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Singapore's PIL Takes Delivery of Fifth LNG-Fuelled Boxship
Singapore's PIL Takes Delivery of Fifth LNG-Fuelled Boxship
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has 13 LNG-dual fuel vessels on order for delivery over the next few years.
28 Apr 2025
Victrol Adds New MFM-Equipped Barge to Boost ARA Operations
Victrol Adds New MFM-Equipped Barge to Boost ARA Operations
The tanker barge has a carrying capacity of 6,400 mt.
28 Apr 2025
Large Explosion Reported Near Iranian Port of Bandar Abbas
Large Explosion Reported Near Iranian Port of Bandar Abbas
The explosion took place at Shahid Rajaei Port to the west of Bandar Abbas at about 12 PM local time on Saturday.
26 Apr 2025
Oil Suffers Weekly Loss As Beijing Denies Trump's Claim Of Trade Negotiations
Oil Suffers Weekly Loss As Beijing Denies Trump's Claim Of Trade Negotiations
Still, metrics paint a far more favourable picture of market health.
25 Apr 2025
Rotterdam Q1 Bunker Sales Gain 0.2% From Q4
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.
25 Apr 2025
EU Mandates Insurance Details from All Ships in European Waters
EU Mandates Insurance Details from All Ships in European Waters
The EU now requires all ships in its waters to report insurance details, regardless of whether they call at an EU port.
25 Apr 2025
Bunker Prices Forecast to be Under $500/mt throughout 2026
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.
25 Apr 2025
Brazilian Firms Petrobras and Vale Trial Biofuel in Singapore
Brazilian Firms Petrobras and Vale Trial Biofuel in Singapore
The B24 blend supplied contained conventional fuel produced by Petrobras' refineries.
25 Apr 2025
BUNKER JOBS: ZeroNorth Seeks Bunker Onboarding Specialist in Mumbai
BUNKER JOBS: ZeroNorth Seeks Bunker Onboarding Specialist in Mumbai
The company is looking for candidates with proven experience of the bunker industry and a strong customer-service focus.
25 Apr 2025
Suction Sails Exceed Expectations, Saving 5 Mt/Day of Bunkers: Odfjell
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.
25 Apr 2025
Norden Trials Biofuel Produced from Carbon-Negative Process
Norden Trials Biofuel Produced from Carbon-Negative Process
The biofuel produced by Mash Makes was trialled on its vessel for a voyage between Singapore and Brazil.
25 Apr 2025
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to Three-Day Low
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to Three-Day Low
Global VLSFO prices jumped on Thursday, erasing the previous two days' losses.
25 Apr 2025
US Puts Chinese-Polish Shipping Firm Chipolbrok on Controlled Carrier List
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.
25 Apr 2025
Axpo Expands Spanish LNG Bunkering with First Supply in Algeciras
Axpo 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.
25 Apr 2025
Oil Steadies As Optimism Grows Over U.S./China Trade Relations
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.
24 Apr 2025
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2025: Week 16
Weekly 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.
24 Apr 2025
Swire Shipping Switches to Biofuels on South Pacific Routes
Swire Shipping Switches to Biofuels on South Pacific Routes
Three of its vessels will bunker B24 in Singapore in Q2 before switching to B30 biofuel blend.
24 Apr 2025
Ulsan Port Seeks to Become Biofuel Bunker Hub in Northeast Asia
Ulsan Port Seeks to Become Biofuel Bunker Hub in Northeast Asia
A source tells Ship & Bunker that biofuel uptake in South Korea remains limited, but the South Korean port is betting that demand will grow.
24 Apr 2025
Minerva Deploys Floating Storage at Jeddah to Boost Red Sea Bunkering
Minerva Deploys Floating Storage at Jeddah to Boost Red Sea Bunkering
The 113,000 m3 capacity floating storage unit will store VLSFO, HSFO and MGO.
24 Apr 2025
VPS: Cashew Nut Shell Liquid – Biofuel Saviour or Concerning Contaminant?
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.
24 Apr 2025