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New Saudi Firm Eleven Energy Hires Two Staff for New Rotterdam Office

New Saudi Firm Eleven Energy Hires Two Staff for New Rotterdam Office

Gert Nell and Yolanda Nell are set to join Eleven Energy's Rotterdam office as of October 1.
  1. 03Sep
    Green Bunkers will make up to €50 million available to finance bunkering operations. Read in Full
  2. 03Sep
    The joint venture has placed an order for two 20,000 m3 LNG bunkering vessels scheduled for delivery in 2027. Read in Full
  3. 03Sep
    The vessel has been delivered by South Korea's Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Read in Full
  4. 03Sep
    They claim the VCR technology used in the dual-fuel engine reduces methane slip by up to 50%. Read in Full
  5. 03Sep
    The new managing director has worked for the company since May 2019. Read in Full
  6. 03Sep
    AIS data shows MSC Aby arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday, with no independent confirmation of the claimed attack. Read in Full
  7. 03Sep
    Maintenance at the refinery, located near Rotterdam, is likely to last more than two months. Read in Full
  8. 03Sep
    Global VLSFO prices are now at their highest level in almost a month. Read in Full
  9. 03Sep
    Moonrock and PowerCon will be developing the infrastructure for the shore power. Read in Full
  10. 03Sep
    Upstream operations account for 30% of LNG's well-to-tank emissions intensity, with methane making up more than a third of that stage. Read in Full

Methanol Bunker Prices

Gray Methanol MEOH-VLSFOe MEOH-MGOe
$/mt    +/- $/mte    +/- $/mte    +/-
Singapore 333.00 2.50 685.50 4.50 710.50 4.50
Rotterdam 285.00 0.50 586.50 1.00 608.00 1.00
Houston 334.00 0.00 687.00 0.00 712.00 0.00
Fujairah 209.50 1.50 431.50 2.50 447.00 3.00

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  1. Dan-Bunkering Faces Bribery Allegation in US Legal Fight With Former Employees
    Aug 29
    Dan-Bunkering has denied an allegation of 'commercial bribery' raised in a lawsuit involving two former US employees over alleged breach of contract.
  2. Fuelre4m: Rethinking Fuel Efficiency in Maritime Shipping
    Aug 18
    Rob Mortimer, CEO of Fuelre4m, discusses the limitations of using Specific Fuel Oil Consumption and manufacturer power curves to measure fuel efficiency.
  3. WinGD: Shipping's Net Zero Future Needs Sharper Signals, Soon
    Aug 15
    WinGD CEO Dominik Scheiter discusses the need for more clarity on the IMO's net-zero framework to emerge as soon as possible.
  4. INTERVIEW: Monjasa Sees Slow Start to Panama Biofuel Sales
    Aug 07
    "We had very different expectations," Monjasa's Jonas Bruslund tells Ship & Bunker.
  5. VPS: Crew Safety Endangered in the Wake of Bunker Failures
    Aug 05
    Steve Bee and Rahul Choudhuri of VPS highlight a recent case where contaminated bunkers led to a loss of propulsion and a safety risk to the vessel and crew.

