Wed 6 Mar 2013, 11:58 GMT

Rotterdam Market Report



CRUDE:

WTI advanced from the lowest level this year as equities climbed on company earnings, while the shutdown of a Brent pipeline system after a platform leak boosted the European benchmark.

BARGE MARKET:

Offers Hs 610 / Bids 605
Offers Ls 640 / Bids 630

BUNKER MARKET:

Market stable at the moment. Product tight this week with some suppliers. Below numbers not applicable to prompt product.

Dutch time: 12:38 hours

Fuel oil 380 cst RMG 35 HS 3.5% - USD 608-611

Fuel oil 380 cst RMG 35 LS 1.0% - USD 637-642

Marine Gas Oil .86/LS 0.1% - USD 932-940

Marine Gas Oil DMA .89/LS 0.1% - USD 910-915.


Aerial view of container vessel at sea. Seaspan and Technolog unveil LNG feeder design with four-week ammonia conversion pathway  

Lloyd’s Register grants approval for a 3,370 TEU vessel concept designed for swift transition to zero-carbon fuel.

David Foo, MPA. Singapore’s MPA backs LNG as part of multi-fuel strategy for shipping decarbonisation  

Authority emphasises regulatory frameworks and workforce development as sector navigates geopolitical uncertainty and energy transition.

ABS and PIL sign MoU. ABS and PIL partner on book-and-claim emissions verification  

Classification society to verify fuel consumption and emissions data for shipping line’s alternative fuel claims.

Biofuel bunkering at Port of Açu. Vast completes first biofuel bunkering of tugboat at Brazil’s Port of Açu  

Be8’s BeVant biofuel claims up to 99% CO₂ reduction versus conventional marine diesel.

China’s Da Qing 268 vessel. Ningbo-Zhoushan Port completes first ship-to-ship green methanol bunkering  

Zhejiang province port facility delivered 503 tonnes of methanol to a container ship in one hour.

Ole Sloth Hansen and Arne Lohmann Rasmussen. KPI OceanConnect launches podcast series on bunker markets and geopolitical risk  

Marine fuel supplier debuts audio series examining commodity markets, trade route disruptions and Middle East tensions.

Auramarine biofuels webinar. Auramarine to host webinar on biofuels as a marine decarbonisation solution  

Finnish firm's May event will explore current biofuel options and integration strategies for vessels.

Thomas Bondesen, Christian Ramsdal and Jeanette Rathje, Malik Group. Malik adds bunker trader, technology head and canteen worker  

Danish marine fuels group expands team with three appointments across commercial, technical and operational functions.

Marine Money 2026 forum. AET outlines multi-fuel decarbonisation strategy at Marine Money 2026  

Tanker operator highlights innovative commercial arrangements with charterers to share decarbonisation risks and rewards.

Titan Optimus alongside Peony Leader vessel. Titan Clean Fuels completes first FuelEU Maritime pooling exercise with DNV verification  

Pool included several hundred vessels, with LNG and biomethane helping balance compliance deficits.