Americas News

Chilean Supplier to Deploy Two More Bunker Vessels

Copec Wednesday announced plans to add two bunkering ships to operation at the country's southernmost ports.

20 Oct 2016

U.S. Navy Set Expand Fleet with 17 New Bunker Vessels

Rolls-Royce says it will supply two "highly efficient" Kamewa 150A Controllable Pitch Propellers and two Bergen B32:40xL8A generator sets for the first vessel.

19 Oct 2016

Dan-Bunkering Hires New Trader in Houston

Andrew Parker has joined effective September 15, 2016.

18 Oct 2016

Carnival to See Shore Power Expanded in Long Beach Terminal Deal

Carnival Cruise Line has signed an agreement with the Urban Commons and the City of Long Beach to expand the Long Beach Cruise Terminal facility.

18 Oct 2016

Bunker Spill Off Canadian West Coast After Tug and Fuel Barge Run Aground

While the fuel barge is noted to have been empty at the time of the grounding, the tug is said to have left Alaska with about 50,000 gallons of diesel.

14 Oct 2016

Clean Up Underway After Bunker Spill Near Port Isabel

A towing vessel is said to have struck a dock at mile marker 667 of the Intracoastal Waterway spilling 20,000 gallons of low sulfur diesel into the water.

14 Oct 2016

Savannah Bunkering Resumes as USCG Reopens Port

USCG cleared the port of Savannah, Georgia Wednesday with some restrictions.

14 Oct 2016

Missouri River Bunker Spill Clean Up Complete: USCG

A total of 3,000 gallons of oily-water mixture is said to have been removed from the vessel with the help of Terminal Petroleum.

14 Oct 2016

Aegean Deploys Second Bunker Tanker in Off-Shore Gulf of Mexico

"The operation primarily serves incoming crude vessels, and offers an alternative to onshore bunkering," Keith Richardson tells Ship & Bunker.

13 Oct 2016

New Deal Could Mean Less Transparency on Tacoma LNG Bunker Business

A new settlement means Washington State will not regulate Tacoma LNG bunkering.

13 Oct 2016

Savannah Bunkering Remains Closed Following Hurricane Matthew: Sources

Some navigation aids in the channel are noted to have been damaged, preventing vessels from entering or departing Savannah's port.

12 Oct 2016

JAX LNG Ready to Begin Construction on Jacksonville LNG Bunker Facility

JAX LNG's plant will support LNG bunkering through Clean Jacksonville - North America's first LNG bunker barge.

12 Oct 2016

Clean Up Operations Underway for 100 Gallon Bunker Spill in Missouri River

USCG received a report on Monday that a fuel tank rupture had led a towing vessel to discharge 100 gallons of diesel into the Missouri River.

12 Oct 2016

Santa Barbara Hails Voluntary Slow Steaming initiative

The programme provides incentives for companies to reduce speeds in the Santa Barbara Channel region to 12 knots or less.

11 Oct 2016

More Details Revealed on San Francisco Hydrogen Ferry, Bunkering Plans

SF-BREEZE, a zero emissions ferry, is being developed through a cooperative agreement between Red and White Fleet and Sandia National Laboratories.

11 Oct 2016

Spirit of Sacramento Petroleum Product Removal Completed

Global Diving and Salvage is said to have conducted the operation, removing approximately 130 gallons of oily water mixture from the vessel.

10 Oct 2016

GAC Bunker Fuels Partners with REV LNG and REV LNG Marine

The partnership between REV and GAC is said to enable the provision of LNG bunkering services to the North American market.

10 Oct 2016

Bunker Prices in Panama Surge to Year's Highest Levels

Prices for IFO 380 Friday reached $284.50 pmt according to Ship & Bunker data - the highest prices have been so far this year.

10 Oct 2016

U.S. East Coast Bunker Operations Brace for Hurricane Matthew

According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm is expected to arrive in the region by late Friday or early Saturday.

7 Oct 2016

Canadian ECA Inspections Showing 100% Compliance

Transport Canada says all samples taken during the inspections are said to have been verified by an accredited laboratory and found to be compliant.

4 Oct 2016