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Rotterdam LNG Shifts From $2,900 Premium to VLSFO to $87 Discount in 11 Months
Rotterdam LNG Shifts From $2,900 Premium to VLSFO to $87 Discount in 11 Months
Ship & Bunker data show shipowners with LNG-fuelled tonnage in Northwest Europe are now seeing the biggest discount to VLSFO since April 2021.
21 Jul 2023
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Declines
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Declines
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index fell by $0.50/mt to $595/mt on Thursday, having climbed by $3/mt the previous day.
21 Jul 2023
Shipping Firm Amisco Takes on Bunker-Saving Air Lubrication System
Shipping Firm Amisco Takes on Bunker-Saving Air Lubrication System
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a deal to fit an Amisco cargo vessel with its Damen Air Cavity System.
21 Jul 2023
Oil Ekes Out Gains But Babin Laments "Low-Conviction Trading Action"
Oil Ekes Out Gains But Babin Laments "Low-Conviction Trading Action"
Other analysts view upcoming oil trading as rudderless.
20 Jul 2023
Deal Struck to Transport Green Methanol Bunkers
Deal Struck to Transport Green Methanol Bunkers
Carbon Sink and Rose Cay Maritime have signed a memorandum of understanding seeking to increase green methanol production, transportation, bunkering and storage at ports.
20 Jul 2023
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2023: Week 28
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2023: Week 28
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from July 13 – July 19, 2023.
20 Jul 2023
Shipbroker Braemar Adds Fuel Oil Cargo Swaps Pricing to Services
Shipbroker Braemar Adds Fuel Oil Cargo Swaps Pricing to Services
Shipping clients using the Braemar Screen will now be able to access live derivatives pricing for fuel oil and gasoil across Europe and Singapore.
20 Jul 2023
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Advances for First Session in Three
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Advances for First Session in Three
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index rose by $3/mt to $595.50/mt on Wednesday, having dropped by $4/mt the previous day.
20 Jul 2023
Profit Taking Blunts Oil Traders' Optimism Over Tightening Supplies
Profit Taking Blunts Oil Traders' Optimism Over Tightening Supplies
Analysts think the road to $80 oil "shouldn't be too hard."
19 Jul 2023
Gasum LNG Bunker Delivery Vessel Completes 600th Operation
Gasum LNG Bunker Delivery Vessel Completes 600th Operation
The Coralius has delivered a total of 137,180 mt of LNG bunkers since its first operation in 2017.
19 Jul 2023
CMA CGM to Overtake Maersk as Second-Largest Container Line: Report
CMA CGM to Overtake Maersk as Second-Largest Container Line: Report
CMA CGM currently has the second-largest vessel orderbook, at 1.24 million TEU, compared to MSC's 1.49 million TEU.
19 Jul 2023
Quantity Discrepancies Seen in 39% of Bunker Deliveries: FuelTrust
Quantity Discrepancies Seen in 39% of Bunker Deliveries: FuelTrust
The firm analysed bunker delivery data covering the years 2019 to 2022 and has published a new report on its findings.
19 Jul 2023
BUNKER JOBS: Vadero Shipping Seeks Second Officer for Methanol Bunker Tanker
BUNKER JOBS: Vadero Shipping Seeks Second Officer for Methanol Bunker Tanker
The company is looking for EU-based candidates with experience in the bunker industry.
19 Jul 2023
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to One-Week Low
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to One-Week Low
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index reached the lowest level since July 7 on Tuesday.
19 Jul 2023
Testing Firm VPS Hires Head of Sustainable Fuels
Testing Firm VPS Hires Head of Sustainable Fuels
The new hire was previously a technical director at Vickers Oils.
18 Jul 2023
New Entrant Joins Bunker Financing Market With $2 Million Deal
New Entrant Joins Bunker Financing Market With $2 Million Deal
Germany-based Tradewind Finance has joined the market for the first time and arranged a $2 million credit facility for an undisclosed international bunker trading firm.
18 Jul 2023
Panama's Arsenio Dominguez Elected Next IMO Secretary General
Panama's Arsenio Dominguez Elected Next IMO Secretary General
Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco, nominated by Panama, was elected at an IMO Council meeting in London on Tuesday.
18 Jul 2023
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Slips for First Session in Four
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Slips for First Session in Four
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index reached the lowest level since July 11 on Monday.
18 Jul 2023
KPI OceanConnect Earnings More Than Triple in 2022/23
KPI OceanConnect Earnings More Than Triple in 2022/23
The firm saw earnings before tax of $49 million in the year to April 30, up from $15.4 million the previous year, after Bunker Holding's global accounts unit joined its organisation.
18 Jul 2023
IMO Council to Vote on New Secretary General
IMO Council to Vote on New Secretary General
The current secretary general, Kitack Lim, will step down on December 31 at the end of his term of office.
18 Jul 2023