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April, 2025
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Fri25Apr	Rotterdam Q1 Bunker Sales Gain 0.2% From Q4 If its year-to-date performance were replicated over the remainder of 2025, the port would see total sales of 9.2 million mt this year, the least since 2020.
Fri25Apr	Bunker Prices Forecast to be Under $500/mt throughout 2026 Ship & Bunker's latest global average bunker price forecast shows a signifcant drop in expected average prices compared to just 3 months ago.
Fri25Apr	Brazilian Firms Petrobras and Vale Trial Biofuel in Singapore The B24 blend supplied contained conventional fuel produced by Petrobras' refineries.
Fri25Apr	Suction Sails Exceed Expectations, Saving 5 Mt/Day of Bunkers: Odfjell Even in not-so-great windy conditions, the suction sails from Bound4blue delivered 15-20% energy saving.
Fri25Apr	BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to Three-Day Low Global VLSFO prices jumped on Thursday, erasing the previous two days' losses.
Fri25Apr	US Puts Chinese-Polish Shipping Firm Chipolbrok on Controlled Carrier List This would mean the US authorities will closely scrutinise the carrier's operations, pricing and compliance.
Thu24Apr	Oil Steadies As Optimism Grows Over U.S./China Trade Relations However, a weak U.S. dollar was mainly responsible for an uptick in oil prices.
Thu24Apr	VPS: Cashew Nut Shell Liquid – Biofuel Saviour or Concerning Contaminant? Steve Bee of VPS discusses the potential for cashew nut shell liquid to be used as a biofuel component in bunker blends.
Thu24Apr	BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Climbs for Second Day Global VLSFO prices extended Tuesday's gains on Wednesday.
Wed23Apr	Oil Tumbles On Potential OPEC Output Boost, Multiple Bearish Reports Meanwhile, trading may be swayed by collapse of Russia/Ukraine peace talks.

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23Apr

1IMO 2028: How Much Biofuel Will Be Needed to Avoid Penalties?

Initial Ship & Bunker analysis shows ships would need to use between 17.6% and 23.3% biofuel in B100 terms to avoid penalty charges in 2028.
24Apr

2South Korea Encourages Shift to Mass Flow Meters for Bunker Measurement

Suppliers in South Korea are already shifting to the use of MFMs, and barge fees are likely to rise in the country as a result, a local source tells Ship & Bunker.
24Apr

3FincoEnergies Expands Maritime Reach with Stake in Dutch Bunker Firm

FincoEnergies has partially acquired the business operations of bunker supplier Oliehandel Klaas de Boer.
24Apr

4VPS: Cashew Nut Shell Liquid – Biofuel Saviour or Concerning Contaminant?

Steve Bee of VPS discusses the potential for cashew nut shell liquid to be used as a biofuel component in bunker blends.
24Apr

5Minerva Deploys Floating Storage at Jeddah to Boost Red Sea Bunkering

The 113,000 m3 capacity floating storage unit will store VLSFO, HSFO and MGO.
18Apr

6IMO 2028: How Much Will 'Surplus Units' Cost?

Initial Ship & Bunker estimates show surplus units generated by the use of FAME B100 may be available for as little as $312/mtCO2e in 2028.
24Apr

7Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2025: Week 16

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from April 17 – April 23, 2025.
22Apr

8IMO Pushes Ahead with Carbon Capture Framework

Carbon capture's profitability under the IMO 2028 deal will depend upon the system used and how the carbon is disposed of, a Value Maritime representative tells Ship & Bunker.
21Apr

9COSCO Criticises US Port Fees for Distorting Fair Competition

Chinese shipping firm COSCO says US port fees on Chinese vessels threaten the normal functioning of global shipping.
25Apr

10Axpo Expands Spanish LNG Bunkering with First Supply in Algeciras

The firm bunkered an MSC boxship with 5,000 m3 of LNG in Algeciras, the largest Spanish port.

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