LNG retrofit will rate higher under CII, says SEA-LNG analysis

LNG is the best fuel option for owners considering how to extend vessel life and secure CII compliance through retrofit, according to SEA-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate the benefits of the LNG fuel pathway for shipping decarbonisation. In a piece of analysis released, the coalition finds significant benefits to a business choosing

Prax expands its bunker fleet with Fortuna II tanker addition

UK oil refiner Prax Group is expanding its bunkering fleet with the acquisition of the 2020-built product tanker Fortuna II. The 68 m long Fortuna II can carry very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and marine gas oil, and is able to supply bunkering services in ports right along the UK coast and in northwestern

First biofuel bunker operation for a vehicle carrier completed in Singapore

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) have completed the first biofuel bunker operation for a vehicle carrier in Singapore. The operation was completed with the support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. The MOL-operated car and truck carrier, Heroic Ace, was refuelled by TotalEnergies-supplied biofuel on 11 June 2022 via

Bunker sales in Singapore increased in May 2022

Bunker sales in Singapore for May 2022 totalled more than 4mn t, up by 373,000t from the previous month and by 1.1pc from a year earlier. It was the first time this year since January that monthly sales have been above 1mn t this year, as well as the highest total so far in 2022.

MOL will commence biofuel sea trials

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd’s (MOL’s) group company, MOL Drybulk Ltd. will start sea trials of Panamax bulk carrier ‘C.S. OLIVE’, chartered from Chugoku Sougyo CO., Ltd. using biofuel in late June 2022. MOL has signed a deal for biofuel supply with Chevron Singapore Pve. Ltd., and about 500 tons of International Sustainability & Carbon Certification

B20M biofuel trials completed by Great Eastern Shipping company

The Great Eastern Shipping Company has completed India’s first trials on an MR tanker in international waters using biofuel-blend. The trials were conducted on biofuel grade B20M, a blend of ISCC certified 20% FAME biofuel and 80% VLSFO was bunkered at Dubai anchorage, UAE from a German company UNIPER Energy. The trials were conducted with

China’s bunker exports take a dip

China’s exports of marine fuel in March plunged 15% from a year ago, customs data showed. The exports were hit by high prices and Covid-19 curbs at domestic ports. March shipments were 1.42 million tonnes, data from the General Administration of Customs showed. Most of this was very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), with a maximum

Bunker sales take a dip in Singapore

Bunker sales in Singapore in February totalled 3.5mn t, down sharply by 532,000t from the previous month and down by 15pc from a year earlier. This was the lowest monthly total in at least 14 months, according to data from the city state’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA). The MPA has only provided monthly data

MGO sales in Panama down by 9.7%

Some 377,649 metric tonnes (mt) of marine fuel were sold in Panama last month – 9.7% down on the 418,415 mt registered in February 2021. Last month’s total also represented a 16.4% drop on the 451,664 mt of marine fuel sales recorded in January. A total of 229,359 mt of very low sulphur fuel oil

China’s exports of VLSFO increased 21%

China’s clean marine fuel exports rose 21% in the first two months of 2022 from a year ago, following an increase in Beijing’s export quotas, customs data showed. Exports of low-sulphur fuel oil reached 3.64 million tonnes in January and February, up from 3.02 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year, data from the