APAC News

Bunker Prices Have Changed Shipping Economies
"A lot of ship are ending up in the scrapyard well before their time," says Evergreen exec.
1 Apr 2014
Singapore Monthly Bunker Sales Up 7% Year on Year
February's sales of all key grades at the port were up year on year.
31 Mar 2014
Trial Shows 5% Fuel Savings with Emulsified Fuel
The technology reduces particulate matter and other emissions with cooler, more complete combustion.
31 Mar 2014
33 of 35 Seaman in Indian Weapons and Bunkering Case to be Released
The captain and team leader of Seaman Guard Ohio will remain jailed in India.
27 Mar 2014
Further Expansion for Glander International Bunkering In Singapore
Rosalind Liu Qi has joined Glander International Bunkering as Bunker and Lubricant Trader.
26 Mar 2014
Alternative Ballast Water Treatment Installation Proposed
The Indian Register of Shipping says a mobile treatment system could be cost-effective.
25 Mar 2014
Singapore Volumes Could Drop with Mass Flow Meter Adoption
Suppliers will raise prices to cover the costs of buying and installing the meters.
24 Mar 2014
Malaysian Port to Add Bunkering Facilities
Bintulu Port is also working to improve operations and open an industrial division.
21 Mar 2014
SSA: Asian Industry Must Unite
"It is essential that the views of Asian ship owners are heard loud and clear."
20 Mar 2014
Singapore Bunker Trader Reduces Business with Higher-Risk Customers
Cosco International subsidiary Sinfeng saw volumes and profit margins decline in 2013.
20 Mar 2014
Evergreen "Significantly Reduced" Carbon Footprint with New Ships
The company took delivery of the 18th ship in its line of energy-efficient vessels.
20 Mar 2014
First Asian Order for LNG-Only Tugs
"More operators will soon begin to opt for a cleaner, lower cost and smoke-free fuel solution."
20 Mar 2014
Glander International Bunkering Expands Team in Singapore
Euwyn Tan has experience as a shipbroker and bunker trader in both the Taiwanese and Singaporean market.
20 Mar 2014
Singapore Firm Plans Bunker, Services Operation in Australia
Ezion Holdings Ltd. has opened a port on the Tiwi Islands that it hopes will serve the oil and gas industries.
18 Mar 2014
OW Bunker Launches Physical Operations in Australia
Bunker supply operations in Port Kembla, New South Wales, will commence April 1, 2014.
18 Mar 2014
Ship Owner Fined over New Zealand Spill
A miscommunication among ship engineers resulted in the 1,000-litre spill last July.
17 Mar 2014
Chinese Design Promises Fuel-Saving VLOCs
The 405,000 dwt design would also reduce CO2 emissions by about 20 percent, designer SDARI said.
17 Mar 2014
Japanese Refiners Reducing Bunker Supply
The nation has set a new target to raise the ratio of residue cracking to crude distillation.
17 Mar 2014
Chinese Patent for Wave-Piercing Rolls-Royce Environship
The design, applicable to various types of merchant ships, has already received patents in Europe and Russia.
14 Mar 2014
Search for MH370 Plane Highlights Bunker Spills, Ocean Pollution
Oil slicks first thought to be clues were leaks of bunker fuel from ships that would typically go unnoticed.
14 Mar 2014