VLSFO and LSMGO availability good in Port Klang; VLSFO availability improves in Zhoushan; prompt supply is tight across several Japanese ports.
Rotterdam’s B100 is $160/mt cheaper than VLSFO; LNG and LBM prices drop $11-13/mt; LBM cheapest option for dual-fuel ships in Rotterdam.
Steve Bee explores if the greater demand for marine gas oils/distillates would lead to poorer fuel quality following the recent implementation of the new Mediterranean ECA.
Bunker report panellists include Island Oil Limited, Cockett Marine Oil Pte, Monjasa A/S and KPI OceanConnect, NSI Marine and Transparensea Fuels.
US importers face tariff uncertainty; HSFO extremely tight in Balboa; Ecuador's largest refinery halts operations.
Gard has handled claims where the presence of phenolic compounds originating from CNSL in conventional fuels has resulted in operational problems or machinery damage for vessels.
Research Contributor Steve Christy explains the reasons behind VLSFO prices not falling despite lower crude prices and when VLSFO pricing will fall back in line with...
Tight prompt availability off Malta; very tight VLSFO supply in Barcelona; significantly shorter lead times in Las Palmas.
VLSFO availability tight in Zhoushan; prompt VLSFO supply tight across several Japanese ports; several East Asian ports could face weather disruptions.
Company will supply all ex-pipe bunker fuel sales at Enterprise Houston Terminal, which includes ex-pipe deliveries of VLSFO and MGO, as well as handling barge requests...