"It is not looking too good for Tokyo Bay...there are delays and tightness [in the supply of bunker fuel]," a trader said.

Sales of 180 CST low sulfur fuel oil in September jumped 70.7% from August to 71,500 mt.

High cracks are not sustainable, so we are going into a more reasonable range as the market is less wild, a trader said.

Perez said Petroecuador is even willing to lease its infrastructure, such as pipelines or storage tanks.

One broker suggested a lump sum of up to $4.5 million could be made for an LR2 loading in US Gulf to ship to China, compared with $2.5 million carrying clean products.

"Operators are going to face higher loading prices for their gasoil, as well as, freight cost," a trader said.

The PAS "defines general requirements that apply to all 0.50 mass % sulfur fuels and confirms the applicability of ISO 8217 for those fuels."

"Singapore and Fujairah [bunker] markets will move independently after 2020 depending on the fundamentals of each port,"a trader said.

"Inter-Pacific will not be allowed to operate as a bunker craft operator in the Port of Singapore," MPA said.

The company is in the process of identifying an additional executive director, it said.

The company's rate increases come just before carriers head to the table to renegotiate contracts for the next calendar year.

"Demand for 0.5% low sulfur marine fuel has risen by about 30% from last month," a company official said.

"The new range of fuel grades are in line with IMO 2020," the company said.

"We added the Istanbul Annex due to special procedures in case of cancellation and untaken orders by buyers," the official said.

"Have you seen how polluting ships are? We need to prevent that," Timmermans said.

"I expect we will see increasing supply of VLSFO during October, November and December in most markets," Einemo said.

"It is up to the owners of the tankers to resolve the issue," Gyetvay said.

Focus should be on emissions and, by proxy, power, BIMCO said.