New Bunkering

Singapore Establishes New Bunker Standards

Singapore’s bunkering industry will receive a boost with the implementation of a new national standard. As of June 1, 2007, all bunker suppliers in Singapore are required to be certified in accordance with the new Singapore Standard on Quality Management for Bunker Supply Chain (SS 524:2006), in order to renew their bunkering licenses. This was announced by Lim Hwee Hua, Minister of State for Finance and Transport at the opening of the 14th Singapore International Bunkering Conference (SIBCON 2006).

TOTAL Increases Le Havre Options with New Barge

  Total Marine Fuels has increased its bunkering capacity at the port of Le Havre and at the Port 2000 container facilities with the delivery of its new bunkering barge, FS Sara.  At the same time, TMF is also making low-sulphur fuel oil available at the French port for the first time. The double-hulled seagoing FS Sara has capacity for 7,500 MT of fuel oil and 500 MT of MGO, and is to start work immediately.  

Singapore – bunker sample collection and distribution

The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) issued a circular announcing that, effective 1 October, its bunker sample collection and distribution requirements are being changed to provide for collection of five (5) bunker samples. If the ship owner or operator or bunker buyer requires an additional sample, this requirement is to be specified in the contractual agreement for purchase of the bunkers, so as to prevent possible misunderstandings and disputes. (HK Law)

BP Marine and Houston Marine Team Up On Bunkering Venture

BP Marine and Houston Marine Services (HMS) are joining forces to begin a new chapter in ship bunkering in the western U.S. Gulf. Effective, April 2, HMS became BP's dedicated logistics provider in an area from Brownsville, Texas to Lake Charles, La. BP Marine will serve as the marketing arm for bunker sales on behalf of the joint venture and will supply bunker fuel across a broad geographic area of the Gulf.

BIMCO and IBIA Electronic Bunkering Guide

BIMCO, in partnership with the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), has launched a new bunkering guide designed primarily for use by ships’ crew. BIMCO Asia Liaison Officer Thomas Timlen, and IBIA Chief Executive Ian Adams released the BIMCO and IBIA Bunkering Guide on October 27 to delegates in Singapore attending the 16th Singapore International Bunkering Conference. A limited number of hard copies of the electronic guide were offered to delegates

Dubai Maritime City Authority Spearheads Effort to Establish UAE Bunker Standard

DMCA focuses on key issues covering safety, environmental sustainability and dispute resolution in bunkering industry.   Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government entity in-charge of regulating and supervising all aspects of the maritime sector in Dubai, has announced that it is leading a new initiative that seeks to establish a professional bunkering standard in the UAE. DMCA has further revealed that it has gathered key stakeholders in the UAE bunkering industry

Intertanko, Worldscale Address Bunker Price

Intertanko's Worldscale Committee met with Worldscale Association Ltd.'s Management Committee on Nov. 10. The large discrepancy between the current actual bunker prices and the bunker price assumption upon which the Worldscale Schedule's 2000 edition will be based was the major issue at the meeting. The bunker price to be used in the 2000 edition has been assessed at USD 86.50 per ton, that being the average price during the period of Oct. 1, 1998 through Sept. 30, 1999

Aegean Marine Acquires Bunkers at Sea

According to an AP report, Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc., a Greek supplier of fuel and lubricants to ships, said it has acquired Bunkers at Sea, a Belgium-based supplier of marine fuel to vessels in port and at sea. Financial terms were not disclosed. Bunkers at Sea serves about 45 ports located throughout Northern Europe. In 2006, the company recorded total marine fuel sales volumes of more than 325,000 metric tons.

Aegean’s New Bunkering Tanker

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE:ANW) announced that it has taken delivery of the Kerkyra, a 6,290 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China. The vessel is expected to be deployed to the company's market located in Gibraltar. E. Nikolas Tavlarios, President, commented, "Including the Kerkyra, Aegean has taken delivery of seven double-hull bunkering vessels to date in 2009

OW BUNKER APPOINTS NEW REGIONAL MANAGER

Jesper Jervild promoted to Regional Manager, Middle East and South Africa   OW Bunker, one of the world’s leading suppliers and traders of marine fuel, today announced that Jesper Jervild has been appointed to the position of Regional Manager for the Middle East and South Africa.  In his new role, Jervild is based in Dubai and is responsible for all of OW Bunker’s activities in this region. Jesper Jervild has been promoted from the position of Branch Manager of OW