Glander CEO Predicts Gasoil, MDO To Be Short-term IMO 2020 Fuel Choices

According to a Platts report, most shipowners are looking towards a marine gasoil or marine diesel oil shift in the short term and 0.5% LSFO blends in the mid- to long term in order meet the IMO 2020 sulphur regulations, said Glander International Bunkering CEO Carsten Ladekjaer.

Concerns About Initial Transition Phase

“I do have some concerns, especially for the initial transition phase going into 2020,” Ladekjaer told S&P Global Platts during the 11th International Fujairah Bunkering & Fuel Oil...

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Japan’s Bunker Fuel Sales Fall 18.6% From Nov


According to Trade and Industry data, Japan sold 2.32 million barrels of bonded bunker fuel in December 2018, down 18.6% from November and 8.9% from December 2017, reports Platts.

The Sales Update
  • Bonded bunker fuel sales were up 8.18% from 2017 at 29.7 million barrels for the whole of 2018.
  • METI’s data also showed that Japan’s December 2018 sales of bonded marine diesel oil fell 19.7% month on month and 23.8% year on year, to 59,975 barrels.
  • Marine diesel oil sales were down 21.9% from 2017 at...

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