Research contributor, Steve Christy, assesses what has reversed the downward slide in VLSFO prices over the last two weeks, and the implications of record-high refinery outputs...
Availability improves in Houston and most US Gulf Coast ports; bad weather could impact Zona Comun bunkering; low demand in NOLA.
Bunker report panellists include Island Oil Limited, Cockett Marine Oil Pte, Monjasa A/S, KPI OceanConnect and Transparensea Fuels.
Prompt LSMGO availability good in the ARA hub; HSFO very tight in Las Palmas; strong bunker demand in Mozambique.
TFG Marine christened the 5,000 dwt tanker, which will join TFG’s low sulphur fuel oil and biofuel supply operations in the major bunkering centre of Singapore.
LSMGO supply remains good in Singapore; availability tight across all grades in Zhoushan; low demand in several South Korean and Japanese ports.
Findings in VPS’ review include 58% of its 2023 Bunker Alerts were for VLSFO fuels, followed by 24% for MGO fuels and 14% for HSFO; most...
‘Our company which specialises in handling bunker supplies at Chinese ports did very well in 2023,’ Darcy Wang, Managing Director, told bunkering publication Manifold Times.
Demand for fuel oil, marine gas oil and other fuels was 6.7% lower than in 2022 while only bunkering of LNG rose significantly, from 406,599 m3...
Marine fuel prices are overall slightly up, but mainly within a few percentage points +/- week on week; US Gulf Coast region has weather-related delays which...
