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Media Coverage of Alternative Bunkers Jumped in 2020

The decarbonisation agenda was probably second only to the COVID-19 pandemic in topics of conversation for the shipping and bunker industries in 2020.

22 Jan 2021

Oil Mixed On Unexpected Inventory Rise, As Impact Of Biden Presidency Is Considered

Meanwhile, India is hoping for more Iranian, Venezuelan oil imports.

21 Jan 2021

Shipping Executive: We Can't Order New Tonnage While Carbon Rules Are So Uncertain

While all shipowners by now will have the IMO's objective of halving GHG emissions by 2050 firmly in mind, no concrete guidance has yet been given on the timetable for carbon-emitting ships to be phased out.

21 Jan 2021

Chinese VLSFO Exports Jump to Record High

VLSFO exports from China reached 2.47 million mt in December.

21 Jan 2021

WFS Fends off Bunker Contract Challenge

As other creditors seek to secure payment by 'separating out' different contractual sections.

21 Jan 2021

Star Bulk's Scrubbers May Pay for Themselves by the End of This Year

Fuel savings have paid for half of the company's scrubber installation costs already.

21 Jan 2021

Quadrise Agrees New Ship Trial

Second quarter will see emulsified bunker fuel deployed on boxships as a precursor to a wider take up.

21 Jan 2021

BunkerMetric Builds Team, Bags First Customer

We expect to build on the momentum of 2020, says co-founder Christian Plum.

21 Jan 2021

Maersk Institute Seeks Economist to Solve Commercial Challenge of Shipping Decarbonisation

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has posted a job advertisement for a chief economist in Copenhagen.

21 Jan 2021

Biden Inauguration Causes Oil Price Increase And "Good Mood" In Markets

Meanwhile, India's crude imports soar due to huge demand resurgence.

20 Jan 2021

Ship & Bunker, RAI Partner to Launch Online Bunker Training Course

"This course will give you and your team a deeper understanding of how to make a variety of fuel oils," says RAI President & CEO, Ara Barsamian.

20 Jan 2021

Strong Q4 Takes Rotterdam's 2020 Bunker Volumes to 5.7% Gain

Total oil sales were 2.5 million m3 in the fourth quarter, up by 10.7% from the same period a year earlier.

20 Jan 2021

UK Bunker Market Develops Further as TFG Marine Launches Falmouth Operation

TFG will provide bunker operations at the port from this month using two SIRE-inspected barges, offering VLSFO, 0.1% sulfur MGO and HSFO.

20 Jan 2021

Navigator Hails First Carbon-Neutral Voyage Using Offsets

The company offset 1,068 mt of CO2 emissions by supporting a UN-verified renewable energy project in the Philippines.

20 Jan 2021

Spain Sees LNG Bunkering Boom Despite Cruise Industry Standstill

The number of LNG bunker operations almost quadrupled to 741, meaning the average stem size dropped to 165 m3 in 2020 from 419 m3 in 2019.

20 Jan 2021

S&B ANALYSIS: Understanding the VLSFO / Brent Relationship and Bunker Price Outlook for 2021

IMO 2020 and the unique market dynamics of 2020 has seen it take some time to pin down what a useful crude / VLSFO model will be going forwards.

20 Jan 2021

Biden Buoys Oil As Analysts Change Tune And Predict Demand Recovery in Q2 2021

But they predict lower oil prices over the long term.

19 Jan 2021

Maersk CEO Søren Skou Expects to Make First Carbon-Neutral Ship Order in 2023

The company is likely to order smaller container ships at first while it gets accustomed to the new fuels.

19 Jan 2021

Another Bank Narrows Its Presence in Commodity Trade Finance

Rabobank plans to streamline its trade and commodity finance offering by closing terminating this activity in its London, Shanghai and Sydney offices.

19 Jan 2021

Windsails Tech Trialled on Bulk Carrier

Cargill and MSC vessels to take part.

19 Jan 2021