Rotterdam Market Report

Tue 15 Jan 2013, 11:29 GMT

Rotterdam Market Report

CRUDE:

Oil rose to its highest level in almost four months as service began on the expanded Seaway pipeline and heating oil jumped.

BARGE MARKET:

No offers // bids.

BUNKER MARKET:

Congestion at loading installations Antwerp and Rotterdam. Below numbers not applicable to prompt product.

Dutch time: 11:45 hours

Fuel oil 380 cst RMG 35 HS 3.5% - USD 611-613

Fuel oil 380 cst RMG 35 LS 1.0% - USD 645-647

Marine Gas Oil .86/LS 0.1% - USD 965-968

Marine Gas Oil DMA .89/LS 0.1% - USD 945-948.

MGO Netherlands Rotterdam (NL)


		Construction begins on liquefied biogas facility at Port of Gothenburg Nordion Energi's new plant aims to open up Swedish biogas supply to shipping and other sectors beyond the gas grid.

		Axpo completes first LNG bunkering of cruise ship at port of Naples Sun Princess bunkered at Naples, marking the first LNG operation on a cruise vessel at the Italian port.

		Kamei Corporation begins Japan’s first ship-to-ship HVO supply at Keihin Port Japanese energy company launches HVO bunkering operation using drop-in biodiesel fuel brand Susteo.

		SSA launches green fuels training course ahead of low-carbon transition The Singapore Shipping Association has introduced a course covering alternative marine fuels and emissions frameworks.

		The Nautical Institute launches bunkering and engineering assessors course New programme targets behavioural competency and human factors in high-risk shipboard operations.

		ABB retrofits expedition yacht with hybrid-electric propulsion for Galápagos operations The conversion will make the 1970s-built vessel the first hybrid-electric yacht of its type in the archipelago, says ABB.

		Grimaldi christens ammonia-ready car carrier Grande Svezia at Swedish port Grimaldi Group's new PCTC, delivered in December 2025, claims fuel savings of up to 50%.

		CMA CGM Notre Dame sets sail as world’s largest LNG-powered container ship The 24,212-teu vessel leads a series of ten next-generation French-flagged ships.

		IMO seeks head of climate action and clean air section London-based role to oversee GHG emissions reduction and air pollution prevention from ships.

		Strategic port hubs could accelerate sustainable marine fuel adoption, report finds Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub identifies priority ports and trade routes for alternative fuel infrastructure.