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Singapore VLSFO Viscosity Jumps to One-Year High at Start of 2024

Singapore VLSFO Viscosity Jumps to One-Year High at Start of 2024

The Singapore bunker market's average VLSFO viscosity was 136.5 CST in Q1, the highest level since the same period a year earlier.
  1. 24Apr
    The incident happened 72 nautical miles south-east of Djibouti at about 9 AM UTC on Wednesday. Read in Full
  2. 24Apr
    Wärtsilä Gas Solutions is set to supply the cargo handling system for the 12,500 m3 vessel. Read in Full
  3. 24Apr
    The company is looking for candidates with a good understanding of legal, regulatory and risk management concepts. Read in Full
  4. 24Apr
    The arrests were both on Monday. Read in Full
  5. 24Apr
    The company is in the process of repurposing storage capacity in Singapore, Brazil and the Netherlands from holding conventional transportation fuels to low-carbon ones. Read in Full
  6. 24Apr
    Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index rose by $1/mt to $662.50/mt on Tuesday, in its first daily advance since April 15. Read in Full
  7. 24Apr
    Wärtsilä will supply 20DF dual-fuel auxiliary gen-sets, operating mainly on LNG, as well as transverse thrusters and main engine control systems for each of the six new ships. Read in Full
  8. 24Apr
    The company is looking for candidates with fluent English and a proficiency with technology. Read in Full
  9. 23Apr
    This caused carbon emissions on the route to increase by 63%, according to the latest analysis by Xeneta. Read in Full
  10. 23Apr
    Meanwhile, proposed Iran sanctions fail to impress traders. Read in Full
  11. 23Apr
    With fund to support feasibility research for AI-driven projects. Read in Full

Insights & Analysis More

  1. INSIGHT: Glander Valencia Office Plays Growing Role in Alternative Bunker Markets
    Apr 18
    Glander International Bunkering's Alvaro Sierra discusses the company's role in the marine energy transition and other industry developments.
  2. ANALYSIS: Singapore Q1 Bunker Demand Hits Record High on Red Sea Diversions
    Apr 15
    If the Q1 total were to be replicated over the rest of 2024, this year's total for Singapore would reach 55.14 million mt, up by 6.6% from 2023's record high.
  3. INTERVIEW: Monjasa Sees Further Volumes Growth and Staff Expansion in 2024
    Apr 15
    Monjasa group CFO Rasmus Knudsen discusses the firm's expectations for 2024 in an interview with Ship & Bunker.
  4. VIEWPOINT: We Have Too Many Junior Bunker Traders
    Apr 11
    Elboil's Can Ertem, writing in a personal capacity, argues the bunker industry is taking on too many junior traders.
  5. INTERVIEW: New IBIA Chairman Seeks Wider Engagement With Shipping Industry
    Apr 02
    New IBIA chairman Constantinos Capetanakis discusses improving relationships between bunker buyers and sellers, as well as plans for his two-year term, in an interview with Ship & Bunker.
  6. INTERVIEW: KPI OceanConnect's Jesper Soerensen on the Near, Medium, and Long Term Future of Marine Fuel
    Apr 02
    "We see that we need to be more engaged in the supply chain than we have traditionally been," Soerensen teslls Ship & Bunker.
  7. INTERVIEW: ZeroNorth Sees Growing Demand for e-BDNs
    Mar 27
    ZeroNorth Bunker Managing Director Kenneth Juhls discusses the outlook for e-BDN uptake in Singapore and beyond in an interview with Ship & Bunker.

Demand at the 17 hubs overall at 138.1 million mt in 2023, up by 1.8% on the year and the most since 2021.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

  1. FBI Opens Criminal Investigation Into Baltimore Bridge Collapse
    Apr 15
    The investigation is examining whether the crew left Baltimore with the knowledge that something could be wrong with the ship.
  2. NTSB Baltimore Investigation Now Focuses on Electrical Issues
    Apr 11
    Video footage of the incident showed lights on the ship going out just beforehand, and the US National Transportation Safety Board is now looking at the possibility of electrical failure.
  3. IBIA Chairman: Bunker Speculation Will Be Detrimental to Baltimore Bridge Collapse Investigation
    Apr 08
    IBIA will address the IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting in May to speak out against speculation on the topic, Chairman Constantinos Capetanakis tells Ship & Bunker.
  4. US Army Expects Full Reopening of Port of Baltimore by End of May
    Apr 05
    Engineers from the US Army Corps of Engineers are working with local, state and federal partners to clear the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
  5. Preliminary Report on Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Be Released 'Within Days': Report
    Apr 05
    The NTSB's full report is likely to take more than a year to prepare, but early findings may be released next week.
  6. Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Details Revealed on Boxship Dali's Bunkering History
    Mar 28
    FuelTrust says container ship Dali was burning MGO at the time of the incident.
  7. Baltimore Collision Investigation to Consider Bunker Contamination as Cause: Report
    Mar 27
    The investigation will consider whether a loss of power on the boxship Dali prior to the collision could have been caused by a bunker fuel problem.
  8. Boxship That Collided With Baltimore Bridge Passed Port State Inspection in September: MPA
    Mar 27
    Investigators from Singapore's Transport Safety Investigation Bureau and the MPA are currently travelling to Baltimore to assist US investigations on the cause of the incident.