Insights & Analysis More

  1. Fuelre4m: Rethinking Fuel Efficiency in Maritime Shipping
    Aug 18
    Rob Mortimer, CEO of Fuelre4m, discusses the limitations of using Specific Fuel Oil Consumption and manufacturer power curves to measure fuel efficiency.
  2. Fujairah July Bunker Sales Jump to Three-Month High
    Aug 18
    The Middle Eastern hub saw bunker volumes rebound in July, following weaker demand in June during the Israel-Iran conflict.
  3. WinGD: Shipping's Net Zero Future Needs Sharper Signals, Soon
    Aug 15
    WinGD CEO Dominik Scheiter discusses the need for more clarity on the IMO's net-zero framework to emerge as soon as possible.
  4. ANALYSIS: Higher HSFO Demand Pushes Singapore July Bunker Sales to 18-Month High
    Aug 14
    HSFO's share of the total July bunker fuel sales was 41.3%, up from 38.9% the same month a year earlier.
  5. INTERVIEW: Monjasa Sees Slow Start to Panama Biofuel Sales
    Aug 07
    "We had very different expectations," Monjasa's Jonas Bruslund tells Ship & Bunker.
  6. INSIGHT: LNG/LBM/E-Methane, A Titanic Trio
    Aug 06
    Michael Schaap of Titan Clean Fuels discusses the need not to view LNG, LBM and e-methane in isolation, but as a combination.
  7. VPS: Crew Safety Endangered in the Wake of Bunker Failures
    Aug 05
    Steve Bee and Rahul Choudhuri of VPS highlight a recent case where contaminated bunkers led to a loss of propulsion and a safety risk to the vessel and crew.
  8. ANALYSIS: 2026 Regulatory Cost Increase Far Outweighs Projected Bunker-Price Drop
    Aug 05
    Total intra-EU fuel and compliance costs are forecast to rise by 5.9% from the 2025 year-to-date average to $829.94 per tonne of VLSFO in 2026.
  9. VPS: The Power of Precision Bunker Quantity Surveys
    Aug 04
    Peter van den Boomgaard and Steve Bee of VPS discuss the importance of quantity surveys in bunker procurement.
  10. World Kinect Sees First Quarterly Marine Fuels Loss Since 2017
    Aug 04
    World Kinect posted a loss of $25.6 million from its marine fuels segment in Q2 after an asset impairment that cost it $32 million.

Yemen & Red Sea Attacks

  1. Houthis Claim Attack on Boxship in Red Sea
    Sep 03
    AIS data shows MSC Aby arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday, with no independent confirmation of the claimed attack.
  2. Houthis Claim Missile Strike on Tanker in Red Sea
    Sep 01
    Houthis claim the missile directly hit the tanker, Scarlet Ray.
  3. UKMTO Reports Potential Ship Attack in Red Sea
    Sep 01
    The incident happened about 40 nautical miles south-west of Yanbu at 5:30 UTC on Sunday.

Decarbonisation and Alternative Marine Fuels & Power More

  1. Hanwha and WinGD Produce Low Methane Slip Dual-Fuel Engine
    Sep 03
    They claim the VCR technology used in the dual-fuel engine reduces methane slip by up to 50%.
  2. Oman's Sohar to Enable Shore Power Connectivity for Container Ships
    Sep 03
    Moonrock and PowerCon will be developing the infrastructure for the shore power.
  3. SEA-LNG Backed Study Shows GHG Intensity of LNG Lower Than FuelEU Baseline
    Sep 03
    Upstream operations account for 30% of LNG's well-to-tank emissions intensity, with methane making up more than a third of that stage.
  4. DNV and Singapore Institute Renew Maritime Innovation Partnership
    Sep 02
    DNV and SIT have renewed their MoU to boost maritime innovation and talent development.
  5. Gasum Highlights Bio-LNG Readiness with Gothenburg Delivery
    Sep 02
    Preem's tanker bunkered 120 mt of bio-LNG at Gothenburg, Sweden.

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VLSFO MGO IFO380
$/mt +/- $/mt +/- $/mt +/-
Global 4 Ports Average 498.00 1.00 683.00 4.50 407.50 3.50
Global 20 Ports Average 534.50 1.00 751.00 3.50 447.50 3.50
Global Average Bunker Price 571.00 1.50 795.50 3.00 464.50 3.00
Singapore 510.50 5.50 670.50 10.50 420.50 5.00
Rotterdam 478.50 3.00 664.00 5.50 407.50 0.50
Fujairah 509.00 1.00 736.50 2.50 401.50 3.50
Houston 493.50 3.50 661.00 1.50 401.50 7.00
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Hong Kong 517.50 1.00 659.50 5.00 435.00 5.50
Istanbul 627.50 4.50 750.50 2.00 532.50 2.00
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