Americas News

DuPont Subsidiary to Supply Scrubbers to Two Great Lake Bulkers
The two 1,000-foot vessels, M/V Paul R. Tregurtha and M/V Mesabi Miner, will be fitted with scrubbers for ECA compliance.
11 Jul 2016
Jamaica Needs to Capture its Fair Share of the Bunker Market, Says Official
The comments come as part of West Indies Petroleum's move to expand its bunkering capabilities.
4 Jul 2016
US Patent for Marine Wind & Solar Power System
EMP says it now intends to explore joint development project opportunities in the United States.
4 Jul 2016
PDVSA Signs Deal With Halliburton/Weatherford Amidst New Reports of Debt Woes, Questionable Reserves
One analyst says Venezuela may soon have to remove 220 billion barrels from its reserve count.
4 Jul 2016
EPA to Undertake Emissions Study at Major Cruise Port
The study comes as the cruise industry faces increasing scrutiny over its emissions.
4 Jul 2016
Jamaica-Based Bunker Supplier Eyes Growth, Completes $22.5M Storage Acquisition
"It's all part of our effort to make Jamaica the logistics hub of the Caribbean," a spokesperson for the company tells Ship & Bunker.
30 Jun 2016
Venezuela Debts Mount, Production Falls, Meltdown Intensifies
Rig count plummeted from 69 to 59 in May, says Baker Hughes.
30 Jun 2016
Shipyard: Developing LNG Bunker Market "Of Critical Importance"
U.S.-based shipbuilder Conrad says that LNG is "the next logical progression" for the company's history.
28 Jun 2016
ARB Extends Submission Deadline for 2017 At-Berth Emissions Reduction Plans
But the requirement for a 70 percent reduction in at-berth emissions from January 1, 2017, up from the current 50 percent, is unchanged.
27 Jun 2016
Petrotrin to Restart Bunkering Operations at Pointe-a-Pierre
The state-owned Trinidad and Tobago oil company says it intends to acquire a new double-hulled bunker barge to perform operations at the port.
27 Jun 2016
Monjasa: Five Insights on How the Panama Canal Expansion Affects the Local Bunker Industry
Being physically on site in Panama itself, Monjasa is one of the few globally oriented bunker companies with actual hands-on experience in the Panama market.
27 Jun 2016
Venezuela Insists Oil Production Will Increase Dramatically, Analysts Insist It Will Drop Worse than Originally Thought
Meanwhile, the Bolivian republic is eager to do business with Barbados.
27 Jun 2016
Venezuela Announces Oil Production Boost to Satisfy New OPEC Quota
But neither the troubled republic nor the cartel would disclose details of the increase.
24 Jun 2016
A Bright Future With $100 Oil Lies Ahead for Canada's Offshore Industry: Analyst
All deep water prospects off Newfoundland's coast will be developed, Rystad's vice president says.
23 Jun 2016
USCG Bunker Inspection Program Demonstrates "Generally Satisfactory" ECA Compliance
The voluntary fuel sampling programme is said to have examined 74 samples, nine of which were found to be over the 0.1 percent sulfur content limit.
22 Jun 2016
Venezuela Production Down and Falling, Ally China Too Busy With Own Problems to Lend a Hand
Average daily production for 2016 could plummet to 1.7 million barrels.
22 Jun 2016
U.S. Convicts Two Greek Companies and Engineers in Vessel Pollution Case
The U.S. District Court in Seattle found the parties guilty of 12 felony counts related to the dumping of oily waste at sea from bulk carrier Gallia Graeca.
22 Jun 2016
Canadian Port Mulls U-Turn on Shore Power
"There's new technology that is being made available and I think it is incumbent upon us to consider all options," says GVHA CEO Ian Robertson.
22 Jun 2016
U.S. Producers Galvanized by $50 Oil as Respected Analyst Says Price Will Climb to $80 Next Year
A significant increase in U.S. activity has been reported in recent weeks.
21 Jun 2016
LOP After ECA Fuel Switching Operation Caused Houston Channel Collision and Spill: Houston Pilots Association
The association says a low-sulfur fuel switchover operation for compliance with the North American ECA caused a loss of power that led to the collision.
20 Jun 2016