{
  "id": 17101512,
  "title": "Red Sea Bunkering restarts VLSFO supply in Djibouti",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/red-sea-bunkering-restarts-vlsfo-supply-in-djibouti",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T18:00:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/red-sea-bunkering-restarts-vlsfo-supply-in-djibouti/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Djibouti's Red Sea Bunkering (RSB) has restarted offering VLSFO at the nation's ports this week. The company, chaired by Abdi Ismail, disclosed that they are remaining fully operational despite ongoing structural transitions and challenges in the global maritime sector. RSB did not specify the reason behind its previous suspension of VLSFO supply but assured that they now provide the grade alongside LSMGO at all ports in Djibouti and the Inner Anchorage. The supplier highlighted their ongoing ability to ensure the consistent availability of all core marine fuels, including Low Sulphur Gasoil (LSMGO). RSB has also recently bolstered its fleet by adding the bunker barge MT Redsea III, which significantly enhances their bunkering capacity, promising streamlined, efficient, and dependable services for their customers' fleets. RSB currently specializes in providing bunkering and marine lubricant services in Djibouti's waters.",
  "summary": "Djibouti-based bunker supplier Red Sea Bunkering (RSB) has resumed offering VLSFO at the country’s ports this week. “Amid the ongoing structural transitions and challenges within the global maritime sector, RSB, in close coordination with our strategic partners, remains fully operational,” RSB’s chief executive Abdi Ismail told ENGINE. The supplier did not disclose why it had ...",
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  "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."
}