Wed 23 Nov 2011, 10:52 GMT

Rotterdam Market Report



CRUDE:

Crude firm as new sanctions against Iran and protests in Egypt raised concern that supplies will be disrupted

BARGE MARKET:

No offers // bids.

HS ex wharf - Offers --/ Bids --

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

BUNKER MARKET:

Prompt product is expected to remain tight this month. Some suppliers hoping to get replenishment over the weekend. Still congestion at installations. Below numbers are not for prompt product.

Dutch time: 10.40 hours

Fuel oil 380 cst rmg 35 - USD 624-627

Fuel oil 380 cst rmg 35 (LS 1,0) - USD 655-660

Marine Gas Oil .86/LS 0.1% - USD 963-968

Marine Gas oil dma LS 0.1% - USD953-958


Professor Lynn Loo, GCMD. Project CAPTURED secures EU ETS recognition and IMO support for onboard carbon capture pathway  

Two regulatory developments strengthen the commercial case for onboard carbon capture and storage at sea.

Vard 9 601 design render. Vard wins €220m contract to build methanol-ready vessels for Trinity House  

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard will replace two ageing Trinity House vessels with hybrid-powered successors.

Sunoco LP logo. Sunoco seeks bunker trader for 'front-line' role to expand marine fuels business  

Professional sought with at least two years' experience in bunker trading or marine fuels commercial sector.

Seaway vessel. Royal IHC delivers methanol-ready TSHD to Boskalis  

The 31,000-cbm Seaway is among the largest trailing suction hopper dredgers in the world.

Ocean Navigator vessel. LNG-powered MV Ocean Navigator completes sea trial ahead of August delivery  

Sallaum Lines ro-ro vessel due to enter commercial service next month.

EmissionLink logo. FuelEU surplus price drop could undermine fuel transition, warns EmissionLink  

Falling compliance costs may discourage real uptake of lower-carbon fuels, the company cautions.

Port of Hamburg. Port of Hamburg moves towards ammonia bunkering readiness with new safety framework  

Hamburg and MB Energy develop risk analysis and safety concept for ammonia ship-to-ship bunkering.

CMA CGM Pantheon naming ceremony. LNG-powered boxship CMA CGM Pantheon named in ceremony  

Vessel is sister ship to CMA CGM Notre Dame and will serve the Asia–Northern Europe trade lane.

Kota Ocean vessel. PIL hiring head of marine fuel procurement in Singapore  

Role requires at least 10 years’ experience in bunkering, shipping or energy sectors.

Arctic Tern and Hai Gang Zhi Yuan STS bunkering operation. EUKOR’s new car carrier completes first biomethanol bunkering at Shanghai on maiden voyage  

EUKOR, SIPG Energy and World Fuel deliver 2,800 tonnes of waste-derived biomethanol to the first Shaper Class vessel.