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April, 2025
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Fri04Apr	China Announces Retaliatory 34% Tariff Against US Imports China will impose a 34% tariff on all imports from the US from April 10.
Fri04Apr	BUNKER JOBS: Maersk Seeks Senior Fuel Trader in Copenhagen The company is looking for candidates with at least five years of physical commodity trading experience, preferably covering fuel oil or gasoil.
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.
Fri04Apr	Norwegian Methanol-Fuelled Boxship Starts Operations The 1,300 TEU capacity boxship will operate between Norway and the Netherlands.
Fri04Apr	MMMCZCS Leads Project to Retrofit Vessel to Run on Methanol The project is seeking to assess the techno-economic feasibility of retrofitting a conventional-fuelled vessel to run on methanol.
Fri04Apr	BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops for First in Ten Sessions Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index lost $5/mt to $562/mt on Thursday, reaching its lowest level since March 31.
Fri04Apr	GHG Levy Dropped in Favour of Tiered Compliance System at IMO Talks A flat-rate GHG levy, once central to IMO's mid-term plans, has been dropped in favour of a tiered compliance system.
Thu03Apr	Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2025: Week 13 Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from March 27 – April 2, 2025.
Thu03Apr	Mabanaft Signs 100,000 MT/Year Green Methanol Bunker Deal The company has signed a heads of agreement with e-fuels company HIF Global for the planned offtake of methanol produced with renewable power and captured carbon dioxide.

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23Apr

1IMO 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.
24Apr

2South Korea Encourages Shift to Mass Flow Meters for Bunker Measurement

Suppliers in South Korea are already shifting to the use of MFMs, and barge fees are likely to rise in the country as a result, a local source tells Ship & Bunker.
24Apr

3FincoEnergies Expands Maritime Reach with Stake in Dutch Bunker Firm

FincoEnergies has partially acquired the business operations of bunker supplier Oliehandel Klaas de Boer.
24Apr

4VPS: Cashew Nut Shell Liquid – Biofuel Saviour or Concerning Contaminant?

Steve Bee of VPS discusses the potential for cashew nut shell liquid to be used as a biofuel component in bunker blends.
21Apr

5COSCO Criticises US Port Fees for Distorting Fair Competition

Chinese shipping firm COSCO says US port fees on Chinese vessels threaten the normal functioning of global shipping.
25Apr

6Bunker Prices Forecast to be Under $500/mt throughout 2026

Ship & Bunker's latest global average bunker price forecast shows a signifcant drop in expected average prices compared to just 3 months ago.
24Apr

7Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2025: Week 16

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from April 17 – April 23, 2025.
22Apr

8IMO Pushes Ahead with Carbon Capture Framework

Carbon capture's profitability under the IMO 2028 deal will depend upon the system used and how the carbon is disposed of, a Value Maritime representative tells Ship & Bunker.
24Apr

9Minerva Deploys Floating Storage at Jeddah to Boost Red Sea Bunkering

The 113,000 m3 capacity floating storage unit will store VLSFO, HSFO and MGO.
21Apr

10Houthi Capabilities Hit as Iran Pulls Navy from Red Sea: Reports

The move could significantly dent Houthi capabilities, as the group may lose vital Iranian naval support just as US forces intensify operations in the region.

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