Fri 11 Sep 2015, 13:44 GMT

Vitol starts supplying in Houston and Mississippi River


Product to be sold under the V-Marine Fuels brand name.



Vitol has announced that it has begun supplying physical bunker fuel in Houston and the Mississippi River.

Bunker grades RMG, RMK and DMA 0.1% will be marketed under the V-Marine Fuels brand name on a retail (delivered) basis in Houston, the company said.

Eric Kuo, Vitol, remarked: "For 25 years, Vitol has reliably supplied the wholesale Houston market with quality product. From today, a broader range of customers will be able to benefit from our competitive offering, in Houston and the Mississippi."

V-Marine Fuels currently supplies physical bunker fuel to ships in the ports of Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), Fujairah and Khor Fakkan (UAE), Hamburg and Bremerhaven (Germany), Canaveral (US), the Thames River, English Channel & Northern France (UK and France) and Rotterdam (Netherlands).


Capital's LNG-powered vessel. Chinese shipbuilder delivers 155,500-dwt LNG dual-fuel crude oil tanker  

Vessel handed over to Capital Ship Management Corp in China.

Glovis Lighthouse vessel. Seaspan takes delivery of first 10,800-ceu dual-fuel LNG car carrier  

Glovis Lighthouse enters service as one of a handful of vessels globally to exceed 10,000 CEU capacity.

Port of Rotterdam, Maersk, Core Power and Lloyd's Register logos. Rotterdam study maps pathway for nuclear-powered commercial ship port calls  

A joint study by Lloyd's Register, the Port of Rotterdam, Core Power and Maersk examines the feasibility of nuclear vessel port calls.

Hakata waterfront. Kinkai Yusen conducts first biofuel demonstration on domestic ro-ro vessel at Hakata Port  

Japanese shipping company to trial B24 biofuel blend aboard the vessel Nanotsu on 16 June.

Norwegian Energy Trading (NET) AS logo. Norwegian Energy Trading renews ISCC certification for biofuel trading  

Norwegian bunker trader says renewal reflects growing biofuel volumes and commitment to verifiable sustainability standards.

Ivy Cove vessel. Jiangnan delivers VLAC with LPG dual-fuel main engine  

Vessel is claimed to be the world’s first 93,000 cbm very large ammonia carrier.

BIMCO logo. BIMCO adopts biofuel clause for time charter parties  

Shipping body has introduced a new contractual clause to govern the use of biofuels under time charter agreements.

Prince Madog hydrogen fuel cell retrofit receives LR certification. UK research vessel Prince Madog wins LR certification for hydrogen fuel cell retrofit  

Lloyd’s Register certifies what is claimed to be the first sea-going, manned hydrogen retrofit of its kind.

World Fuel logo. World Fuel seeks marine lube operations and sales executive in Greece  

US firm is recruiting for a commercial role focused on marine lubricants, based out of its Glyfada office.

ECSA Parliamentary Breakfast event. European Shipowners calls for fuel supplier mandates and ETS revenue investment ahead of policy revision  

Industry body urges EU policymakers to redirect carbon revenues into clean marine fuel production.