Belships Hedges 2020 Fuel Oil Prices

Shailaja A. Lakshmi
Friday, May 10, 2019

Norwegian shipping company Belships has has entered into an agreement to hedge the price differential between compliant 0.5% sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and 3.5% sulphur fuel oil (HSFO).

The secured exposure is for 24,000 tons of bunkers for the full calendar year 2020. The volume equals the annual fuel consumption of about four vessels. The fixed price differential is USD 198 per ton, with monthly settlements in 2020.

The company's trading fleet will be physically ready by January 2020 to comply with the IMO Sulphur Cap 2020, which prohibits marine bunkering fuels containing more than 0.5 per cent sulphur in order to improve the shipping industry's environmental footprint.

The bunker price differential hedge reduces downside risks and represents an efficient alternative to costly installations of scrubbers, whilst retaining full utilization of the fleet and the flexibility to adjust the position as the market develops.

Following recent acquisitions, the Belships fleet counts 19 Supramax/Ultramax bulk carriers, including one newbuilding from Imabari, Japan in the first half of 2020.

Categories: Finance Oil

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