Americas News

USCG: Louisiana Diesel Spill Clean Up Complete

The spill occurred Monday when a Custom Fuel Services tank barge reportedly discharged 500 gallons of diesel during a diesel fuel transfer.

4 Jan 2017

Shale Producers Promise To Not Overdo It As They Prepare To Ramp Up Spending

North American capital investments are forecast to rise by 30 percent next year.

3 Jan 2017

Jamaican Spills Linked to Bunkering Operations in Kingston Harbour

NEPA says that, of the three spills that occurred from November 24 to 26, two have been linked to bunkering activities.

30 Dec 2016

Hanjin Reports U.S. Assets Fall Significantly Short of Liabilities

The company's U.S. assets are noted to total more than $124 million, while liabilities are reported to amount to $340 million.

29 Dec 2016

Prospect of Lower Demand and OPEC Cheating Doesn't Deter Predictions of $100 Oil

Tim Pickering points out that oil doesn't like to "stay stuck" for very long.

29 Dec 2016

Venezuela Vows To Slash Production, Create 10 Years Of Market Stability

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro says he will achieve his stability goal but didn't explain how.

29 Dec 2016

PureBallast BWM System Gains U.S. Approval

Anders Lindmark of Alfa Laval says PureBallast now has USCG and IMO type approvals.

28 Dec 2016

Environmental Group Issues Praise for Steps by U.S. and Canada to Phase Down HFO Use in the Arctic

The two governments are planning to jointly propose a plan to IMO at its next meeting, set for spring 2017.

22 Dec 2016

Oil Investor Optimism at Post Slump High, Based on Faith in Cutback Compliance

The optimism comes just as U.S. shale production threatens to disrupt the cutbacks.

20 Dec 2016

NASSCO Christens Latest SEA-Vista LNG-Ready Tanker

Liberty, a 50,000 DWT ECO Class tanker, is also noted to feature 33 percent increased fuel efficiency.

19 Dec 2016

Analyst, COO Foresee Major Drawdowns And Oil Surging To $70 In 2018

Pioneer Natural Resources isn't hedging much for 2018 in anticipation of good times ahead.

16 Dec 2016

THE Alliance Receives U.S. Approval

The approval enables the alliance agreement between MOL, NYK, K Line, Hapag-Lloyd, and Yang Ming to become effective on December 19, 2016.

16 Dec 2016

Hess CEO Predicts "New Chapter" of $60-$80 Oil

Other analysts think oil will remain at $55-$60 pending the verification of OPEC production cutbacks.

15 Dec 2016

Corvus Highlights Use of ESS on New Dual-Fuel Hybrid Ferry

Corvus congratulated SFC on the recent delivery of its new "state-of-the-art" vessel, which can run on diesel, LNG, and battery power.

14 Dec 2016

U.S. Already Benefiting From OPEC Cutback Deal Via Trade To Asia

However, the supertanker market overall is expected to suffer under the OPEC agreement.

12 Dec 2016

Hollywood And Green Groups Get Tough On Trump For Picking Climate Change Skeptic To Head EPA

Leonardo DiCaprio lays down the law by presenting the president elect with a copy of his new climate change documentary.

9 Dec 2016

U.S. Court Sends Ship Engineers to Prison in Oily Waste Dumping Case

Rustico Ignacio and Cassius Samson, former engineers on M/V Ocean Hope, have been given prison terms of nine months and 12 months, respectively.

8 Dec 2016

US Residual Bunker Sales Fall 12.7% in 2015, Distillate Sales Jump 51%

EIA data shows marine accounted for 4.0 percent of the total U.S. distillate market in 2015, up from 2.6 percent in 2014.

8 Dec 2016

"Cat and Mouse" Game Between U.S. And OPEC Commences Now That Honeymoon Over Cutbacks Is Over

Meanwhile, BP kicks of a potential wave of cheap U.S. crude shipped to hungry Asian customers.

8 Dec 2016

Canadian Ferry Operator Hails Bunker Savings From Energy Optimisation Project

The energy optimisation tool, implemented on BC Ferries' Queen of Oak Bay, is also on target to provide a more than 272 tonne reduction in CO2 emissions.

7 Dec 2016