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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Ports

Singapore Probe Reveals Contaminated Bunker Fuel Was Sold to Some 200 Ships

Singapore’s port authority has revealed that contaminated bunker fuel supplied by Glencore was sold to some 200 ships last month. The Maritime and Port

April 13, 2022
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Monday, April 4, 2022
Shipping

Singapore Investigating Alleged Bunker Fuel Contamination

By Koustav Samanta SINGAPORE, April 4 (Reuters) – The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, which oversees the world’s biggest marine

April 4, 2022
Total Views: 3641

Friday, April 1, 2022
Shipping

Marine Fuel Suppliers Stop Serving Russian Ships in the Med -Sources

By Jonathan Saul April 1 (Reuters) – Marine fuel sellers have stopped serving vessels flying the Russian flag at major European hubs including

April 1, 2022
Total Views: 7284

Shipping

Bad Bunkers: Ships Suffer ‘Blackouts’ Linked to Singapore Fuel Suppliers

SINGAPORE, April 1 (Reuters) – A major bunker fuel contamination has affected at least 14 shipping vessels that received high sulphur

April 1, 2022
Total Views: 12050

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Shipping

Soaring Bunker Prices Could Speed Up ‘Return to Normal’ for Container Shipping

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Low-sulphur bunker prices increased another $100 per ton yesterday and, having soared by a third since the end of

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 12820

Monday, March 7, 2022
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Navy

US Navy To Shutdown World’s Largest Underground Bunker Fuel Tanks

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Today US secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin announced the closure of the Red Hill fuel storage depot in Hawaii, which is the

March 7, 2022
Total Views: 200916

Monday, February 21, 2022
Shipping

Soaring Diesel and Gasoline Prices Are Bleeding Into Shipping

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The shipping industry is starting to feel the full force of surging diesel and gasoline costs. Ship fuel can be made from

February 21, 2022
Total Views: 2842

Monday, January 17, 2022
Shipping

PetroChina Int’l Tops Singapore’s List of Marine Fuel Suppliers in 2021

SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) – PetroChina International Singapore Pte Ltd climbed three spots to be the top marine fuel supplier in the world’s

January 17, 2022
Total Views: 841

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Shipping

Singapore Charges Two Bunker Execs with Taking Bribes

Singapore has charged two individuals with corruption for allegedly taking bribes in relation to the trading and supplying of bunker fuel. The individuals

October 20, 2021
Total Views: 1167

Thursday, September 30, 2021
Ports

Singapore Convicts Nine In Bunker Fuel Theft Case

by Roslan Khasawneh (Reuters) Nine people have been sentenced in Singapore to up to three years in jail for cheating buyers out of $337,000 worth of shipping

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 984

Friday, September 17, 2021
Shipbuilding

Vitol Building Two Hybrid Battery-Powered Bunker Tankers Bound for Singapore Harbor

V-Bunkers, the Singaporean bunker arm of Dutch-based Vitol, has placed an order to build two electric-hybrid bunker tankers. V-Bunkers intends to deploy these

September 17, 2021
Total Views: 711

Sunday, August 22, 2021
News

Asia Has Too Much Diesel

What will Asia do with an oversupply of diesel and what does it mean for the tanker market or bunker

August 22, 2021
Total Views: 1123

Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Shipping

China Challenges Singapore as Asia’s Top Bunker Supplier

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) Singapore is facing the greatest competition yet to its status as the dominant marine fuel supplier in Asia, with China luring

July 20, 2021
Total Views: 4014

Thursday, June 17, 2021
Shipping

HFO Getting a Boost From Beijing and Hot Weather

By Elizabeth Low (Bloomberg) — High-sulfur fuel oil markets are getting a boost as Chinese private refiners hunt for more straight-run fuel oil to use

June 17, 2021
Total Views: 1198

Sunday, March 21, 2021
News

China’s VLSFO Bunker Exports Soar 93%

by Muyu Xu and Emily Chow (Reuters) – China’s exports of clean marine fuel in the first two months of 2021 nearly doubled from the same period last

March 21, 2021
Total Views: 1028

Monday, March 1, 2021
Shipping

Shippers Face Increasing Bunker Surcharges Amid Rising Fuel Costs

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Higher fuel costs are triggering increases in ocean carrier bunker surcharges, adding more misery for shippers

March 1, 2021
Total Views: 1249

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Shipping

Maersk Tankers and Cargill Team Up on New Bunker Procurement Service

Maersk Tankers and Cargill have teamed up to launch a new bunker procurement service that will offer better pricing, service and transparency to tramp shipping

February 24, 2021
Total Views: 3354

Monday, January 18, 2021
Ports

Trafigura Wins Rare Bonded Bunker License in China’s Marine Fuel Hub

SINGAPORE, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Commodities trader Trafigura has won a licence to supply bonded marine fuel at the port of Zhoushan, China’s top

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 3101

Friday, January 15, 2021
Return of Bunker Surcharges Possible as Low Sulphur Fuel Spread Widens
Shipping

Return of Bunker Surcharges Possible as Low Sulphur Fuel Spread Widens

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – As oil prices head north again, ocean carriers are preparing to ramp up low-sulphur fuel surcharges to add to

January 15, 2021
Total Views: 3253

Thursday, January 14, 2021
Shipping

Shell Unit Named Singapore’s Top Marine Fuel Supplier of 2020

SINGAPORE, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Shell Plc’s Singapore bunkering unit, Shell Eastern Trading Pte Ltd, moved up a notch to be the top marine fuel

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 1027
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