A milestone to match its name: 129Knots facilitates USD 129 million through bunker supplier-led liquidity products
‘The number made us smile, but what matters is the business behind it,’ 129Knots Co-founder and CEO Mahesh Kumar told Manifold Times.
China: Ningbo-Zhoushan Port completes LNG, methanol and B24 bunkering ops on same day
Methanol delivery by “Zhong Ran Lv Neng 85” also set a new record for the largest single methanol bunkering operation in Zhejiang province, according to the port authorities.
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Russia: Rosneft refinery in Syzran commences production of low sulphur bunker fuel
Singapore: Marine fuel testing firm CCIC Singapore faces winding up application
News: High sediment reported in test samples of IMO 2020-fuel blends
High Court of Singapore issues winding up order against Hengli Petrochemical International
APPEC 2026: Digitalisation in bunkering not merely a ‘paper-to-screen’ swap, states panellists
APPEC 2026: Panellists navigate maritime decarbonisation and alternative marine fuel strategies
LDA’s methanol-powered “Spirit of Toulouse” gets Norsepower rotor sail in Shanghai
Goldwind green methanol facility completes trial production, ships first 500 mt
Singapore: Bunker fuel sales down by 4% on year in August 2026
Peninsula confirms one fatality, crew member missing from bunker tanker “Hercules Star”
Marine fuel testing firm CCIC Singapore slapped with winding up order by High Court
US OFAC reportedly sanctioned nearly two dozen firms operating in multiple jurisdictions, including CCIC Singapore last year.
TFG Marine reaches over 90% MFM deployment across global bunker fleet
Installation and certification of the MFM system on the “Storholmen”, marked its third MFM deployment on the US Gulf Coast in less than two months.
Singapore: Liquidator schedules final meeting for Sea Hub Tankers Pte Ltd
Meeting for the subsidiary of bunker firm Sea Hub Energy will be held on 6 November at 2.30pm to hear any explanation that may be given by the liquidators.
Singapore: Notices of dividend issued for Ocean Bunkering Services, Hin Leong Marine
Liquidators have issued notices to dividends of OBS, the marine fuels business arm of troubled Hin Leong Trading, and Hin Leong Marine International to their creditors on Government Gazette.
Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel “Kaguya” completes 200 STS refuelling operations
“K” LINE says “Kaguya”, which began operations in October 2020, has completed its 200th ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in Mikawa Bay, Japan.
Peninsula wraps up first LNG bunkering operation at Port of Sagunto
Peninsula's LNG bunkering vessel “Levante LNG” supplied LNG to “Thor Highway”, a car carrier operated by Japanese shipping company "K" Line.
Integr8 Fuels flags MGO flash point exposure and localised bunker quality risks
Latest Bunker Quality Trends Report found that marine fuel quality remains broadly stable, but increasing variability at port and supply-chain level is changing where buyers face risk.
ENGINE: Europe & Africa Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook (7 Oct 2026)
Fuel availability stable in Germany’s Hamburg; prompt supplies tight off Malta; increased demand at South Africa’s Durban.
Blue Energy Partners secures double-digit million-dollar financing for physical supply and trading
Financing will support the company’s physical supply operations while providing additional capacity for its international trading activities.
ENGINE: East of Suez Fuel Availability Outlook (6 Oct 2026)
Bunker demand muted in Zhoushan; bunker availability tight across several Japanese ports; supply tight across grades in Fujairah.
Glander promotes Rune G. Kongstein to lead European commercial activities
Glander’s newly created commercial director role will bring its operations in Norway, Switzerland and Spain under a unified European leadership structure.
ENGINE on Fuel Switch Snapshot: B100 premiums narrow in Rotterdam and Singapore
LBM's premiums over B100 widen by $99-102/mt in Rotterdam; Singapore's LNG (diesel SS) flips to $29/mt discount to LSMGO; B100 demand increases in Rotterdam.
Commodity trader Gunvor changes name to Centalion, plans Singapore relocation
Company changed its name to Centalion Group and announced its intention to redomicile its corporate headquarters from Cyprus to Singapore.
Swedish bunker supplier ScanOcean names Lars Malmbratt as Senior Commercial Manager
Malmbratt will be based at ScanOcean’s Gothenburg office and will focus on developing new customer relationships, strategic partnerships and new business opportunities across the marine fuels market.
FLEX Commodities bolsters Greece operations with Christos Doulaveris appointment
In his new role, Doulaveris will lead our commercial activities in Greece and support the continued growth of FLEX Hellas IKE in the region, says the company.