Tag: VLSFO
Bunker Sales Volumes At Rotterdam Jumped By 5.7% Last Year
Bunker sales volumes at Rotterdam jumped by 5.7% last year, boosted by a strong fourth quarter and a general flight of marine fuel buyers...
A Hindsight Into The Bunker Price Outlook For 2021
VLSFO priced at a premium to Brent of 5-10% in the latter part of 2020.
Ongoing Coronavirus pandemic clouding crude outlook more than...
Better Results Expected for the Global Bunker Market in 2021
The World Bunker Index MABUX displayed irregular fluctuations over a week due to COVID-19 pandemic’s spread related worries.
Border closures & shutdowns continue...
Collapsed Marine Fuel Prices Rebounds
One year ago — which seems like an eternity ago — no one in ocean shipping was talking about COVID. They were talking, ad...
Asian Fuel Oil Trades Halved in 2020 Due To COVID
The volume of Asian fuel oil trades recorded through the S&P Global Platts market-on-close (MOC) price assessment system almost halved last year as the...
Scrubber Prices Interfere With Dense Bunker fleet
According to an article published in Lloyd's List, Fewer tankers are refuelling ships with HSFO at Singapore, the world’s busiest bunkering hub and so...
New Engine Maintenance Program To Counter VLSFO Engine Issues
Some types of VLSFO are causing damage to cylinder liners in ships' engines, according to Chevron Marine Lubricants, says an article published in Ship&Bunker.
Technical...
Marine Fuel Prices Makes Rise in Scrubbers Demand
Shipowners and cargo shippers actually saved money on fuel in 2020.
The trend this year is in the opposite direction. The price of marine...
Chevron Lubricants Help Run Engines Despite VLSFO Setbacks
Chevron Marine Lubricants, in their press release, sum up how they helped their customers identify and manage a distinctive engine condition challenge associated with...
Tanker Market Hits A Shaky H2 2021 With COVID Resurgence
Fundamentals point to slow recovery in freight rates
Slower inventory stock draws to dampen tanker demand
Marine bunker spreads to provide little support...