Fuel availability good in GOLA; container vessel numbers to drop in Los Angeles; HSFO tight in Panama.
Research Contributor Steve Christy analyses why Singapore HSFO prices have fallen so much – the lowest level for more than two years — leading to VLSFO/HSFO...
With refinery maintenance wrapped up and bunker barges back online, local suppliers are optimistic about a rebound in the second half.
Bunker availability stable in the ARA hub; prompt supplies tight in the Gibraltar Strait; LSMGO supplies tight off Malta.
VLSFO availability improves in Singapore; prompt VLSFO supply tight across several Japanese ports; bunker demand low in Fujairah.
B100 pooling value now estimated above $700/mt; B100-LBM spreads between $19-99/mt in Rotterdam; Singapore’s VLSFO-LNG spreads at $33-51/mt.
Bunker demand improves in Los Angeles; HSFO availability tight in Balboa; Santos sees longer lead times due to congestion.
Bunker report panellists include Island Oil Limited, Cockett Marine Oil Pte, Monjasa A/S and KPI OceanConnect, NSI Marine and Transparensea Fuels.
Bunker availability improves in the ARA hub; VLSFO supply good in Durban; prompt supply tight in Port Louis.
Steve Bee of VPS highlights the different fuel management approaches required to avoid instability and de-stablization of marine fossil fuels and biofuels.