Energy group ENOC inks deal with IMS Oil to supply lubricants for up to 16 product tankers.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/282357/enoc-to-supply-marine-lubricants-for-up-to-16-tankers/
Bunkers
Attacks in Gulf of Oman boost Singapore’s fuel sales, UAE loses ground
Reuters reports that the recent attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman have increased insurance costs resulting to the decrease of purchases of marine fuels in the UAE Fujairah oil hub, as shippers are trying to mitigate their time in the Middle East.
Amid escalating tension in the Gulf of Oman, bunkers are firstly opting for Singapore, the world’s top refuelling hub, to purchase marine fuels, while their second choices are India and Sri Lanka.
Reuters’ sources added that...
https://safety4sea.com/attacks-in-gulf-of-oman-boost-singapores-fuel-sales-uae-loses-ground/
Bunker Time Bars: Buyers Beware
In this article, Rebecca Penn-Chambers, Syndicate Executive, Eastern Syndicate, provides an overview regarding common issues surrounding notification of off-specification bunker disputes. As Ms. Penn-Chambers says, bunker quality disputes are not a new phenomenon, but there has been an upward trend in the number of disputes.
The consequences of burning offspecification bunkers can be severe, in extreme cases leading to the breakdown of, or damage to, the vessel’s engines and/or the time and...
Port of Fujairah Readies for IMO 2020 as It Introduces Low Sulphur Bunkers
The UAE-based Port of Fujairah has started offering the IMO 2020-compliant 0.5% sulphur bunker fuel oil.
Happy New Year, Happy 2019 !
Happy New Year to all 7.6 billion people all over Planet Ocean!
I suppose one thing one could say is that there have never been so many cross-currents for international shipping – in other words you have the demands created by the sulphur cap, with its conflicting ‘solutions,’ various dual-fuel formulae to power ships, the emergence of LNG as both cargo and fuel, the imminence (perhaps) of autonomous ships, the advantages of new technology, the risks of cyber-fraud, and the chaos of other...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/01/happy-new-year-happy-2019/
CMA CGM and MSC follow Maersk with bunker surcharges for IMO 2020
MSC and CMA CGM have followed Maersk Line in announcing plans for surcharges to recover the cost of compliance with the IMO’s 2020 0.5% sulphur cap regulations.
The French carrier said that although it was “in favour of using LSFO (low-sulphur fuel oil) for its fleet” it was also “ordering several scrubbers” – exhaust gas cleaning technology that allows ships to continue to burn the cheaper 3.5% sulphur content HFO (heavy fuel …
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https://theloadstar.co.uk/cma-cgm-msc-follow-maersk-bunker-surcharges-imo-2020/