Research consultancy publishes industry update commenting on the operation of liner services at lower speeds.
Oil major carries out successful trial of the new fuel on one of its own vessels, the Silver Carolyn, in Singapore.
Mexican resid is also sold in Panama and Singapore, among other countries, for bunkering, says report.
Bunkers sold totalled 15.78 million mt from Jan to Apr, 7.9% down compared to 17.14 million mt in 2018.
Operations within the port of Fujairah were carrying on as per normal without any interruptions, it states.
BIMCO Bunker Terms 2018 offer a fair balance between the bunker supplier and bunker purchaser, it advises.
Scrubbers can make a positive impact not only on the environment, but also on a company's bottom line, it says.
Slow steaming can only be transitory, with technology needing catch up with current requirements, explains shipbroker.
Secured exposure is for 24,000 mt, equal to the annual fuel consumption of about four vessels.
LNG-fuelled Napoles conversion possibly the most complex and demanding ever undertaken, says Gibdock.
