{
  "id": 16077656,
  "title": "Shell V-Power tanker among seven merchant shipping tankers calling at the port of Mombasa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/shell-v-power-tanker-among-seven-merchant-shipping-tankers-calling-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/shell-v-power-tanker-among-seven-merchant-shipping-tankers-calling-at-the-port-of-mombasa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seven merchant shipping tankers, including M.T. Bellatrix, are currently docked at the port of Mombasa to deliver petroleum products. The medium-range oil tanker is carrying over 21,000 metric tons of Shell V-Power gasoline, a specially formulated product exclusively imported and distributed in Kenya by Vivo Energy Kenya.\n\nVivo Energy Kenya, the sole importer and distributor of Shell V-Power in Kenya, stores the product at its Mombasa terminal before transporting it inland for distribution to Shell Service Stations and shipping it via Kenya Railways Corporation Rail Tankers to Nairobi. The premium gasoline contains three times more cleaning molecules, actively cleaning vehicle engines and providing continuous protection against corrosion and deposits.\n\nAlongside M.T. Bellatrix, tankers M.T. Bow Lynx, M.T. Torm Sublime, M.T. Maria, M.T. Pis Rinjani, M.T. Arctic Tern, and Melati 3 are also awaiting discharge at the port. They hold various cargoes, including 4,900 MT of base oil, 85,000 MT of gas oil, and 85,000 MT of MOGAS (petrol). The port is also receiving tankers carrying palm oil loads.",
  "summary": "A medium-range (MR) oil and chemical products tanker, M.T. Bellatrix, loaded with more than 21,000 MT of Shell V-Power petroleum product, is among seven merchant shipping tankers calling at the Mombasa port this week to deliver petroleum products. According to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) shipping schedule, M.T. Bellatrix was scheduled to discharge Shell V-Power [...] The post Shell V-Power…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}