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by mycall 2549 days ago
If you can save up to 20% in fuel, you bet they would try it.
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komali2 2549 days ago
They won't, because the cost of fuel is passed to the shipper, not whoever owns the boat.

If shell owned and operated their own boats, maybe, but I haven't seen that.

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atdt 2549 days ago
"Shell manages one of the largest fleets of oil/chemical tankers and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in the world" https://www.shell.com/business-customers/trading-and-supply/...
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aetherson 2549 days ago
That's not how it works. Of course ultimately the customer pays for the fuel, but you order customers a lower price in order to gain business, making them choose you over your competitors.
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