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April, 2025
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Fri04Apr	Fratelli Cosulich to Receive Methanol Bunker Tanker Next Year It can supply methanol, along with biofuel blends up to B100 and conventional marine fuels.
Fri04Apr	Chimbusco Completes China's First e-BDN Bunker Delivery The firm supplied VLSFO to a boxship operated by COSCO using an electronic bunker delivery note.
Fri04Apr	MOL Collaborates With BHP on Biofuel Bunker Use for First Time The firm's bulk carrier bunkered about 1,000 mt of B24-VLSFO in Singapore last month.
Wed02Apr	HMM New Boxship Begins Operations with Green Methanol Bunkering The firm's newly launched methanol boxship bunkered 2,900 mt of green methanol at Shanghai.
Wed02Apr	Golden Island to Start Methanol Bunkering Trials in Singapore From July The trials will be conducted using the company's new bunker tanker, Golden Antares, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.
Wed02Apr	NX Shoji Bunkers Makes First Biofuel Blend Delivery Outside Tokyo Bay The firm had previously conducted a three-month trial of a B20 FAME biofuel blend on its bunker vessel Aiko Maru in Tokyo Bay.
Tue01Apr	Chinese Dual-Fuel Ethane Carrier Design Approved by BV The design of an ultra-large ethane carrier capable of running on ethane and conventional marine fuels has been approved.
Tue01Apr	EcoCeres and Partners Supply HVO Biofuel to Cruise Ship in Singapore The firms supplied 400 mt of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) to a cruise ship in the port.

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30Apr

1Peninsula Hires Bunker Trader in Houston

The new hire was previously director of marine fuel marketing at UET Marine in Houston.
28Apr

2Shipergy Launches New Platform Tracking Variations in Bunker Energy Content

Failing to keep track of energy density variations could be costing shipping companies as much as $25/mt in fuel bills, Shipergy CEO Daniel Rose tells Ship & Bunker.
29Apr

3US Sanctions Three Vessels Over Alleged Ties to Houthis

The ships are accused of delivering cargo to ports under the control of Yemen's Houthi movement.
23Apr

4IMO 2028: How Much Biofuel Will Be Needed to Avoid Penalties?

Initial Ship & Bunker analysis shows ships would need to use between 17.6% and 23.3% biofuel in B100 terms to avoid penalty charges in 2028.
28Apr

5Vitol Bunkers to Offer FuelEU-Compliant Co-Processed VLSFO

The product is being produced at the company's 100,000 b/d Fujairah refinery, and the firm's ship the Elandra Falcon was the first to take on the new fuel at Fujairah.
28Apr

6World Kinect Sees Q1 Bunker Sales Hit Lowest Level Since 2014

Gross profit from the marine segment was $35.7 million in Q1 2025, down from $48.4 million a year earlier.
30Apr

7LNG May Be Cheapest Option for IMO 2028 Compliance: Report

The report assesses the total daily operating costs for VLSFO, LNG, methanol, biodiesel, hydrogen and ammonia, factoring in IMO penalties, fuel prices, capital expenditure and retrofit costs.
30Apr

8TFG Marine Completes First Delivery with E-BDN in the Middle East

The firm has rolled out e-BDN documentation for its bunkering service at the Omani port of Sohar.
30Apr

9Hercules Tanker Management Takes on Biofuel in Gibraltar Strait for First Time

HTM, the shipping company launched by Peninsula owner John Bassadone, has received its first biofuel stem from Peninsula.
29Apr

10FOBAS Bulletin: Chemical Contamination and Operational Problems, Istanbul

FOBAS has tested fuel samples from different vessels that have reported problems with fuel injection equipment seemingly caused by a substance sticking and seizing the jerk type fuel pumps.

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