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January, 2017
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Thu19Jan	Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2017 Week 2 Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from January 12 – January 18, 2017.
Thu19Jan	SENER Takes "Revolutionary" LNG Bunker Vessel Design to Amsterdam Sener says it will present its bunkering vessel design at the LNG Bunkering Summit 2017, which is being held in Amsterdam from January 29 to February 1.
Thu19Jan	Preparations Continue for CalMac's Two Newbuild Dual-Fuel Ferries Wallace Stone will complete design development work at existing ports ahead of the delivery of the two MDO-LNG powered vessels.
Thu19Jan	IEA Warns Higher Oil Prices Will Give a "Significant" Boost to Shale Amid Signs U.S. is Already Ramping Up The worries presumably extend to Exxon Mobil doubling its presence in the Permian Basin.
Thu19Jan	OPEC Predicts Persistent but Reduced Oil Glut in 2017, Is Mindful of U.S. Shale Growth Media worries that this growth "could weigh on OPEC efforts to boost oil prices."
Thu19Jan	Alphaliner: 2017 Could Break Record High Box Ship Scrapping Levels Set in 2016 Alphaliner suggests as much as 750,000 TEU in box ship tonnage could be on track for demolition.
Thu19Jan	MPA Clarifies Drop in Licensed Mass Flow Meter Equipped Bunkering Vessels "Four bunker tankers are currently undergoing a change in ownership and do not have any bunker craft operator licensee appointed," an MPA spokesperson tells Ship & Bunker.
Wed18Jan	Oil Benchmarks Falls Nearly 3% Bunker prices were softening in the primary ports.
Wed18Jan	Rumours of Financial Trouble Swirl as Bunker Player Loses 2 Barges Sources familiar with the matter have told Ship & Bunker that the shipyard took the vessels back last week.
Wed18Jan	U.S. Issued More Than $363 Million in Fines Against Shipping Companies in 2016 for Intentional Discharges of Pollutants Fines include a $40 million penalty ordered against Princess Cruise Lines - the "largest-ever criminal penalty involving deliberate vessel pollution."
Wed18Jan	IMO Secretary-General Stresses Importance of Smooth Implementation of 0.50% Sulfur Cap Kitack Lim's comments came in his opening address at the fourth session on the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response this week.
Wed18Jan	Port of Gothenburg Calls Growing Number of Green Vessels "Highly Encouraging" The port says there was an 83 percent increase in environmental discounts given in 2016 compared to the previous year.
Wed18Jan	Record Russian Output Forecast, Rising US Production and Iraqi Compliance Concerns Point to Huge Oil Inventory Increases Later This Year Observers say the production resurgence will commence following the end of the OPEC cuts in June.
Wed18Jan	Dana Gas Warns of 1 Billion Barrel Oil Glut as Saudi Aramco Calls For $25 Trillion in New Oil Capacity Meanwhile, BP says oil's going nowhere and is planning for a $55 price average this year.
Wed18Jan	Planned LNG Bunkering Facility in Estonia Thrown into Question Estonian media reports that the Mõntu Harbour facility will not proceed - at least not at the scale previously announced.
Wed18Jan	Harley Marine Orders Two New 7,500 DWT Bunker Vessels: Reports While the price of the two vessels has not been revealed, the pair are said to be set for delivery in December 2017.
Wed18Jan	Declining Dollar Holds Up Oil Prices Bunker prices were firm to stable in the primary ports.
Tue17Jan	Istanbul Bunkering Operations Have Resumed after Friday Fuel Oil Spill: Sources Friday's traffic stoppage is said to have left barges unable to leave the Istanbul terminal to supply vessels.
Tue17Jan	WinGD and Propulsion Analytics Partner to Boost Vessel Operational Efficiency Through Diagnostics System The advanced diagnostics system is noted to be intended for all WinGD 2-stroke diesel and dual-fuel engines.
Tue17Jan	VPS Appoints New Business Development Manager "We believe the role as New Business Development Manager is a great match for both Vernon's and VPS' ambitions," VPS Director Steve Bee tells Ship & Bunker.

Showing 101-120 of 235 articles from January, 2017

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