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Stena Bulk Holds Naming Ceremony for Latest Bunker-Saving Newbuild
Thursday April 20, 2017
Stena Bulk AB (Stena Bulk) Wednesday announced that it held a naming ceremony for its new bunker-saving vessel, Stena Imagination - one of a total of 13 IMOIIMAX MR tankers slated for the company.
The fuel efficient vessel is said to offer fuel consumption levels about 10-20 percent lower than that of equivalent vessels when sailing at service speed.
The vessel is jointly owned by Stena Bulk and Indonesian Golden Agri Resources (GAR) on a 50-50 basis, and is operated by Stena Weco.
The three remaining vessels is the series are slated for delivery by 2018.
As Ship & Bunker reported, Stena Bulk held a naming ceremony in January for the ninth vessel in its bunker-saving newbuild series, Stena Immaculate.
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| VLSFO | MGO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Singapore | 647.00 | 8.50 | 779.00 | 29.50 |
| Rotterdam | 608.00 | 11.00 | 764.50 | 24.50 |
| Houston | 636.50 | 8.00 | 807.50 | 5.00 |
| Fujairah | 649.50 | 4.00 | 888.50 | 11.50 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 665.50 | 6.50 | 870.50 | 14.50 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 635.50 | 3.50 | 810.00 | 17.50 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 725.00 | 2.50 | 925.50 | 8.00 |
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