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BUNKER SALES: Antwerp Q4 demand at record 1.9m mt

17 Jan 2025

Bunker sales at the ports of Antwerp and Bruges hit a record high in the last three months of 2024 as a rebound in high sulfur fuel oil (HSFO)...

Mediterranean emission rules to tighten fuel markets, shift trade

Diesel/Gasoil Fuel oil LNG

22 Nov 2024

Upcoming emission regulations in the Mediterranean are set to tighten ultra-low sulphur fuel oil (ULSFO) supplies and redirect very...

Shipping firm updates freight price system for more low carbon bunker fuels

Fuel oil Biofuels Ammonia

19 Nov 2024

Wallenius Wilhelmsen is launching a new freight rate pricing system from January aimed at preparing for the proliferation of alternative...

Cepsa rebrands to Moeve as part of energy transition strategy

Crude Oil LPG Naphtha Biofuels Ammonia Hydrogen

30 Oct 2024

Spanish oil major Cepsa has rebranded itself Moeve as part of its strategy to become a leader in sustainable energy and mobility and...

Rotterdam marine bio sales plunge despite pick up in bunker demand

Diesel/Gasoil Fuel oil Biofuels

24 Oct 2024

Rotterdam bio-blended marine bunker sales slumped 45% between the second and third quarters this year, amid a confluence of...

Trafigura buys 50% stake in Spain's Meroil

Gasoline Diesel/Gasoil Biofuels

23 Oct 2024

Independent commodity house Trafigura has completed a acquisition of a 50% stake in the Spanish oil storage company Meroil Tank...

Norway eyes stricter biofuel rules in fossil ban for industrial energy

Crude Oil Diesel/Gasoil LNG Biofuels

3 Oct 2024

The Norwegian Environment Agency has proposed higher sustainability requirements for biofuels as part of plans to partially ban the use of...

Proman bunkers 12.5kt of methanol in Trinidad

Fuel oil Biofuels Ammonia

22 Aug 2024

Proman has bunkered a total of 12,500 mt of methanol over the past year at its production site in Trinidad...

BUNKER SALES: Rdam bio share falls as demand for residuals up

Fuel oil Biofuels

30 Jul 2024

Bio-blended residual fuel oil sales at the Port of Rotterdam dropped back in the second quarter, even as sales of conventional residual fuel oil...

Japan's Orix orders first methanol-fuelled vessels

Biofuels Hydrogen

9 Jul 2024

Japan's Orix Corp has ordered methanol-fuelled ships for the first time as it looks to prepare for maritime carbon-saving requirements that...

Spanish energy firm sues Repsol for alleged greenwashing

Crude Oil LPG Naphtha Biofuels Hydrogen

19 Mar 2024

Spanish energy utility Iberdrola is suing energy producer Repsol for misleading advertising and unfair competition practices related to...

Taiwan's Evergreen to launch green methanol shipping routes in Europe

Biofuels

5 Feb 2024

Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine has penned a deal with the world's largest independent common container carrier...

Bunker supplier says 20% of mix to be alt fuels by 2030

Fuel oil LNG Biofuels Hydrogen

24 Jan 2024

Bunker Holding expects that 20% of the marine fuel mix will be made up of new fuels by 2030 and biofuels will play a key role in reaching targets...

Sweden passes law slashing GHG saving targets for road fuels

Gasoline Blend components Diesel/Gasoil Biofuels Hydrogen

1 Dec 2023

Sweden's parliament has voted narrowly in favour of huge cuts to GHG reduction targets in road fuels starting in January that are...

Maersk signs green methanol offtake deal with China's Goldwind

Fuel oil Biofuels Hydrogen

22 Nov 2023

Maersk said Wednesday that it had agreed to a world first large-scale green methanol offtake agreement, with the container shipping giant...

Oil use in transport to fall 69% to hit UN climate pledge says Total

Crude Oil LPG Naphtha Biofuels Ammonia Hydrogen

14 Nov 2023

Demand for oil in transport would need fall more than two-thirds by 2050 from 2021 levels to keep global warming close to UN-agreed goals...

Netherlands consults on transport GHG cut, green H2 refining targets

Crude Oil LPG Naphtha Biofuels Hydrogen

2 Oct 2023

The Netherlands government has launched a public consultation on a proposed switch to sector-specific GHG emission reduction targets...

Vopak to sell Rotterdam chems, biofuels terminals in $435m deal

LPG Naphtha Gasoline Biofuels

19 Sep 2023

Dutch terminal and storage company Vopak will sell its Rotterdam chemicals, oil products and biofuels terminals to...

EU Parliament agrees RED III ramp up in transport renewable goals

Biofuels Hydrogen

12 Sep 2023

European Union lawmakers voted to approve the latest iteration of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) Tuesday which...

BP boss to 'hold nerve' on green transition, after oil, gas target shift

Biofuels Hydrogen

5 Sep 2023

BP boss Bernard Looney said the energy major will not walk back any further on its energy transition plans after relenting to...