More services in addition to bunkering is need at Mauritius port in order for the sector to be successful, says the Marketing and Ocean Operations Manager of Port-Louis based logistics group Celero.
“The state is doing its best on this issue, but I think the operators have to contribute,” Neerish Chooramun told local news agency Le Défi Media in an interview.
“We have a population of 1.3 million and this is not likely to increase. There are growing sectors such as transhipment, among others.”
“Several projects have been announced at the local level but there is a delay in the implementation,” he adds.
“In addition to Bunkering, the port had to be able to offer an efficient set of services so that a ship that dropped anchor at the port that pays a fee could be fully supplied, not only at bunkering but also in ancillary services and products.”
According to Chooramun, the Mauritius Port Authority is organising a maritime week in January 2018.
Celero will be organising a bunker training course with the theme "Moving to Next Level" on 22 January at the event.
The training will be provided by Justin Murphy, the CEO of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) who will brief delegates on the upcoming global sulphur cap for marine fuel on 2020, digitisation of the bunkering sector, and more.
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Published: 29 December, 2017
Introduction of the first LNG bunkering service in Turkey and establishment of an LNG bunkering hub is in line with BOTAS’ company policy, says General Manager.
Saint Kitts and Nevis registered oil tanker was spotted at 26 eastern nautical miles of Tanjung Sedili Kechil, Johor at around 3:36 pm on Tuesday.
The world’s first zero-emission electric propulsion bunker tankers were ordered by Asahi Tanker, a member of the ‘e5 Consortium’, in late March.
Investing alongside funds managed by Amber is Access Capital Partners; Amber and Access have together acquired all of the issued share capital of STR, it said.
Claims 30% market share in the Russian bunker market of Northwestern Federal District.
Subsidiaries include: An Guang Shipping, Dong Fang Shipping & Trading, Hua An Shipping, Hua Kang Shipping, Hua Sheng Shipping, Hua Zhong Shipping.
Firm hopes to leverage partnership in Greece as a springboard to expand into neighbouring and overseas markets including Europe and China, says Robin Van Elderen, Regional Head Bunkers, Europe, Sing Fuels.
Singapore can help less developed countries in SouthEast Asia through ‘piloting and scaling fuels and technology as well as a leading hub for green finance’, said DNV Group President and CEO Remi Eriksen.
Octamar™ Ultra HF, Octamar™ Complete, and Octamar™ F35C were found to have improved the fuel economy while reducing exhaust gas and other emissions of marine engines in a series of trials, states report.
Disposal of evidence has resulted in Singapore not being able to provide full details to the United Nationals Panel of Experts which sought information regarding the case, says Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
‘We are proud to be amongst the first to show the successful steps taken by Singapore’s bunkering ecosystem to remain forward thinking and relevant,’ Choong Sheen Mao, Director of EMF, tells Manifold Times.
‘With the launch of a common data infrastructure, Kenoil aims to continue achieving an end to end visibility and transparency on the bunker data supply chain,’ states Kenoil Managing Director.
