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Helmsman Supply To Offer Biofuel Blends In Hong Kong From September

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Bunker supplier Helmsman Supply expects to start supplying biofuel blends in Hong Kong from next month, reports engine online.

Biofuel

The company will supply biofuel blends in the range of B15-B24, which are made up of 15-24% biofuel components blended with 76-85% VLSFO or gasoil.

The biofuel components will be produced from used cooking oil. Stems will be delivered via barges.

The minimum order quantity will be 100 mt and lead times of around a week are recommended, the...

https://mfame.guru/helmsman-supply-to-offer-biofuel-blends-in-hong-kong-from-september/

TMS Tanker Conference programme taking shape

Work is well underway on the programme for the TMS Tanker Conference 2023 which takes place on 8th November at the Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai. The event, due to be attended by all the region’s leading tanker owners and operators, will feature an exciting and high profile range of speakers and panellists that will be announced shortly.

This year the primary focus of the three conference sessions will be on environmental protection and sustainability, assessing how tanker shipping can take a lead...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/tms-tanker-conference-programme-taking-shape/

Mawani signs deal to build Yanbu bunker facility

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed an agreement with Alba Nova International and Taraf Alagar to set up an integrated bunker station at King Fahad Industrial Port, Yanbu, in partnership with the Ministry of Energy. The facility is considered crucial in meeting the aim of the Ministry of Energy to raise the Kingdom’s share of the regional bunkering market to 10 million tonnes a year, through increased partnerships with major oil storage companies.

The operator of the 393,000 m2...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/mawani-signs-deal-to-build-yanbu-bunker-facility/

Global Bunker Demand Set To Grow As Seaborne Trade Recovers

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The outlook for 2023 is for higher global bunker fuel consumption on the back of longer expected sailing distances for vessels after sales at the key bunker hubs of Singapore and Fujairah fell in 2022, reports SP Global.

The first oil and gas auction

US Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 259, held at the end of March, was closely watched as the first oil and gas auction offered in that area since November 2021. And given that expectations weren’t too high, the auction actually turned...

https://mfame.guru/global-bunker-demand-set-to-grow-as-seaborne-trade-recovers/

Platts To Exclude Russian Oil From Asia Fuel Oil

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Commodities pricing agency S&P Global Platts will be excluding Russian-origin material from its assessments of fuel oil cargoes and bunker fuel in Asia and the Middle East from March 1, the company said in a note to subscribers, says an article published on Reuters.

Earlier consultation

The decision came after an earlier consultation by Platts to review the merchantability of Russian material in Asian high-sulphur and low-sulphur fuel oil and bunker markets.

It added...

https://mfame.guru/platts-to-exclude-russian-oil-from-asia-fuel-oil/

Off-Specs And Bunker Licensing Discussed At IMO

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At the 106th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee, which took place from November 2 to 11, IBIA expressed support for licencing bunker providers but caution regarding how to interpret “off-specs.”

Endangering ship safety

Two papers on fuels that can endanger ship safety were brought to the meeting. The authors of the materials claimed that the Correspondence Group on the Development of Additional Measures to Enhance Ship Safety with Regard to the Use of Fuel...

https://mfame.guru/off-specs-and-bunker-licensing-discussed-at-imo/

[FAQs] How To Reduce Bunker Speed of Your Ship?

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Anyone working in shipping will attest that bunker/fuel is one of the major expenses for any shipping company.

Here’s an article published in Maritime Logistics Professional briefing on critical points for shipowners and charterers to become more profitable.

Here’s an excerpt from that.

Bunker Fuel Cost

The cost of bunker fuel is an easy place to start. Fuel accounts for a massive 60% – 80% of the cost of a voyage. 

Below are the ways an owner can reduce these costs:

Slow...

https://mfame.guru/faqs-how-to-reduce-bunker-speed-of-your-ship/

[FAQs] How To Reduce Bunker Speed of Your Ship?

Credit: Shaah Shahidh/Unsplash

Anyone working in shipping will attest that bunker/fuel is one of the major expenses for any shipping company.

Here’s an article published in Maritime Logistics Professional briefing on critical points for shipowners and charterers to become more profitable.

Here’s an excerpt from that.

Bunker Fuel Cost

The cost of bunker fuel is an easy place to start. Fuel accounts for a massive 60% – 80% of the cost of a voyage. 

Below are the ways an owner can reduce these costs:

Slow...

https://mfame.guru/faqs-how-to-reduce-bunker-speed-of-your-ship/

World’s Largest Marine Fuels Firm Plans Biofuel Expansion

Bunker Holding, the world’s largest marine fuels firm by volume, is planning a significant expansion into biofuels. The firm is hiring a head of biofuels who will be “building up a biofuel fuels business within Bunker Holding,” it said on its website on Monday, reports Ship And Bunker.

A new brand?

The company has not set out whether its expansion will involve a new brand within Bunker Holding, or helping its existing brands add biofuels to their product offering. But in the job advertisement for...

https://mfame.guru/worlds-largest-marine-fuels-firm-plans-biofuel-expansion/

Panama Bunker Fuel Sales Volume Down By 1.66 %

Bunker fuel sales at Panama fell by about 1.66% in September 2022, according to the latest data from La Autoridad Maritima de Panama, also known as the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA), reports Manifold Times.

Bunker sales

Total bunker sales at Panama was 381,570 metric tonnes (mt) in September, compared to sales of 388,027 mt during the similar period in 2021.

In September 2022, the Pacific side of Panama posted bunker sales of 321,419 mt; 219,287 mt of VLSFO, 70,426 mt of RMG 380, 3,580 of marine...

https://mfame.guru/panama-bunker-fuel-sales-volume-down-by-1-66/

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