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SIBCON 2024: Some Shipping Firms Now Comfortable With $80/MT Scrubber Spread

SIBCON 2024: Some Shipping Firms Now Comfortable With $80/MT Scrubber Spread

While historically owners were looking for a scrubber spread of $100/mt or $150/mt, some are now comfortable with one as low as $80/mt, Oldendorff's Jens Maul Jørgensen tells Ship & Bunker.
  1. 12Oct
    However, Gulf states are scrambling to dissuade the strike from happening. Read in Full
  2. 11Oct
    The firm had planned to announce £1 billion of investment in the London Gateway facility at the UK's International Investment Summit on October 14. Read in Full
  3. 11Oct
    Among the unnamed businesses under investigation in the UK are likely to be maritime insurance firms. Read in Full
  4. 11Oct
    Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index gained $4/mt to $616.50/mt on Thursday, having reached the lowest level since October 3 the previous day. Read in Full
  5. 11Oct
    Minerva expects to see the Med ECA driving a 30% increase in global MGO demand and a 5% cut in fuel oil demand, CEO Tyler Baron tells Ship & Bunker. Read in Full
  6. 11Oct
    The technology's downsides may prove insurmountable in many cases, according to one shipping executive. Read in Full
  7. 11Oct
    Singapore biofuel bunker demand may reach 2 million mt next year, Vitol Asia CEO Mike Muller tells Ship & Bunker. Read in Full
  8. 11Oct
    The ports in question are Ulsan, Shanghai, Singapore, Port Said, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, Maersk Oil Trading CEO Emma Mazhari tells Ship & Bunker. Read in Full
  9. 10Oct
    Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from October 3 – October 9, 2024. Read in Full

Methanol Bunker Prices

Gray Methanol MEOH-VLSFOe MEOH-MGOe
$/mt    +/- $/mte    +/- $/mte    +/-
Singapore 370.50 10.00 762.50 11.50 790.50 12.00
Rotterdam 403.50 8.50 829.50 42.00 860.00 43.50
Houston 365.50 12.00 752.00 4.00 779.50 4.00
Fujairah 252.00 4.50 518.50 28.50 537.50 29.50

Insights & Analysis More

  1. INTERVIEW: World Fuel Services Promotes Benefits of Bunker Additives
    Oct 07
    Based on a rough straw poll of its larger customers, World Fuel estimates about half of them are using additives in their fuel at least some of the time, the company tells Ship & Bunker.
  2. MARKET SURVEY: Q2 Bunker Hub Demand Jumped by 1.9% on Year With Red Sea Diversions
    Oct 03
    Global bunker hub demand continued to climb on a yearly basis in Q2, with Red Sea diversions the largest factor setting the market's direction.
  3. INTERVIEW: Fratelli Cosulich Sees Strong Prospects for Methanol Bunkers in Asia
    Oct 01
    New methanol production coming online in Asia will provide opportunities for its use as a bunker fuel there, Fratelli Cosulich's Guido Cardullo tells Ship & Bunker.
  4. VPS: Is Your Vessel Fully Protected From the Dangers of Poor-Quality Fuel?
    Oct 01
    Steve Bee, group commercial director of VPS, discusses how to avoid fuel quality problems affecting your ship.
  5. INSIGHT: Engine Performance is Key to Emissions Abatement
    Sep 25
    Matthias Winkler of fuel analysis firm CMT discusses ways shipowners can improve efficiency by paying closer attention to engine performance.
  6. VPS: What Offshore Vessel Owners Need to Know About the New EU Regulations
    Sep 25
    VPS sets out its guidance on upcoming changes to EU regulations for the offshore segment.
  7. IMO MEPC Meeting Must Bring Regulation Clarity to Drive Green Fuel Production: IBIA
    Sep 18
    Investors in decarbonisation projects will be waiting for more clarity on regulations before committing to new activity, IBIA's Edmund Hughes tells Ship & Bunker.
  8. ANALYSIS: Singapore August Bunker Sales Gain 6.5% on Year
    Sep 16
    Singapore's 2024 sales are heading for a gain of 4.6% from 2023's record high.

