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Marine Diesel and Bunker Fuel
Diesel and heavy fuel oil for commercial fishing vessels; major operating cost (~30-40% of gross revenue for offshore trawlers); bunker fuel prices track crude oil; IMO 2020 low-sulfur mandates added cost
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Goods affected
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What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on marine diesel and bunker fuel somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Who makes it
Supplier companies
4 companies produce marine diesel and bunker fuel.
Peninsula Petroleum Ltd.
Major independent marine bunker fuel trader and physical supplier; operates in 500+ ports; regional hubs in Singapore, UAE, Spain, UK, Americas. Key supplier to fishing fleets and commercial vessels across major fishing ports in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Petróleos del Perú (Petroperú)
Peruvian state oil company; primary supplier of diesel and marine fuel to Peru's fishing fleet (the world's largest anchoveta fleet). Talara refinery (northern Peru) is primary diesel production site for the fishing industry. Peruvian fishing vessels are among the world's largest consumers of marine diesel per fleet unit due to concentrated offshore operations.
Equinor (Norway Marine Fuels)
Norwegian state-controlled energy company; primary marine fuel supplier for Norway's large fishing fleet. Norwegian fishing vessels consume significant diesel; Equinor's coastal fuel network and refinery output (Mongstad, Kalundborg) supply the Nordic fishing industry.