The Port of Rotterdam has announced as of 1 February 2021, a bunkering license will be required for suppliers to operate at the port of Rotterdam.
The bunkering license will be mandatory for bunker ships that supply fuel oil and (bio) diesel to seagoing vessels with the aim of ensuring that bunkering operations take place in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
The aim of implementing the license is to also promote transparency and reduce dispute cases as seen in the ports of Singapore and Gibraltar, said the port authority.
Further information regarding regulations and applications for the bunkering license is available here.
Photo credit: Port of Rotterdam
Published: 22 October, 2020
Ulrik will be based in the Copenhagen office and will be tasked with a substantial role in managing financial operations and activities.
Increase substantially attributed to oil trading & bunkering services segment due to recovery of maritime industry and global oil prices.
Six-month global trial will involve up to 32 containerships running on a different blends of biofuel to measure CO2 and nitrogen oxide NOx emissions to obtain trend analysis.
Total bunker sales at Panama Canal was 4,744,412 mt in 2020, compared to sales of 5,352,396 mt in 2019, reports Panama Maritime Authority.
Passenger ferry “Xin Ecology” measures 65 meters long, 14.5 meters wide and 4.3 meters deep; the vessel is scheduled to start operating by end of the year.
Lim family owns 41% of Universal Terminal through Universal Group Holdings, and other stakeholders include PetroChina International and MAIF Investments.
Program introduces periodic assessments, mass flow metering data analysis, and regular training for relevant key personnel to better handle the MFMS to ensure a high level of continuous operational competency.
U.S. Claims Register Summary recorded a total USD 833 million claim from a total 180 creditors against O.W. Bunker USA, according to the creditor list seen by Singapore bunkering publication Manifold Times.
Glencore purchased fuel through Straits Pinnacle which contracted supply from Unicious Energy. Contaminated HSFO was loaded at Khor Fakkan port and shipped to a FSU in Tanjong Pelepas, Malaysia to be further blended.
Individuals were employees of surveying companies engaged by Shell to inspect the volume of oil loaded onto the vessels which Shell supplied oil to; they allegedly accepted bribes totalling at least USD 213,000.
MPA preliminary investigations revealed that the affected marine fuel was supplied by Glencore Singapore Pte Ltd who later sold part of the same cargo to PetroChina International (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
‘MPA had immediately contacted the relevant bunker suppliers to take necessary steps to ensure that the relevant batch of fuel was no longer supplied. Further investigations are currently on-going,’ it informs.