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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Yemen & Red Sea Attacks

  1. UK Reports New Ship Attack in Red Sea
    Oct 10
    The ship came under attack about 70 nautical miles south-west of Al Hudaydah at 00:10 AM UTC on Thursday.
  2. Rise in Shipping Traffic Prompts Mauritius to Protect Part of Coastline
    Oct 01
    Change of status should come into force next year
  3. Second Ship Attack Reported in Red Sea
    Oct 01
    The ship came under attack about 97 nautical miles north-west of Al Hudaydah at 4:15 AM UTC on Tuesday, following a separate incident earlier in the morning.
  4. UK Reports New Ship Attack in Red Sea
    Oct 01
    The ship came under attack about 64 nautical miles north-west of Al Hudaydah at 1:40 AM UTC on Tuesday.
  5. Israeli Targets Yemeni Ports for Airstrikes
    Sep 30
    Israeli aircraft attacked the ports of Ras Isa and Hodeidah on Sunday.

Top Stories More

  1. SIBCON 2024: Minerva Bunkering Acquires Bomin Group
    Oct 09
    The acquisition will add to Minerva's supply footprint in the Americas, Minerva CEO Tyler Baron tells Ship & Bunker.
  2. Bunker One to Launch LNG Bunker Physical Supply From January
    Oct 09
    The firm will add physical LNG and mass balanced LBM to its supply portfolio in Northwest Europe from January 2025.
  3. INTERVIEW: World Fuel Services Promotes Benefits of Bunker Additives
    Oct 07
    Based on a rough straw poll of its larger customers, World Fuel estimates about half of them are using additives in their fuel at least some of the time, the company tells Ship & Bunker.
  4. Peninsula to Charter Three New Methanol Tankers From HTM
    Oct 04
    The ships will be able to deliver both biofuel blends -- up to 100% in biofuel content -- and methanol.
  5. US Port Strike on Hold as Longshoremen Agree to Further Contract Negotiations
    Oct 04
    The International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance have agreed to extend the previous master contract setting wages and employment conditions until January 15, 2025.

Decarbonisation and Alternative Marine Fuels & Power More

  1. SIBCON 2024: Shipping Executive Casts Doubt on Usefulness of Carbon Capture
    Oct 11
    The technology's downsides may prove insurmountable in many cases, according to one shipping executive.
  2. SIBCON 2024: Carbon Capture Providers Waiting for IMO Regulatory Support
    Oct 09
    The industry is waiting for a revision of the IMO's CII regulation to take into account carbon capture systems' savings in GHG emissions, a carbon capture provider tells Ship & Bunker.
  3. SIBCON 2024: Singapore to Release Ammonia Bunkering Standards Next Year
    Oct 08
    The authorities are planning to publish the new ammonia bunkering standards by the end of 2025, FueLNG's Saunak Rai tells Ship & Bunker.
  4. To Know Your Customer, get to Know the Rules, Says Boss of Software Firm
    Oct 03
    The arrival of FuelEU presents a challenge for shipping companies that bunker players would be wise to understand.
  5. 193 Alternative Fuel Ship Orders Registered in Q3
    Oct 03
    A busy two months of new orders in July and August were followed by a smaller gain in September.

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VLSFO MGO IFO380
$/mt +/- $/mt +/- $/mt +/-
Global 4 Ports Average 588.50 9.00 715.00 8.00 495.00 7.50
Global 20 Ports Average 624.00 7.50 766.00 3.00 519.00 4.50
Global Average Bunker Price 660.00 5.50 835.00 3.00 560.00 4.50
Singapore 620.00 10.00 696.00 8.00 494.50 7.00
Rotterdam 563.00 8.50 685.00 0.50 529.00 8.00
Fujairah 604.50 4.50 775.50 3.00 471.00 6.00
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