Rotterdam Market Report

Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:24 GMT

Rotterdam Market Report

BARGE MARKET:

HS ex wharf - Offers: 448, Bids: 440

LS ex wharf - Offers: 460, Bids: 450

BUNKER MARKET:

MDO no longer available in Rotterdam. Prices jumped up/down yesterday, but at the end of the afternoon market firmed. At the moment market stable.

Dutch Time: 11:30 hours

Fuel oil 380 cst rmg 35 - USD 450/452

Fuel oil 380 cst rmg 35 (LS) - USD 462/465

Marine Gas Oil 86-0.1 - USD 680/685

MGO Netherlands Rotterdam (NL)


		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.

		ISO-compliant fuels increasingly causing operational problems, Lloyd’s Register warns Latest FOBAS report finds fuel quality risk shifting beyond off-specification fuels.

		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.

		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.

		European shipowners call for permanent EU ETS derogations for islands, outermost regions and ice-classed vessels ECSA urges the European Commission to extend maritime ETS exemptions beyond 2030 ahead of directive revision.

		Compliance pooling could help unlock investment in zero-emission marine fuels, says Getting to Zero Coalition A new insight brief argues pooling models must evolve to support long-term e-fuels offtake.

		Peninsula performs maiden bio-LNG delivery in Cádiz Bunker firm has now supplied all three of Royal Caribbean Group’s Icon-class vessels with bio-LNG.

		Oilmar appoints Shawn Ho as senior manager for business development and bunker trading in Singapore Marine fuel seller hires experienced industry professional to bolster its Singapore operations.

		Island Oil expands fleet with acquisition of two tankers for Mediterranean operations Island Polaris and Island Horizon join bunker firm's fleet of vessels.

		Naming ceremony held for LPG dual-fuel ammonia carrier VLAC Meera named during event held in China on 10 July.