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April, 2025
Date	Headline	Image
Tue08Apr	NYK Signs Newbuild Contract for First Methanol-Fuelled VLCC The vessel will be chartered to Idemitsu Tanker upon delivery in 2028.
Mon07Apr	VLSFO Spill in Malaysia's Johor Linked to Faulty Transfer Pipe A pipeline leak during transfer from a terminal tank to a bunker vessel caused the VLSFO spill at Tanjung Langsat Port.
Mon07Apr	Towngas Steps Up as Key Green Methanol Supplier for China and Singapore The firm is ramping up its presence as a key green methanol bunker supplier in Asia.
Mon07Apr	BYD Launches New LNG Vessel, Targets Eight Vessels by 2026 Chinese EV manufacturer has launched another LNG-fuelled car carrier.
Fri04Apr	Fratelli Cosulich to Receive Methanol Bunker Tanker Next Year It can supply methanol, along with biofuel blends up to B100 and conventional marine fuels.
Fri04Apr	Chimbusco Completes China's First e-BDN Bunker Delivery The firm supplied VLSFO to a boxship operated by COSCO using an electronic bunker delivery note.
Fri04Apr	MOL Collaborates With BHP on Biofuel Bunker Use for First Time The firm's bulk carrier bunkered about 1,000 mt of B24-VLSFO in Singapore last month.
Wed02Apr	HMM New Boxship Begins Operations with Green Methanol Bunkering The firm's newly launched methanol boxship bunkered 2,900 mt of green methanol at Shanghai.
Wed02Apr	Golden Island to Start Methanol Bunkering Trials in Singapore From July The trials will be conducted using the company's new bunker tanker, Golden Antares, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.
Wed02Apr	NX Shoji Bunkers Makes First Biofuel Blend Delivery Outside Tokyo Bay The firm had previously conducted a three-month trial of a B20 FAME biofuel blend on its bunker vessel Aiko Maru in Tokyo Bay.

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09Apr

1US Skips IMO's MEPC 83 Meeting and Warns Against GHG Deal

A note from the US delegation argues against the promotion of 'hypothetical, expensive and unproven fuels'.
10Apr

2President Trump Signs Executive Order to Revive US Maritime Power

New plan targets shipbuilding revival, fleet expansion and pushback on Chinese dominance
10Apr

3Energy Petrol to Be First ULSFO Supplier in Turkey in Response to Med ECA

The company has made ULSFO available in Istanbul and Izmit Bay as of April 10, Mustafa Muhtaroğlu tells Ship & Bunker.
10Apr

4MPA Receives 14 Proposals to Ramp Up LNG Bunker Supply in Singapore

The port authority plans to invite applications for new LNG bunker supply licences by early 2026.
11Apr

5IMO Backs Northeast Atlantic ECA, Poised to Be Largest by Area

This will be the largest emission control area (ECA) in terms of geographical size, covering the coastline from Portugal to Greenland.
10Apr

6MEPC83: GHG Talks on Track to Deliver Draft Text by Friday

IMO's team approach will get the job done despite US delegation no-show.
09Apr

7Monjasa 2024 Profits Slide But Remain Third-Largest in Firm's History

The company saw a net profit of $65 million in 2024, down from $109 million in 2023, while bunker volumes climbed to 6.8 million mt from 6.5 million mt a year earlier,
11Apr

8IMO's MEPC Meeting Votes to Approve Decarbonisation Measure

The policy framework was approved in a plenary vote on Friday, and will be up for adoption at an extraordinary meeting of the MEPC in October.
11Apr

9INTERVIEW: Monjasa Expects Resilient Profits in 2025 Despite Market Drop

While market uncertainty has increased, Monjasa still expects to see the fourth-highest profits in its history in 2025, CFO Rasmus Knudsen tells Ship & Bunker.
09Apr

10ISCC Clarifies No EU Vote Taken on Certification Suspension

ISCC says no EU decision has been made on suspending its waste-based biofuels certification, but acknowledges scrutiny of the scheme remains active.

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