Rotterdam Market Report

Tue 15 Mar 2011, 10:31 GMT

Rotterdam Market Report

CRUDE :

Rising concern that situation in Japan will limit crude demand. Tension escalating in Middle East.

BARGE MARKET:

HS ex wharf - Offers 606 / Bids 601

LS ex wharf 1,0% - Offers -- / Bids --

BUNKER MARKET:

Still tight market for prompt product.

Dutch time: 11:00 hrs.

Fuel oil 380 cst rmg 35 - USD 606/608

Fuel oil 380 cst rmg 35 (LS 1,0) - USD 688/692

Marine Gas Oil (LS 86/0,1) - USD 966/968

MGO


		Shipping’s fuel transition faces $9 trillion funding gap, Singapore technical talk to hear Global merchant fleet said to be ordering alternative-fuel vessels faster than the fuels can be produced.

		Netherlands launches R&D phase for electric emergency towing vessels with e-methanol as backup fuel Vessels will operate electrically wherever possible, while e-methanol will serve as fuel during emergency towing operations.

		KPI OceanConnect seeks marine fuel trading intern for China desk in Singapore Bunker firm is recruiting a bilingual staff member to support its China trading operations.

		EmissionLink calls for clarity amid crowded regulatory landscape Emissions management firm calls for practical guidance to prevent duplicate carbon costs under overlapping regulatory regimes.

		Shell forecasts sevenfold rise in LNG bunkering demand to 27m tonnes by 2035 Annual LNG outlook projects global demand reaching nearly 700 million tonnes per year by 2050.

		VPS opens Shanghai laboratory as China’s bunker market expands Sixth laboratory added to global network, targeting faster fuel testing for customers in APAC region.

		Heinrich Wegener joins Global Ethanol Association German family-owned bunker firm joins industry body to support ethanol and methanol adoption.

		Second MSC ultra-large LNG dual-fuel boxship enters dry dock at Zhoushan Changhong International's Daishan Base receives 19,000-teu container vessel built for MSC.

		Deal signed to build four LNG-fuelled gas carriers Quartet of 175,000-cbm LNG vessels destined for Shell charter.

		Changhong International launches LNG container ships and tankers for MSC and Navios Chinese shipbuilder launches four vessels in the space of days, spanning LNG container ships and oil tankers.