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ISO Launches Specifications for Methanol as a Marine Fuel

ISO Launches Specifications for Methanol as a Marine Fuel

The ISO 6853:2024 specifications, the first of their kind, cover the general requirements and properties for methanol specifically being used as marine fuel.
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Methanol Bunker Prices

Gray Methanol MEOH-VLSFOe MEOH-MGOe
$/mt    +/- $/mte    +/- $/mte    +/-
Singapore 359.50 6.50 739.50 0.00 766.50 0.00
Rotterdam 430.50 2.50 886.00 0.00 918.50 0.00
Houston 4090.50 0.00 823.50 0.00 854.00 0.00
Fujairah 240.00 0.50 493.50 0.00 512.00 0.00

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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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  1. ISO Launches Specifications for Methanol as a Marine Fuel
    Nov 20
    The ISO 6853:2024 specifications, the first of their kind, cover the general requirements and properties for methanol specifically being used as marine fuel.
  2. INTERVIEW: Opsealog Sees Potential for 10-12% Bunker Consumption Cuts in Offshore Segment
    Nov 14
    A trial of the company's services delivered 45-50 mtCO2e reduction per vessel per month to a maritime services firm earlier this year, Opsealog's Arnaud Dianoux tells Ship & Bunker.
  3. ANALYSIS: Singapore October Bunker Sales Jump to Nine-Month High
    Nov 14
    If the year-to-date total were replicated over the rest of 2024, this year's total for Singapore would reach 54.36 million mt, up by 4.9% from 2023's record high.
  4. FEATURE: Should Bunker Firms be Wary Over Use of WhatsApp in Deals?
    Nov 11
    Ship & Bunker explores whether legal and compliance concerns are starting to outweigh the apps' unquestioned convince.
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VLSFO MGO IFO380
$/mt +/- $/mt +/- $/mt +/-
Global 4 Ports Average 548.00 2.00 694.50 5.00 458.50 4.50
Global 20 Ports Average 586.00 0.00 759.00 0.00 488.00 4.00
Global Average Bunker Price 633.50 1.00 798.50 0.50 530.50 4.00
Singapore 569.50 6.50 680.00 10.50 467.50 5.50
Rotterdam 514.00 2.50 676.00 7.50 457.00 6.50
Fujairah 561.00 0.50 751.00 1.50 458.50 6.50
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