SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp plans to close its crude and fuel oil trading desks in Singapore at the end of March and will relocate the trading functions to its Tokyo headquarters, a company spokesman said on Thursday (Jan 14).
The company will also exit its bunker fuel blending business in the city state, the largest global bunkering port, he said, without giving further details.
The moves, reported by Reuters on Wednesday, come after stricter emissions standards imposed by the International Maritime Organisation starting 2020 reduced opportunities to compete through blending to produce bunker fuels.
Market competitiveness and company strategy, among other factors, led to the decision to downsize its Singapore operation, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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