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BUNKER JOBS: TotalEnergies Seeks LNG Bunkering Business Developer in Paris

The company is looking for candidates with at least 10 years of experience in LNG supply, infrastructure, shipping and related contracts.

6 May 2024

BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Rallies After Week of Sharp Declines

Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index rose by $0.50/mt to $645.50/mt on Friday, paring its weekly decline to $18.50/mt.

6 May 2024

Oil Incurs Big Weekly Loss, But Traders Buoyed By Slowing U.S. Economy

Meanwhile, the U.S. oil rig count continues to decline.

3 May 2024

Red Sea Diversions Send Maersk Bunker Consumption to Highest Since 2021

Maersk consumed a total of 2.796 million mt of bunker fuel in Q1, up by 15.9% on the year and the most since Q4 2021.

3 May 2024

BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to Three-Month Low

Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index sank to the lowest level since February 6 on Thursday.

3 May 2024

Surplus Concerns Eclipse Israel/Hamas Peace Talks As Oil Touches 7-Week Low

Meanwhile, Big Oil reports mixed Q1 results.

2 May 2024

Quadrise to Test BioMSAR Emulsion Fuel on Prototype Yacht

The yacht is being built by Ford Motor Yachts for biofuels firm Vertoro, with which Quadrise is developing bioMSAR.

2 May 2024

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2024: Week 17

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from April 25 – May 1, 2024.

2 May 2024

VIEWPOINT: The Bunker Industry Needs to Train More Junior Staff

Tracy Palm, group HR director at Monjasa, sets out the case for the bunker industry increasing its traineeship programmes.

2 May 2024 · Tracy Palm, Group HR Director, Monjasa

12 New Methanol-Fuelled Ships Ordered in April: DNV

All 12 orders came from the tanker segment.

2 May 2024

Trafigura Orders Four Ammonia-Fuelled Gas Carriers

The dual-fuelled ships will be built at the HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard facility in Ulsan, with the first delivery expected in 2027.

2 May 2024

Maersk Reports 92% Profit Slump in Q1

The firm posted a profit of $210 million for the first quarter of 2024, down from $2.561 billion in the same period a year earlier.

2 May 2024

BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to Three-Week Low

Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index dropped to the lowest level since March 13 on Wednesday as crude slumped.

2 May 2024

Hapag-Lloyd Sets Out Challenges of Biofuel Bunker Procurement

Hapag-Lloyd's head of green fuels cites lack of production capacity and feedstocks as key barriers to wider uptake of biofuels in shipping.

1 May 2024

Wind-Assisted Propulsion Firm Anemoi Hires Commercial Director

The new hire previously worked for Yara Marine Technologies since August 2020.

1 May 2024

New Flashpoint BDN Rule Comes Into Effect

The new rule, under Appendix V of MARPOL Annex VI, came into effect as of May 1.

1 May 2024

Container Line ONE Reports 16% Bunker Consumption Gain in 2023/4

The firm consumed a total of 3.454 million mt of bunker fuel in the year to March 31, up from 2.987 million mt in the previous financial year.

1 May 2024

BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to Three-Day Low

Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index fell to the lowest level since April 25 on Tuesday.

1 May 2024

Oil Extends Losses Over Ceasefire Optimism Despite Vowed Attack On Rafah

Meanwhile, the U.S. Fed's stance on rates could harm demand, analysts warn.

30 Apr 2024

Swedish Plant to Produce up to 55,000 MT/Year of Synthetic Methanol Bunkers

Decarbonisation technology firm Carbon Clean has mounted the first structural steel on Ørsted's FlagshipONE project.

30 Apr 2024