Tag: VLSFO
Viva Energy Launches New VLSFO Abiding IMO Standards
Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd ("Viva Energy") has announced the launch of its new very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), developed to meet the...
Clean Tanker Market Witness an Uptick in Freight Rates for Dirty...
Shipowners in the clean tanker market have observed the sharp uptick in freight rates for dirty vessels, as continued tightness for Aframax vessels...
Beware of Benzene in VLSFO Fuels
Viswa Lab, in its latest technical update, shared the information that few of its customers have identified 10 ppm of benzene in bunker tanks....
Global Sulphur Cap: Demand for Marine Gasoil Builds Up
According to Wood Mackenzie Research Director, a switch to cleaner marine fuels in the shipping industry from next year would create more than a...
IBIA Director Advises on IMO2020 As HSFO-VLSFO Switch Gathers Pace
According to a Platts article, the bunker industry's transition from HSFO to very low sulfur fuel oil is showing good signs of progress as...
ExxonMobil Begins Supply of Globally Compatible VLSFO
ExxonMobil has started supply of its 0.50% sulfur VLSFO bunkers in the Singapore and ARA (Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp) markets, reports Ship & Bunker.
Globally...
Will 2020 be a Game Changer for Marine Fuel Availability?
RAI takes a fresh look at its December 2017 study and updates it with the latest publicly available information, reports Ship & Bunker.
What will...
Cosmo Oil To Supply IMO-compliant Fuel by October 2019
From October 2019 onwards, Cosmo Oil will supply VLSFO in the domestic marine fuel markets.
The supply VLSFO is part of a growing...
How IMO 2020 Will Impact Shipping in The Middle East?
As new IMO regulations are set to come into force, shipowners need to take action to be compliant on January 1, 2020.
A...
Monjasa Implements IMO Grade Marine Fuels
Monjasa is in preparation for a rapid change over to implement IMO compliant marine fuel 0.5% S in Panama.
Marine fuel 0.5% S...