BFC posts gain in bunker fuel supplies to cruise ships at St. Petersburg passenger terminal
In June-August 2012, LLC Baltic Fuel Company performed at St. Petersburg-based Marine Façade passenger terminal 103 bunkering operations, selling 107,153 tons of bunker fuel. The three-month volume supplied to cruise ships includes 92,241 tons of IFO-380 fuel oil (LSFO - 1.0% accounted for 90% of the volume) and 14,911 tons of marine gas oil.
Baltic Fuel Company said the cruise shipping market demonstrated in 2012 an increase and that the next year the company plans to consolidate its position in this segment.