Kees van der LeunApr 5
Italy Sets Jet Fuel Limits at Some Airports on Supply Shortage -
Europe is the main importer of jet fuel — including kerosene — from the Persian Gulf.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-05/italy-sets-jet-fuel-limits-at-some-airports-on-supply-shortage
Show threadKees van der LeunApr 5
No problem with kerosene at all in the Netherlands, though. Travel agencies are not preparing for shortages.
Let's keep this for future reference. https://www.nu.nl/economie/6391409/nederlandse-toerist-kiest-andere-bestemmingen-om-oorlog-midden-oosten.html
Show threadKees van der LeunApr 5
Carriers using these Italian airports are being instructed to arrive with fuller tanks or to refuel elsewhere on the network. While the measures stop short of a full shutdown, they significantly reduce flexibility for airlines.
And help to spread the problem over Europe.
https://www.thetraveler.org/fuel-squeeze-at-italian-airports-rattles-european-skies/
Fuel Squeeze at Italian Airports Rattles European Skies

Jet fuel restrictions at key Italian airports are forcing airlines to reroute, tanker extra fuel and trim schedules, raising fears of wider disruption across Europe.

The Traveler
Show threadKees van der LeunApr 5
Air France-KLM's stock price is already down 32% since Trump and Netanyahu started their war.
You can buy the whole thing for €2.3 billion now.
Show threadKees van der LeunApr 5
The UK received its last tanker of jet fuel from the Middle East on Friday. Nothing more on its way now.
Yes, there are other sources, too. And lots of demand for those.
https://www.ft.com/content/19f155b1-8b12-491a-bbc5-a3bdb2a2e607?syn-25a6b1a6=1
UK to receive last tanker of jet fuel from Middle East this week

Industry warnings of disruption contrast with government calls for calm

Financial Times
Show threadKees van der LeunApr 5
The last tanker of jet fuel from the Middle East for the Netherlands arrived at the Port of Rotterdam anchor zone yesterday. It left Kuwait on 23 February, before Trump and Netanyahu started their war.
Nothing on its way now
https://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/economie/10597905/laatste-kerosinetanker-op-weg-naar-rotterdam-als-het-op-is-kun-je-niet-meer-vliegen
Laatste kerosinetanker op weg naar Rotterdam: ‘Als het op is, kun je niet meer vliegen’

De laatste tanker met kerosine uit het Midden-Oosten komt dit weekend aan in Rotterdam. Het schip, de STI Supreme, vervoert bijna 90.000 ton vliegtuigbrandstof uit Koeweit en markeert voorlopig het einde van deze aanvoerroute, schrijft het FD. Volgens Jeroen Groot, redacteur financiële markten en mede-auteur van het stuk, is de impact groot. ‘Dit is natuurlijk een ongekende situatie. De hele olie- en brandstofmarkt staat op zijn kop.’

BNR Nieuwsradio
Show threadjackcole

@Sustainable2050 Same for UK. There are many kinds of oil (Venezuelan is like peanut butter), refined products (e.g. jet fuel), oil byproducts (helium from Qatar), and ocean and domestic freight that depends on this. No flights from U.S. will depart for Amsterdam or London if they cant refuel for the return.

#Trump #Iran #UK #Netherlands #Jetfuel #Oil

Apr 5 at 3:24pmWeb