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January, 2020
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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.
Wed15Jan	Suez Canal Authority Clarifies Position on Open-Loop Scrubbers But ships will still be allowed to burn high sulfur fuel oil until Egypt ratifies Marpol Annex VI.
Wed15Jan	Emulsion Bunker Producer Quadrise Appoints New CEO Mike Kirk is set to remain at the company as its chairman.
Wed15Jan	Wessels Marine Claims $3,000/day saving for LNG Versus MGO Wessels Marine sets out the savings made by its container feeder vessel the MV Wes Amelie.

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17Feb

1VLSFOs – The Importance of Recording Seal Numbers in the Bunker Delivery Note (BDN)

The absence of representative seal numbers in the BDN will considerably weaken any claim case between the buyer and seller of bunkers in the event of a quality dispute.
13Feb

2Proposed 2020-Compliant VLSFO Specs

Now that 2020 is here, one of the serious issues is one of safety of the VLSFO fuel; the other one is price.
17Feb

3Kenni Goldenbeck Rejoins Dan-Bunkering from KPI Bridge Oil

Goldenbeck is now listed as Dan-Bunkering's sales manager in Middelfart.
11Feb

4FEATURE: Suppliers Buy Back $1/MT Debunkered HSFO as Shipowners Brace for IMO Carriage Ban

Shipowners without scrubbers need to get rid of any HSFO remaining onboard by March 1.
13Feb

5Integr8: VLSFO - Better Quality but Watch for Critical Parameters

Despite VLSFO having only marginally more off-specs than HSFO, it is the critical quality parameters that are often recorded off-spec in VLSFO.
12Feb

6VIEWPOINT: Does Euronav's VLCC Purchase Signal an End to the War on Scrubbers?

With Euronav and Maersk now backing away from earlier criticism of scrubbers the industry's most powerful opponents have recanted.
14Feb

7Singapore Bunker Demand Reaches Two-Year High at Start of IMO 2020

High-sulfur fuel oil sales dropped to 16.9% of total demand.
13Feb

8Brightoil Poised to Sell its Bunker Business

Firm says a sale and purchase agreement has been signed.
13Feb

9Surprise Job Loss for UK Shipping Minister Nusrat Ghani in Cabinet Reshuffle

Ghani has been an active and well-regarded minister for the maritime sector in the UK, launching a plan last year seeking to have zero-emission vessels active in UK waters by 2025.
12Feb

102019 Was a Record Year for Alternative Bunker Fuels

DNV GL anticipates a significant pick-up of both interest and investments in all alternative fuels in 2020.

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