The UAE port of Fujairah has made 0.5% low sulphur bunker fuel available this month, well ahead of the IMO 2020 global fuel sulphur cap.

Seafarers wanting to embark/disembark in the Port of Fujairah, UAE will now require a 96-hour in advance online visa.

Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC) is a seeking a partnership with the Port of Fuijarah and businesses in the area.

Kuwait Oil Tanker Co (KOTC) has awarded a ship husbandry contract to GAC Fujairah for Fujairah, Khor Fakkan and Singapore anchorage.

Global bunker fuel prices have approximately doubled over the course of 2016, rising from below $200 per metric tonne (pmt) to well over $300 pmt.

The repositioning of an underwater fibre-optic cable is set to see the critical Port of Fujairah Offshore Anchorage Area become even busier.

Bunker supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc has secured a new credit facility worth $120m for its Fujairah oil terminal from UAE banks.