Red Sea Attacks

  1. Apr 24
    The incident happened 72 nautical miles south-east of Djibouti at about 9 AM UTC on Wednesday.
  2. Iranian Ship Linked to Houthi Attacks Returns to Iran
    Apr 19
    US defense officials have accused the Iranian-flagged vessel of gathering intelligence on commercial ships passing through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to pass on to Yemen's Houthi movement.
  3. INTERVIEW: Monjasa Sees Further Volumes Growth and Staff Expansion in 2024
    Apr 15
    Monjasa group CFO Rasmus Knudsen discusses the firm's expectations for 2024 in an interview with Ship & Bunker.
  4. MSC Ship Boarded by Iranian Forces Near Strait of Hormuz
    Apr 13
    A seizure of a ship by Iran would point to a significant widening of the threat to global shipping from current geopolitical tensions.
  5. Houthi Attack Targets Maersk Vessel in Gulf of Aden
    Apr 10
    A missile probably targeting the US-flagged 2,500 TEU Maersk Yorktown was fired from an area of Yemen controlled by the Houthi movement on Tuesday morning.

Top Stories More

  1. INTERVIEW: Monjasa Sees Further Volumes Growth and Staff Expansion in 2024
    Apr 15
    Monjasa group CFO Rasmus Knudsen discusses the firm's expectations for 2024 in an interview with Ship & Bunker.
  2. Denmark Bans Scrubber Washwater Discharge
    Apr 11
    The ban will take effect from July 1, 2025 at a distance of up to 12 nautical miles from the Danish coast.
  3. Monjasa Reports Second-Highest Profits in Firm's History in 2023 as Volumes Climbed
    Apr 09
    The firm saw strong volumes gains in the Americas and Asia last year, offset by declines in Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean.
  4. IBIA Chairman: Bunker Speculation Will Be Detrimental to Baltimore Bridge Collapse Investigation
    Apr 08
    IBIA will address the IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting in May to speak out against speculation on the topic, Chairman Constantinos Capetanakis tells Ship & Bunker.
  5. Bunker Holding Plans to Set Up LNG Physical Bunker Supply Firm
    Apr 03
    The company plans to charter LNG bunker barges as part of setting up the new unit.

Decarbonisation and Alternative Marine Fuels & Power More

  1. Sallaum Lines Takes on Bunker-Saving Wärtsilä Systems for Six New PCTCs
    Apr 24
    Wärtsilä will supply 20DF dual-fuel auxiliary gen-sets, operating mainly on LNG, as well as transverse thrusters and main engine control systems for each of the six new ships.
  2. UK Makes Smart Shipping Move
    Apr 23
    With fund to support feasibility research for AI-driven projects.
  3. MOL Tanker Takes on Carbon Capture System
    Apr 22
    Value Maritime will fit one of its Filtree scrubbers with a carbon capture unit to MOL's LR1 tanker the Nexus Victoria.
  4. Ulsan to Build Alternative Bunker Fuel Terminal by 2030
    Apr 22
    Move announced as part of a wider decarbonisation strategy at the South Korean port.
  5. Headway Technology, China's  CEEC Sign Green Hydrogen, Ammonia, Methanol Deal for Marine
    Apr 18
    At its core, the project aims to use recyclable carbon collected from vessels' on-board carbon capture and reuse systems.

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VLSFO MGO IFO380
$/mt +/- $/mt +/- $/mt +/-
Global 4 Ports Average 633.00 3.50 806.00 6.50 498.50 5.00
Global 20 Ports Average 662.50 1.00 858.50 0.50 542.50 2.00
Global Average Bunker Price 718.50 0.50 914.00 1.00 578.50 1.50
Singapore 646.50 5.50 773.50 11.50 521.00 12.00
Rotterdam 604.00 5.00 756.00 5.00 485.50 1.00
Fujairah 650.50 3.00 897.00 13.50 498.50 3.00
Houston 630.50 1.00 798.50 4.00 489.00 3.00
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