Wed 22 Apr 2015, 11:18 GMT

Rotterdam Market Report


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



Crude:

Oil prices fell on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia announced the end of its military campaign in Yemen, easing tensions in the Middle East, and traders expected another weekly build in U.S. crude stockpiles.

Bunker Market:

Low availability for fuel oil in ARA for the next coming days due to arbitrage to Singapore. 27th of April is King's Day in the Netherlands, so most suppliers work with minimum staff that day.

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

Marine Gas Oil DMA .89/ LS 0.1% - USD 541-548.


Bankruptcy filing documents. Liquid Wind parent company declared bankrupt, business put up for sale  

Swedish e-fuel facility developer enters bankruptcy proceedings, with subsidiaries across three Nordic countries now available for acquisition.

Corvus Energy and BYD Energy Storage strategic agreement signing. Corvus Energy and BYD Energy Storage sign strategic agreement for marine battery development  

Norway-based Corvus and Chinese firm BYD formalise partnership for next-generation lithium iron phosphate systems.

Tide Talks hydrogen webinar graphic. EMSA to host webinar on hydrogen as marine fuel  

Second episode of Tide Talks series scheduled for 29 June draws on agency studies.

Keel-laying ceremony of vessel with builder's hull no. CHB2047. Keel laid for MSC 19,000-teu LNG dual-fuel container ship  

Vessel CHB2047 is being built at Changhong International’s Daishan facility in Zhoushan.

Keys Azalea vessel. NYK achieves over 90% methane oxidation in LNG engine catalyst trial  

Japanese shipping company reports results from onboard test of system designed to reduce methane slip.

We are hiring graphic. Uni-Fuels seeks general manager for Houston bunker trading desk  

Nasdaq-listed marine fuel seller advertises for commercial leader to oversee P&L and customer relationships.

M2I2 grant award event. Emvolon wins Massachusetts grant for biomethane-to-biomethanol conversion system  

Technology converts biomethane into biomethanol at source, with applications including sustainable aviation fuel production.

Nikolaj Holm Kristensen and Tobias Laugesen, Malik Energy. Malik Energy expands team with two new hires in Denmark  

Marine fuel supplier adds chemicals specialist and supplier to Fredericia and Aalborg offices.

Soil boring tests. Straits Bio-LNG reports favourable soil test results for jetty construction  

Preliminary soil boring tests show shallower depth than expected at Singapore-based company’s jetty site.

Evangelia Tsimpidi, Flex Commodities. Flex Commodities hires Trafigura operator for Greek bunker deliveries  

Evangelia Tsimpidi joins from Trafigura Maritime Ventures with experience in ARA and US markets.