Fri 27 Feb 2015, 11:34 GMT

Rotterdam Market Report


Market report from Marine Bunkering (Rotterdam) B.V.



Crude:

The oil market will rebalance in the next few months as a price collapse boosts consumption and curbs supplies, the International Energy Agency said - a day after Saudi Arabia's oil minister told reporters demand is rising.

Bunker Market:

Product / supply situation remains tight with some suppliers at least till 4/5th March. Market firming in line with increasing crude numbers and paper market.

Dutch Time: 11.40 hours

Fuel oil RMG 380 HS 3.5% - USD 318-321

Marine Gas Oil DMA .89/ LS 0.1% - USD 570-574.


KRATT vessel. Estonia launches biomethane-battery workboat for state fleet  

38-metre KRATT is said to be the first vessel of its kind in the region.

YM Willpower bunkering operation via SIMOPS. Yang Ming completes first LNG SIMOPS bunkering for YM Willpower in Shanghai  

Dual-fuel boxship receives 2,000 tonnes of LNG during simultaneous cargo operations.

Chris Kruger, AYK Energy. AYK Energy and Gebhard Electro secure two vessel electrification contracts  

A new dredger and a patrol vessel retrofit form the latest battery projects for the duo.

Pan Ke and Yang Chunhua. Everllence and Hudong-Zhonghua sign engineering design agreement for LNG carrier development  

Agreement covers 180,000-cbm LNG carrier featuring a hybrid-electric propulsion system.

Corvus Energy technicians. Corvus Energy partners with Belga Marine to support Brazil’s battery-powered offshore fleet  

Norway-based energy storage firm expands aftermarket service network into Brazil’s growing offshore market.

Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) logo. Singapore Shipping Association updates biofuels bunkering FAQ for 2026  

SSA releases latest edition of its biofuel bunkering guidance document for the Port of Singapore.

Lake Victoria 700th LNG bunkering operation graphic. Eastern Pacific Shipping reaches 700th LNG bunkering operation  

Singapore-based shipowner logs nearly 3 million cbm of LNG bunkered over nearly six years.

Tsurugidake naming ceremony. MOL holds naming ceremony for fourth LNG dual-fuel VLCC  

Vessel, named Tsurugidake, features an LNG fuel tank with a capacity exceeding 10,000 cbm.

VPS Carbon Reduction seminar graphic. VPS to host Bergen seminar on marine fuel quality, lubricants and decarbonisation regulation  

Free-to-attend event on September 16 will feature speakers from VPS and DNV.

Launching ceremony of Carlotta Cosulich. Cosulich Marine Energy launches third methanol-ready bunker tanker in China  

Carlotta Cosulich launched at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard, leaving one vessel in series still to come.