Fog season begins on US Gulf Coast; bunker demand high in New York; HSFO availability tight in Panama.
Bunker report panellists include Island Oil Limited, Cockett Marine Oil Pte, Monjasa A/S, KPI OceanConnect, NSI Marine and Transparensea Fuels.
Company says together with local distributor Impordiesel, deliveries of various grades of marine fuels will be available at designated ship-to-ship anchorage positions and at Venezuela's main ports.
Prompt fuel availability is tight in the ARA ports; bunker deliveries resume off Malta after weather disruption; prompt VLSFO and LSMGO supply available in Djibouti.
Fratelli Cosulich opens its Tokyo office following its South Korea expansion, aiming to strengthen local relationships and grow its bunker trading activities in the Far East.
LR study found that while 1,942 alternative-fuel-capable vessels are on order, methanol bunkering is available at just 25 ports and commercial ammonia bunkering has taken place at only one.
VLSFO, HSFO supply is tight in Zhoushan; bunker demand picks up across South Korean ports; availability good across several Sri Lankan ports.
MOL plans to operate the vessels under long-term charter contracts, with the vessels forming MOL's first net-zero-emission fleet.
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding delivered its first methanol dual-fuel Kamsarmax bulk carrier built at its China facility, Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding.