Tag: VLSFO
How To Be IMO 2020 Compliant Amid High Sulphur Warnings
Tested VLSFO manifold samples have recorded a sulphur content of between 0.51 to 0.53%m/m, exceeding the mandatory allowable 0.50%m/m.
Since the implementation of...
Zhoushan VLSFO Prices Lag Crude Gains
Bunker fuel prices for very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) at China's largest bunker port of Zhoushan have lagged crude gains so far in 2021...
Maersk’s First Carbon Neutral Liner To Be Ready By 2023
Maersk to start carbon neutral vessel operation in 2023, 7 years ahead of target.
The 2000 teu vessel will run on vlsfo and...
KPI OceanConnect Warns of Bunker Quality Issues Amid Price Surge
Some of the bunker quality problems anticipated before the IMO 2020 transition may now come to pass as oil prices surge this year.
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Major Bunkering Hubs Witness ‘Record’ Post-pandemic Price Spread
The price spread between low (VLSFO) and high (HSFO) sulphur fuel oil continues to widen across the world, reports Splash247.
Surge in fuel spread
Lorentzen &...
The Future Of LNG As A Marine Fuel
Today, LNG-fuelled vessels amount to approximately 13% of the current newbuild order book and estimates for 2021 and beyond show continuing growth in many...
Just 55 FONARs Were Filed To The IMO Last Year
Just 55 fuel oil non-availability reports (FONARs) were filed to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last year as shipowners switched to using VLSFO —...
World’s First LNG-powered Bulker Competes Eco-friendly Operation
POSCO, in their press release, announce the first completion an “eco-friendly” operation by their LNG-powered bulk carrier for overseas raw material transport.
Eco-friendly vessel
On January...
Fuel Premiums Run Astray Despite Approaching Holidays
The delivered premium of the very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) bunker grade to its cargo price assessments in Singapore is largely rangebound, writes Sammy...
Sulfur Cap Transition ‘Extremely Smooth,’ Says IMO
New limits on fuel oil sulfur brought about a 70% cut in total sulfur oxide emissions from shipping, ushering in a new era...