Wed 3 Apr 2013, 11:52 GMT

Rotterdam Market Report



CRUDE:

WTI rose as US equities surged after data showed US factory orders exceeded forecasts, signalling increasing economic growth and fuel demand.

BARGE MARKET:

No offers // bids.

BUNKER MARKET:

Market decreased in line with lower crude numbers. Product tight with some suppliers till early next week. Below numbers not applicable to prompt product.

Dutch time: 11:30 hours

Fuel oil 380 cst RMG 35 HS 3.5% - USD 610-613

Fuel oil 380 cst RMG 35 LS 1.0% - USD 630-634

Marine Gas Oil .86/LS 0.1% - USD 930-933

Marine Gas Oil DMA .89/LS 0.1% - USD 907-910.


Mount Asahi vessel. CSSC delivers LNG dual-fuel bulker to Eastern Pacific nearly four months early  

210,000-tonne Mount Asahi handed over ahead of contract schedule.

Mount Vision vessel. New Times Shipbuilding delivers three LNG dual-fuel tankers in four days  

Chinese yard hands over one VLCC and two Aframax-size crude tankers within a single week.

Mercedes Pinto vessel TTS LNG bunkering. Baleària ferry completes LNG bunkering at regular berth in Las Palmas for first time  

LNG refuelling of Mercedes Pinto set to take place weekly without changing berth.

Baltic Timber vessel. Baltic Shipping Company takes delivery of wind-assisted hybrid coaster  

3,550-dwt vessel is fitted with Econowind VentoFoils and a battery package.

Pakistan flag. Vitol Bunkers launches first commercial bunkering service at Gwadar Port  

Company begins offering HSFO, VLSFO and LSMGO at the Pakistani deepwater port.

Port of Singapore. Trailing 3-month bunker sales fall to lowest since April 2025 in Singapore  

Bunker volume of 13.569m tonnes sold between April and June was worst result in 14 months.

Glander International Bunkering logo. Glander International Bunkering reports $23.4m pre-tax earnings amid volatile shipping markets  

Bunker trading company says new fuels volumes doubled over the past year, driven by client demand.

Aerial view of tanker vessel at sea. ISO-compliant fuels increasingly causing operational problems, Lloyd’s Register warns  

Latest FOBAS report finds fuel quality risk shifting beyond off-specification fuels.

Bioethanol bunkering at the Port of Santos. Bunker One completes Latin America’s first bioethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container vessel  

500,000-litre delivery at Santos marks a first for bioethanol as a marine fuel.

Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) logo. MTF issues safety management guidelines for methanol-fuelled ships  

New MTF report offers recommendations for developing and strengthening safety management systems for methanol as a fuel.