Americas News

Increased Traffic from Expanded Panama Canal Will Be a "Major Challenge" for New York-New Jersey, Says BMI
BMI Research says the problems that the port of New York-New Jersey will have in taking advantage of increased traffic will be short term.
16 Aug 2016
Sentiment And Symbolism is Driving Oil Price Surge - Once Again: Analyst
Other experts worry that the 10 percent market gain over the last three trading days will lead to a correction.
16 Aug 2016
Crowley Takes Delivery of Final Bunker Saving LNG Ready Newbuild Tanker
The 50,000 DWT West Virginia is said to be the fourth of four newbuild Jones Act product tankers for the company.
15 Aug 2016
Port of San Francisco Eyes Hydrogen Bunkering
The station would be part of the port's goal to have a zero-emissions ferry service in San Francisco Bay.
15 Aug 2016
Two Senior Engineers Admit to Concealing Oily Waste Dumping
The two pleaded guilty in Newark federal court to charges related to concealing the intentional dumping of oily waste from the d'Amico tanker Cielo di Milano.
12 Aug 2016
Venezuela Oil Production Falls To 40 Year Lows As OPEC Admits To Lower-Than-Predicted Global Demand
OPEC also cites more refined products as "adding to the oversupplied market".
12 Aug 2016
Oil Companies Face $110-billion in Debt, Default Rates Are Rising: Moody's
Most of the debt is junk-rated.
10 Aug 2016
Callao and Guayaquil See Tight Avails on Reduced Refinery Output
Sources in the Guayaquil bunker market say new product may be loaded by the end of the week, but it is unclear when Callao will see tight avails ease.
9 Aug 2016
Canadian Capital Launches Country's Largest Electric Propulsion Tour Vessel
The 100-passenger vessel, named The Queen Elizabeth Dr., is the first of two such planned vessels.
9 Aug 2016
Port's Reduction in Emissions of SOx Dismissed as "Old News"
"There's still an emission issue, whether it's a health issue or not we don't know," says local residents association.
8 Aug 2016
Venezuela in Renewed Effort to Raise Oil Prices as OPEC Output Slips in July
Venezuela is reportedly hoping the cartel will discuss a production freeze in September.
5 Aug 2016
Canada Assessing Debunkering Possibilities for 1985 Wreck, Manolis L
The Canadian Coast Guard has awarded a contract to decide upon next steps in dealing with the 462 tonnes of fuel and 60 tonnes of diesel still onboard.
5 Aug 2016
ECA Operator Selects DuPont Scrubber for Bulker Retrofit
Vulica Shipping has selected DuPont Clean Technologies to supply an exhaust gas scrubber for their bulk carrier M/V H.A. Sklenar.
4 Aug 2016
Port of Tacoma LNG Bunkering Station Gets Easement Approval from Northwest Seaport Alliance
The Northwest Seaport Alliance approved two easements for Puget Sound Energy's project on Tuesday.
4 Aug 2016
Clean Up Underway After Spill at Port of Santos During Bunkering Operation
The bulk carrier Shao Shan 5 is reported to have spilled an unspecified amount of HFO during a bunkering operation at Brazil's Port of Santos Monday.
3 Aug 2016
Investment Reductions Will Significantly Change Supply and Demand Dynamics As Early As This Year: ABN Amro
A separate analyst calls the reduction "a ticking time bomb" that will benefit U.S. shale.
3 Aug 2016
US Crude Falls Under $40/bbl, But Bulls See Opportunity
Now's the time to invest in U.S. majors, says analyst.
3 Aug 2016
Panama Canal Authority Refutes Media Reports of Three Collisions Since Expansion Opening
ACP has confirmed just one incident of a vessel scraping a wall at the new dock on the Atlantic side of the newly expanded Panama Canal.
2 Aug 2016
Petrobras Begins Offering RMK500 at Port of Santos
The company further noted that "ISO 8217:2010 specification for residual marine fuels is guaranteed."
2 Aug 2016
Anadorko and Hess Foresee $60 Crude in 2017 And Resumption Of U.S. Activities
The companies shared their optimism as crude made its biggest monthly loss in a year.
1 Aug 2016