Tue 3 Nov 2009, 06:14 GMT

Singapore Market Commentary (with evening update)



Evening Price Update

Cargoes trading concluded firm this afternoon. Fueloil cargo went up USD6.00/MT while Gasoil cargo surged by close to USD1.00/BBL. No deal was reported on screen upon MOC. Delivered products were being quoted the same as cargoes sentiment, though WTI Access trading is showing some weakness. Meantime, our bunker indication is revised upward for all grades, amid average demand.

Morning Commentary

NYMEX Crude price has been like a roller-coaster effect recently. It rebounded back last night to settle at USD78.13 a barrel. As a result, both Fueloil and Gasoil papers were valued firmer by about USD3.50/MT and USD1.50/BBL respectively.

WTI Access trading is showing marginal gain this morning. Meantime, our bunker indication remains unchanged, except the MDO/MGO which were adjusted upward


Truck-to-ship (TTS) LNG bunkering at Port of Palermo. Molgas completes first LNG bunkering operation at Palermo  

Spanish energy firm carries out maiden LNG delivery at Sicilian port.

Maersk 5,900-teu vessel. Tsuneishi China delivers third methanol dual-fuel boxship in series  

Zhoushan shipbuilder hands over another 5,900-teu Maersk container vessel.

Type approval test (TAT) for ME-LGIA ammonia engine. Everllence completes type approval test for ammonia engine ahead of sea trials  

Eight classification societies oversee testing of ME-LGIA ammonia engine at Copenhagen research centre.

Zhong Ran 23 vessel. CPN bunker barge becomes first vessel listed under Hong Kong’s new quality bunkering scheme  

Zhong Ran 23 achieves listing under the Marine Department’s voluntary mass flow metering initiative.

Peder Moller, Bunker Holding. Bunker Holding posts $73m pre-tax profit amid geopolitical headwinds and board overhaul  

Marine fuels exceeds its own expectations despite 4% revenue decline.

Oilmar Board of Directors graphic. Oilmar formalises governance structure with establishment of board of directors  

Dubai-based marine fuels trader Oilmar appoints three-member board.

Henrik Andersen, Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Vestas Wind Systems CEO appointed vice chair of Bunker Holding  

Henrik Andersen joins the board of the marine fuels group with more than two decades of international business experience.

Tina Revsbech, Maersk Tankers. Maersk Tankers CEO Tina Revsbech joins Bunker Holding board  

Danish USTC Group appoints shipping veteran to subsidiary’s board of directors.

Yampu vessel. CSL delivers world’s first battery-powered self-unloading bulk carrier  

MV Yampu will transport limestone for Adbri in Australia, with full electric operation targeted by 2031.

Illustration of hydrogen fuel cell system. NYK, Yanmar and Eneos to install hydrogen fuel cell system on new Tokyo dining cruise vessel  

Three Japanese companies are collaborating to bring hydrogen propulsion to a dining cruise ship due to enter service in 2027.