Tag: fuel, Russian ships, Syria, US sanctions
US sanctions Russian ships for delivering fuel to Syria
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions against Russian entities and vessels over their alleged involvement in “a sanctions evasion...
Maersk, Port of Rotterdam sign deal on IMO 2020-compliant fuel
Maersk has signed a deal for the production of IMO 2020-compliant bunker fuel at the Port of Rotterdam that will cover 5-10% of the shipping giant’s annual fuel...
NNPC assures airlines of sufficient fuel supply
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured that it has enough stock of aviation fuel to meet the needs of airline operators and other consumers of...
Low-sulphur fuel to cost 30% more than the current fuel — Drewry
Early indications of prices for low-sulphur fuel oil 0.5% compliant with the IMO 2020 rule showed that the new fuel costs about 30% more than the current,...
Indonesia to enforce IMO 2020 fuel rules on ships
Indonesian-flagged ships will comply with new low-sulphur fuel rules that start next year, the country’s Ministry of Transportation said on Tuesday, after...
Iran grain ships stuck in Brazil without fuel due to U.S. sanctions
Two Iranian vessels have been stranded for weeks at Brazilian ports, unable to head back to Iran due to lack of fuel, which state-run oil firm Petrobras refuses to sell...
EU awaits Argentine response over duties exemption on biodiesel fuel
Producers of Argentine biodiesel have until Friday, Jan. 18 to comment on a proposal by the European Commission for them to sell at a minimum price. The proposal is to...
Strike: Unions vow to shut airports tomorrow as NNPC assures of fuel supply
Aviation unions have vowed to paralyse the nation’s airports and disrupt flight services as they expressed their readiness to participate in the planned strike by...
Petronas delivers first LNG cargo to marine-fuel supply vessel
Petroliam Nasional Bhd on Thursday supplied its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to a newly built LNG marine fuel supply vessel ahead of a new mandate for ships...
Kenya: New tax on fuel may halt economic growth – Industry
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI), on Friday, said the country’s economic growth momentum for this year could be snuffed out if a widely...
Maersk to spend $5.4bn on fuel in 2020
The world’s largest container shipping line says adhering to stricter environmental standards could spend about $5.4 billion as its annual fuel bill from 2020, one of...
Fuel: China’s refiners seek new export markets
State-run oil company, Sinopec, is selling diesel as far afield as South Africa as China’s refiners seek homes for their surplus fuel in the latest sign of troubles in...
