Vitol and Cnergyico, Pakistan’s largest oil refiner, have delivered the country’s biggest-ever shipment of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) for ship refuelling, the global trading firm said late Monday.
The milestone allows large vessels refuelling in Pakistan to sail longer east–west routes without additional stops, while strengthening the country’s supply of environmentally compliant marine fuel.
The shipment was produced from Cnergyico’s first large-scale batch meeting International Maritime Organisation (IMO) low-sulphur standards, made possible after the company imported its first U.S. crude cargoes earlier this year.
Vitol supplied the VLSFO to an MSC vessel at Port Qasim using the Singapore-flagged bunker barge *Marine Ista*, which can deliver up to 6,800 metric tons of marine fuel in a single operation. It also marked the first time a barge loaded fuel directly from Karachi Port Trust’s Oil Pier instead of relying on truck deliveries.
Cnergyico will continue supplying Vitol with this cleaner marine fuel.“This latest initiative enhances Pakistan’s capacity to serve the global shipping industry with sustainable fuel solutions,” said Aumar Abbassciy, director at Cnergyico PK Limited.
Vitol’s new bunker supply points in Pakistan will include Karachi Port, Port Qasim, and Karachi Anchorage, according to bunker trading and marketing manager Ammar Hussaini.
