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KPI OceanConnect Pre-Tax Profits Sank by 59% in 2023/24 as Volumes Jumped

KPI OceanConnect Pre-Tax Profits Sank by 59% in 2023/24 as Volumes Jumped

The firm's pre-tax profit per tonne was about $1.67/mt, down from about $4.45/mt the previous year.
  1. 02Jul
    The purpose of the pause is 'to address project delivery and ensure future competitiveness given current market conditions'. Read in Full
  2. 02Jul
    The firm set up its Singapore operation in October 2019. Read in Full
  3. 02Jul
    Maritime Partners will use the acquisition to help develop sustainable fuel sources for the maritime industry. Read in Full
  4. 02Jul
    Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index lost $2/mt to $636/mt on Monday, in its first daily decline since June 24. Read in Full
  5. 02Jul
    The new senior trader has worked for the company since July 2021. Read in Full
  6. 02Jul
    The company is looking for candidates with at least two or three years of experience in bunker markets and experience in bunker risk management. Read in Full
  7. 02Jul
    The firm delivered about 9,000 m3 of LNG to the CMA CGM Bahia at the Raffles Reserve Anchorage in Singapore on June 29. Read in Full
  8. 02Jul
    The company is looking for candidates with experience in fuel trading and knowledge of commodity markets. Read in Full
  9. 01Jul
    Meanwhile, the Trans Mountain pipeline delivers strong numbers. Read in Full

Methanol Bunker Prices

Gray Methanol MEOH-VLSFOe MEOH-MGOe
$/mt    +/- $/mte    +/- $/mte    +/-
Singapore 378.00 2.00 778.00 4.00 806.00 4.50
Rotterdam 361.00 2.00 743.50 11.00 770.50 11.50
Houston 362.00 6.00 744.50 4.00 772.00 4.50
Fujairah 317.00 1.00 653.50 18.00 677.00 19.00

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    Jun 28
    The firm's EUA cost for 2024 is anticipated to total $15 million, or 0.7% of its total fuel and emissions bill for the year.
  2. INSIGHT: Can a Green/Conventional Methanol Blend Be a Sound Transitional Fuel?
    Jun 24
    Eddy Van Bouwel of EvBo Consult discusses whether blends of conventional and green methanol make sense as a means of maritime decarbonisation.
  3. Bunker Industry Prepares for More Rapid Implementation of New ISO Specifications
    Jun 24
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    Jun 18
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  5. ANALYSIS: Singapore May Bunker Sales Jump to Four-Month High
    Jun 14
    May's total was the highest since January.
  6. Single-Supplier Ports Likely to Be Next Locations for MFMs: 2050 Marine Energy
    Jun 14
    The industry may have reached a tipping-point on MFMs where more and more suppliers and regulators drive uptake of the systems, 2050 Marine Energy's Adrian Tolson tells Ship & Bunker.
  7. ANALYSIS: Understanding the Global Orderbook in Terms of Conventional & Alternative Bunker Fuel Demand
    Jun 13
    The current orderbook represents 33.8 million mt of bunker demand. 15.6 million mt (46%) of that demand is alternative bunker fuels.

Demand at the 17 hubs overall at 138.1 million mt in 2023, up by 1.8% on the year and the most since 2021.

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    Jul 01
    The incident took place about 13 nautical miles south-west of Al Mukha at 3:10 AM UTC on Sunday.
  2. UK Reports New Ship Attack in Red Sea
    Jun 28
    The ship came under attack about 150 nautical miles north-west of Al Hudaydah at 6:52 AM UTC on Friday.
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    Jun 27
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    Jun 26
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    Jun 24
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Top Stories More

  1. KPI OceanConnect Pre-Tax Profits Sank by 59% in 2023/24 as Volumes Jumped
    Jul 02
    The firm's pre-tax profit per tonne was about $1.67/mt, down from about $4.45/mt the previous year.
  2. Sumitomo Corporation Appoints Manager to Lead US LNG and Ammonia Bunkering
    Jul 01
    The new manager will be responsible for LNG bunkering at Baltimore and Norfolk, as well as ammonia bunkering at Jacksonville, Savannah, Benicia and Oakland.
  3. Bunker Holding Lost Around $125 Million From African Onshore Business PSTV Cargo
    Jun 26
    The firm shut down its PSTV Cargo operation in the second half of the 2023/24 financial year, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.
  4. Bunker Holding Pre-Tax Earnings Slumped by 43% in 2023/24
    Jun 25
    Revenue sank to $14.5 billion from $16.6 billion a year earlier.
  5. 'Annus Horribilis' for Bunker Holding Parent Company USTC in 2023/2024
    Jun 25
    Bunker Holding's earnings were hit by the termination of cargo activities in Africa, its parent company said.

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    Jul 02
    Maritime Partners will use the acquisition to help develop sustainable fuel sources for the maritime industry.
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    Jun 28
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  3. Carnival Expects to Spend $15 Million on EU-ETS Compliance This Year
    Jun 28
    The firm's EUA cost for 2024 is anticipated to total $15 million, or 0.7% of its total fuel and emissions bill for the year.
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    Jun 27
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    Jun 27
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