Americas News

SunGas Renewables Announces $2 Billion Green Methanol Plant for Maersk Fleet

Construction is slated to start late next year, with commercial operations launching in 2027.

28 Jul 2023

IMO SG Elect to Take Helm at Critical Time for Industry

But former IBIA board member Nicolas Vukelja says Arsenio Domínguez's maritime background bodes well for shipping and bunkering,

24 Jul 2023

Three Different Suppliers May Have Contaminated Bunkers in Houston: Verifuel

Verifuel has found contaminated samples from three different suppliers in the area, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.

24 Jul 2023

LNG Bunkering First at Port Canaveral

JAX LNG delivered about 400 m3 of LNG bunkers to the bitumen tanker Demia Desgagnes at Port Canaveral on Thursday,

21 Jul 2023

Panama June Bunker Sales Drop to Nine-Month Low

The total was down by 11.8% from a year earlier, by 5.8% from May's level and the lowest monthly total since September 2022

20 Jul 2023

Eagle LNG Hires Marine Sales Director in Houston From Peninsula

The new hire had previously worked for Peninsula since 2014.

19 Jul 2023

VISWALAB: Update on Houston Bunker Fuel Problems

Viswa has conducted thorough investigations into fuel pump problem samples bunkered in Houston, and we would like to provide a more detailed update.

17 Jul 2023

Shell Deploys New LNG Bunkering Tanker in the Americas

The 18,000m3 capacity New Frontier 2 is Shell's third LNG bunkering vessel to be deployed in the Americas.

14 Jul 2023

Oil Up On Sudden Hope That Central Banks Will Curb Rate Hikes

Meanwhile, Washington vows to replenish its SPR - sort of.

12 Jul 2023

Stone Oil Now Offering Renewable Bunker Fuels

Stone Oil has also committed to converting its own fleet of inland and offshore vessels, and trucks, to use renewable fuel.

12 Jul 2023

TFG Marine Starts Los Angeles Bunker Operation

With sales of low sulfur distillates and an eye to expand the range of fuels on offer.

12 Jul 2023

FOBAS ALERT: Possible Fuel Contamination in Houston and US Gulf Area

FOBAS has dealt with a number of problematic VLSFO RM fuels from the US Gulf region, specifically from Houston and New Orleans.

11 Jul 2023

VPS Identifies Houston Fuel Contamination

Testing firm VPS has identified a new marine fuel contamination issue in Houston.

10 Jul 2023 · VPS

Land Use Key to Green Fuel Bunkering Success: Montreal Port

In venture to provide green methanol to ships.

4 Jul 2023

Monjasa Appoints Americas Trading Director

In its 2022 annual report Monjasa listed Balboa as its top supply location, with Cristobal in fourth place.

3 Jul 2023

Oil Posts Quarterly Losses As Analysts Lament Psychology Rejecting Bullish Sentiment

But Goldman Sachs is still betting prices will eventually breach $100.

30 Jun 2023

Petrobras Adds Suape to its Growing List of 0.10%S LSMGO Supply Locations

This year Petrobras has been slowly rolling out 0.10%S LSMGO at a number of its ports.

30 Jun 2023

Petrobras Tests B24 Biofuel Blend

The firm is testing the biofuel blend on board a vessel chartered by Transpetro and located at the Rio Grande Terminal.

30 Jun 2023

Panama Bunker Sales Advance in May

Panama's total sales reached 406,355 mt in May down by 3.5% from a year earlier and up by 5.6% from April's level.

30 Jun 2023

GAC Widens Alternative Fuels Scope With Clean Energy Solutions Appointment

John Lindquist's role at GAC has expanded from LNG bunkering to a wider decarbonisation scope, he tells Ship & Bunker.

30 Jun 2023