Depressed bunker sales point toward shakier world trade outlook

The tide has turned for bunker sales and prices, an indication that global seaborne trade is on shakier ground this year.  “Bunker prices tell the tale of a softening market,” broker BRS noted in a new report.  As of yesterday, 0.5% very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) bunker prices had slid from $667 per ton …