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July, 2025
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Wed23Jul	Tsuneishi Launches World's First Dual-Fuel Methanol Kamsarmax Bulker The 98,000 m3 vessel will be officially delivered in January 2026.
Wed23Jul	Zhoushan Bunker Sales Surge 10.5% in 1H 2025 as Other Major Hubs See Declines About 3.91 million mt of bonded bunker fuel was sold in 1H 2025.
Tue22Jul	Shenzhen and Hong Kong Release Joint Guidelines on Methanol Bunkering Shenzhen and Hong Kong have jointly issued safety guidelines for methanol bunkering to align maritime practices across the Greater Bay Area.
Fri18Jul	K Line Takes Delivery of LNG-Fuelled Car Carrier The 75,259 gross tonne vessel can carry around 6,900 vehicles.
Fri18Jul	Taiwan's Yang Ming Orders Seven Dual-fuel LNG Boxships All seven ships are expected to be delivered between 2028 and 2029.
Thu17Jul	Seatrium Secures $400 million Sustainability-Linked Credit Facility from Bank Since 2023, the firm has secured $3 billion of green loans and financing.
Thu17Jul	BUNKER JOBS: Arte Bunkering Seeks Trader in Singapore The company is looking for candidates with at least three years of bunker trading experience and a transferable client portfolio.

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18Aug

1Bunker Holding Head of Global Accounts Steps Down

The executive has worked for Bunker Holding since July 2016.
20Aug

2Global Head of Fuel Decarbonisation at Trafigura Steps Down

Rasmus Bach Nielsen has stepped down as global head of fuel decarbonisation at Trafigura as of August 19 and will take a 12-13-month career break.
19Aug

3First Ammonia-Fuelled Ships to Run on Ammonia Only 25-50% of the Time: Report

Getting to Zero Coalition says early ships will use ammonia only part of the time as operators take a cautious approach.
19Aug

4Explosion Reported on Coal Carrier in Baltimore

The explosion was reported at about 6:30 PM local time on Monday.
13Aug

5US Rejects IMO's Net-Zero Framework, Calls it Unfair Burden

The US said the framework favours China and pushes costly marine fuels while excluding readily available fuels like LNG and biofuels.
20Aug

6US Coast Guard Reopens Baltimore Channel Following Coal Carrier Explosion

A 500-yard safety zone remains in place around the W Sapphire.
20Aug

7MOL and Itochu to Collaborate on Singapore Ammonia Bunkering in 2027

The ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering will be conducted using their own ships.
18Aug

8Fuelre4m: Rethinking Fuel Efficiency in Maritime Shipping

Rob Mortimer, CEO of Fuelre4m, discusses the limitations of using Specific Fuel Oil Consumption and manufacturer power curves to measure fuel efficiency.
19Aug

9Norden Expands Biofuel Use But Sees Global Sourcing as Key Hurdle

Jan Rindbo of Norden sees the price gap between biofuels and conventional marine fuels narrowing with IMO 2028 rules.
15Aug

10Island Oil Hires Head of Israel Physical Supply From Peninsula

The new hire previously worked for Peninsula since November 2009.

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