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"Dealing with majors or global physical suppliers can have many benefits, but there are still some of them who need to prove they truly want to be direct with their clients," Hafnia Management's Peter Grunwaldt tells Ship & Bunker.
For vessels not testing their fuel they run the risk of one in every seven residual fuels giving a higher probability of problems and just over one in ten distillates doing likewise.
"While KPI Bridge Oil is a well-known bunkering company, many do not know how it came into its current form," Brian Coyne, Managing Director, KPI Bridge Oil Americas, tells Ship & Bunker.
Over the last two months LR FOBAS has seen an unusual number of off-specification fuels from Greece relating to the Total Sediment Potential of residual fuels.
Burando Energies tells Ship & Bunker it has moved from supplying B30 to delivering B100 straight-run FAME residue stems to Teekay Tankers in the ARA hub.
The EU has unveiled its new sanctions package against Russia, cutting the oil price cap to $47.6/bbl and blacklisting over 100 more vessels, including for the first time an Indian refinery linked to Rosneft.