fri17Jan	Cryostar and KC LNG Win Contract to Build Antwerp LNG Bunker Facility The facility will be commissioned in the first quarter of this year.
Fri17Jan	Iranian Parliament Summons Oil Minister to Report on VLSFO Supply Sanctions against Iran may be holding up refinery upgrades to increase low-sulfur fuel production, according to the Tehran Times.
Thu16Jan	European Parliament Calls for "Urgent Investment" into Shipping Decarbonisation The legislative body also welcomed shipping's inclusion in the EU's emissions trading scheme.

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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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