Fri 5 Aug 2011, 11:31 GMT

Rotterdam Market Report



CRUDE:

Oil fell to its lowest in 8 months in NY for the biggest weekly decline since May on speculation that fuel demand will falter as US economic growth stalls and Europe’s debt crises worsens.

BARGE MARKET:

No offers // bids

HS ex wharf: Offers -- / Bids --

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

BUNKER MARKET:

Prompt product tight till 9th August in Rotterdam, till 10th August in Antwerp. Below mentioned numbers are not for prompt product. Congestion at installations 3 / 4 days. Gas oil numbers "jumping" up and down. Within 1 hour usd 10 difference

Dutch time: 11:15 hrs

Fuel oil 380 cst rmg 35 - USD 634/636

Fuel oil 380 cst rmg 35 (LS 1,0) - USD 661/663

Marine Gas Oil .86/LS 0,1% - USD 934/940



210,000-tonne tri-fuel ore vessel render. CSSC units sign contract for four tri-fuel ore carriers  

Ships feature a tri-fuel propulsion system combining ethanol, methanol and fuel oil.

Houston skyline. Bunker One seeks oil derivatives trader for Houston desk  

New hire to work alongside trading and sales, providing hedging solutions for physical exposure.

Lyla Pathfinder vessel. Kawasaki delivers 13th LPG-fuelled LPG/ammonia carrier  

86,700-cbm vessel is shipbuilder's 20th delivery featuring LPG-fuel propulsion.

Mein Schiff Relax ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering operation. TUI Cruises puts both InTUItion-class ships on bio-LNG as fleet targets 50,000-tonne CO₂e saving in 2026  

German cruise operator says bio-LNG use across two newbuilds has already cut 26,000 tonnes of CO₂e.

MCE Marine Surveyors logo. MCE Marine Surveyors seeks bunker surveyor in Rotterdam amid growing demand  

Liquid bulk surveyor certificate listed as a preference, as is prior experience in a bunker surveyor role.

Athinagoras vessel. LNG dual-fuel tanker delivered to Capital Ship Management  

Vessel one of two handed over to Greek operators on the same day.

Auramarine quality specialist hiring announcement. Auramarine seeks quality specialist to unify European and Asian management systems  

Finnish fuel supply system maker is recruiting a quality specialist to harmonise its global operations.

Nave Orbit vessel. Navios Maritime Partners takes delivery of LNG- and methanol-ready Aframax tanker  

117,012-dwt Nave Orbit features alternative-fuel readiness and energy-efficiency technology.

PetroChina Petroineos Trading logo. PetroChina International seeks bunker sales manager to drive European growth  

Chinese state-owned energy trader targets ARA expansion with new commercial hire.

CF Anja vessel. Damen delivers HVO-ready CF 3850 to Lithuania’s Juru Agentura Forsa  

CF Anja marks the first newbuild vessel in Forsa’s dry cargo fleet.