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Vitol targets Asia biofuel growth with specialist bunker barges

Vitol is strengthening its position in Asia’s expanding biofuel market, with the delivery of specialised bunker barges to Singapore in 2024. From early next year, Vitol through its wholly-owned subsidiaries V-Bunkers and Vitol Bunkers will be able to …

Oct 24, 2023 / Curious

Singapore’s first hybrid electric bunker delivered for V-Bunkers, powered by Shift Clean Energy

Shift Clean Energy announced today the delivery of what will be Singapore’s first hybrid bunker tanker, Marine Charge. The 7990-ton vessel, designed by SeaTech Solutions and built by Zhejiang Shenzhou Sunshine Heavy Industry is fitted with 480Kwh of …

Apr 26, 2023 / Curious

Vitol’s bunker barges deliver bio-fuel blended VLSFO to shipping clients in Singapore

V-Bunkers, Vitol’s Singapore bunker operations company, has announced that its barges have recently made several deliveries of bio-fuel blended VLSFO.Mike Muller, Head of Vitol Asia said: “We are delighted to have demonstrated in multiple deliveries …

Mar 18, 2022 / Vessels

Vitol’s V-Bunkers to bring electric-hybrid bunker tankers to Singapore harbour

First time this emissions-reducing technology is deployed in Singapore for bunker tankers Caption: V-Bunkers placed an order to build two electric-hybrid bunker tankers. Photo courtesy Vitol Vitol’s Singaporean bunker operations company, V-Bunkers, …

Sep 17, 2021 / Vessels