Sales of marine fuel at both ends of the Panama Canal in March increased by 6% on year, according to data from La Autoridad Marítima de Panamá, also known as the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA).
It registered total sales figure of 440,890 metric tonnes (mt) in March 2018, higher than 414,871 mt in March 2017.
The Pacific Entrance recorded sales volume of 341,754 mt for fuel oil and marine diesel oil (MDO) in March 2018, above 324,042 mt during the comparative period.
312,641 mt of fuel oil and 29,113 mt of MDO were sold at the Pacific Entrance in March 2018, compared to 301,333 mt and 22,709 during March 2017.
The Atlantic entrance posted sales of 99,136 mt for fuel oil and MDO in March 2018, an increased over 90,829 mt on year.
85,719 mt of fuel oil and 13,417 mt of MDO were delivered to vessels in March 2018, compared to 78,882 mt and 11,947 mt.
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Published: 13 April, 2018
‘At these high concentrations there is an increased risk of the fuel losing its stability and breaking down leading to deposits in fuel system filters and purifiers,’ it said.
Volume of bunkers sold at the Atlantic Entrance jumped 48% to 111,235 mt in April on year.
Methanol able to produce carbon neutral emission performance; but other issues need to be further analysed.
The Lloyd’s Register FOBAS service recorded 95 off-spec bunker cases at international ports in H2 September.
Fuels tested had values ranging between 79 to 110 mg/kg, above the 60 mg/kg limit under ISO 8217:2017.
The number of cases was a 34% drop from the figure seen a month ago in the second half of March.
The bank is filing an application for pre-action discovery at the High Court of the Republic of Singapore in order to ascertain its future direction of proceedings against Sinfeng, according to court documents.
‘We need to keep in mind the saying “penny wise pound foolish”,’ says Captain Rahul Choudhuri, the Managing Director AMEA at VPS, who stresses on the essential role of the Bunker Surveyor.
Legal representatives met at the High Court on Tuesday to discuss the discharge of KPMG liquidators from all liability in respect of conduct in the course of winding up, show court documents.
Global sentence adjusts to 80 month’s imprisonment term for both Chang and Koh under application of the Masui sentencing framework; fine of SGD 6.2 million against Chang remains unchanged.
Company has been ranked EIGHTH for 2020; ‘we are humbled and proud to be placed amongst the top ten winners of the Enterprise 50 Awards,’ says Satnam Singh, COO, Sing Fuels.
Mads Bjornebye, Manager of Bunker Services at Teekay Tankers Ltd, shares about the company’s perspective of e-BDNs, bunker purchasing & planning tools, while offering his thoughts on future marine fuels.
