Americas News

ECA Still Not Enough, Says California, as State Fuel Switching Regs Set to Remain in Place for Another 2 Years

The California OGV Fuel Regulation is specifically a distillate fuel switching requirement and is in effect within 24 nautical miles of the state's coast.

14 Apr 2016

Any Oil Production Freeze Will Have Limited Near-Term Impact on Tanker Markets: Teekay

But the tanker owner agrees with many others who say such a freeze is unlikely to be reached at the April 17 meeting in Doha.

12 Apr 2016

Press Release: Platts 13th Annual Bunker & Residual Fuel Oil Conference

The Platts 13th Annual Bunker & Residual Fuel Oil Conference will take place this June 27-28, 2016 at the St. Regis Houston, Houston, Texas.

12 Apr 2016

Norwegian Player Lands $2.5 Million Fine, Jail Time Over Oil Pollution Offences

Crude oil tanker M/T Stavanger Blossom is said to have been operated by the company from 2010 to 2014 without a functioning oily-water separator.

11 Apr 2016

Wärtsilä to Supply Hybrid LNG Propulsion Packages to Two BC Ferries Vessels

The retrofits are part of mid-life upgrades set to be completed on the two RoPax ferries, the Spirit of British Columbia and the Spirit of Vancouver.

11 Apr 2016

US Authorities Fine South Korean Bunker Tanker Owner $950,000

"The defendants in this case falsified their log books in an attempt to conceal their crimes," says the EPA.

11 Apr 2016

OPEC Predicts Successful Freeze Meeting - But Latin America Will Discuss the Proposal Beforehand Anyway

Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela will try to reach a joint position on April 8.

7 Apr 2016

U.S. Plant Looks to Tap into LNG Bunker Market

The Philadelphia Gas Works says it has ambitions of moving into supplying LNG for bunkers, among other uses, through a $120 million plant expansion.

7 Apr 2016

Nakilat: Sooner or Later Everybody Needs to Use Clean Fuel

Samir Bailouni, fleet management director, Nakilat, says the Qatari Q-Fleet Could Shift to LNG bunkers.

6 Apr 2016

Bunker Jobs: OceanConnect Marine Seeking Junior Trader / Trainee

OCM is looking for ambitious individuals to join its marine fuel trading and broking team in Stamford, CT.

4 Apr 2016

US Shale Players Pumping Oil Stronger Than Ever Despite Bankruptcies

Lack of spending is viewed as more troublesome to the market than filing for creditor protection.

4 Apr 2016

Tank Breach at Vopak Terminal Reported to Have Caused Second L.A. Spill in a Month

The USCG says it is investigating reports of a spill of an oily-water mixture disseminating from a holding tank at the Vopak Terminal at the Port of L.A.

1 Apr 2016

Carnival: Bunker Consumption Up 4%, Bunker Bill Down 41%, Bunker Hedging Loss Up 40%

The lower bunker prices also meant a bigger loss from bunker hedging.

1 Apr 2016

Crowley Reach Engine "Milestone" for LNG-Powered Newbuild

The first of Crowley's two newbuild ConRo vessels, El Coquí, has received the installation of its MAN Diesel & Turbo 8S70ME-C8.2-GI LNG engine.

31 Mar 2016

Ferry Operator Awards LNG Conversion Contracts for Two Vessels

The company says it expects to reduce its CO2 emissions by 12,000 tonnes annually as a result of the two vessels' dual-fuel upgrades.

29 Mar 2016

Reports: Port of L.A. Invests $5M in Shore Power Upgrades to CSCL Vessels, but Most No Longer Call at L.A.

It is reported that the port's agreement with CSCL did not stipulate how long the company's upgraded vessels must remain calling at the Port of L.A.

28 Mar 2016

Oil Prices Difficult to Predict Due to U.S Shale Sector: IEA

IEA head says pricing analysis will be "a really interesting phenomenon over the next year or so."

25 Mar 2016

USCG Monitoring Vessel for Bunker Spill After Grounding in Columbia River

The 5,4881 DWT Panama-flagged bulk carrier Sparna is said to be loaded with 218,380 gallons of HFO and 39,380 gallons of marine diesel.

23 Mar 2016

Work on Nicaragua's Panama Canal Alternative to Start as Early as August with Fuel Terminal, Ship Wharf

Funding for the $50 billion project "will come from many countries and many investment sectors," contractor HKND Group says.

22 Mar 2016

Panama Posts 23% Jump in Annual Bunker Sales

The Atlantic coast, with the port of Cristobal, saw greater volume growth than the Atlantic coast.

22 Mar 2016