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• Updated 2020 Bunker Forecast

  10/02/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  Back in March, ClipperData unveiled its first forecast for marine fuel demand between 2020 and 2025. In recent weeks, we have updated our projection ahead of the IMO’s forthcoming 0.5 percent sulfur cap. In our initial projection, we forecasted that shipowners in 2020 would retreat from high sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) and move to marine […]

  Tags: bunker, fuel oil, IMO 2020, IMO2020, LNG, Middle Distillate, Shipping

• Hapag-Lloyd Hedging its Bets for IMO 2020

  08/07/2019 | Author: Andrew Couper

  Global container line Hapag-Lloyd will comply with the upcoming 0.5%S cap through a combination of compliant fuels, employing scrubbers and by using liquefied natural gas. The container line’s primary method of compliance with the International Maritime Organization’s sulfur cap will be 0.5 percent low sulfur fuels, while scrubbers and LNG will be run on a […]

  Tags: bunker fuel, fuel oil, IMO 2020, scrubbers, sulfur

• Market Signals Incentive to Shut FCCs Ahead of IMO 2020

  07/22/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  Uncertainty continues to surround the forthcoming IMO 2020 sulfur cap, even with a mere five and a half months to go before the January 1, 2020, start of the regulation. What will the makeup of marine fuel demand be after the sulfur cap goes into effect? Will compatibility concerns limit market appeal for low sulfur […]

  Tags: bunker, ClipperBlog, fuel oil, gasoline, IMO 2020, LSFO, marine fuels, VGO

• Beyond 2020: Pyrolysis Fuel Oil Exports From Taiwan’s Formosa Gaining Popularity

  06/26/2019 | Author: Rebecca Salsbury

  As the market sped up preparations for 0.5%S bunker fuel ahead of the IMO sulfur cap, Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPCC) of Taiwan has started to see demand for its pyrolysis fuel oil (PFO) export.

  Tags: bunker fuel, fuel oil, IMO 2020

• FOFT: Pakistan State Oil Importing HSFO for Seasonal Needs

  05/01/2019 | Author: Rebecca Salsbury

  State-owned Pakistan State Oil (PSO) returned to the international market for its supply of high sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) as demand for fuel oil in power generation is expected to exceed refinery production and inventory during the country’s peak summer season.

  Tags: feedstock, fuel oil

• ClipperData Forecasts IMO 2020

  03/28/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  ClipperData projects what the marine fuel market will look like following the IMO 2020.

  Tags: bunker, fuel oil, IMO 2020, IMO2020, LNG, LSFO

• Container Lines Prepare for 2020

  03/05/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  Major container lines are facing higher costs due to an increase in expected bunker fuel prices from IMO 2020. To cover their costs, container lines are proposing Bunker Adjustment Factors (BAFs). BAFs are tariffs added to base freight rates that take into account changes in fuel prices, the major component of operating costs.

  Tags: bunker, Bunker Adjustment Factor, fuel oil, IMO 2020

• An IMO 2020 Holy Grail?

  02/28/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  A look at heavy-sweet crude flows ahead of IMO 2020

  Tags: fuel oil, heavy sweet crude, IMO 2020

• The LSFO Terror

  02/14/2019 | Author: Josh Lowell

  LSFO in particular has been of interest from the bunker industry due to its status as a relatively new marine fuel. In a recent blog post, I highlighted issues surrounding several US patents that concern the blending of hydrocarbons to create IMO-compliant LSFO. In this post, I take a look at another concern with LSFO: Compatibility.

  Tags: bunker, fuel oil, IMO2020, LSFO