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December, 2013
Date	Headline	Image
Tue31Dec	Independence "Key to Success" for Hull Coatings Standard International Paint calls for transparent methodology to compare effectiveness of coatings.
Tue31Dec	Scorpio Says Write-Down Supports "Modern Fuel Efficient Fleet" The company is recognizing a net gain of $14 million in connection with the write-down and sale of VLGCs.
Tue31Dec	Titan Claims Restructuring Progress Creditors approve plan, while GZE accepts standstill in shipyard repayment.
Tue31Dec	Caribbean Bunker Spill Cleanup May Take Three Months Oil spilled off the Trinidad and Tobago coast is Bunker C, a preliminary report found.
Tue31Dec	Singapore Firm Gets New Funding for Fuel Monitoring, Bunkering Systems Singapore's Ascenz makes remote monitoring systems to help operators manage fuel costs.
Tue31Dec	New Bunkering Terminal in Alaska Alaskan company is expanding its operations to serve a growing energy industry presence.
Mon30Dec	Vopak Horizon Fujairah Adding Capacity Five new crude oil storage tanks will add 478,000 cbm, bringing the facility's total to 2.6 million cbm.
Mon30Dec	BIMCO: LNG Bunkers "Gradually Picking Up Pace" BIMCO Watchkeeper says vessel, infrastructure development moving forward globally.
Mon30Dec	Shippers Speak Out Against EU Monitoring Regulations The World Shipping Council says the rules fail to consider the effects of existing IMO rules.
Mon30Dec	Fuel-Saving Vessels Boost Korean Shipbuilding Industry Eco-ships are a "global trend" and "critical" to reducing shippers' costs, analyst says.
Mon30Dec	South Korean Refiner Buys 1 Million Tonnes of 380 cSt Bunker Fuel The deal represents up to an 80 percent increase over the 30,000-50,000 mt/month it imported in 2013.
Fri27Dec	Larger Vessels to Call at West African Port Channel widening and wreck removal work has been completed at Port Harcourt.
Fri27Dec	Aegean Receives Safety and Environmental Award Supplier says it is honoured to be recognised for socially and environmentally conscious operations.
Thu26Dec	Vessel to Use Synthetic Diesel Bunkers in Emissions Reduction Trial SMIT Elbe will use Shell GTL to determine whether emissions can be reduced without modifications to her engines.
Thu26Dec	Sabotage Suspected in Trinidad Bunker Spill Government source says specialist equipment would have been required to open the valves.
Thu26Dec	"Some Flexibility" in Start of California Shore-Power Rules The state's regulators officially confirmed that vessels won't be penalised for forces outside their control.
Tue24Dec	Chemoil Adani Starting Chennai Supply in January The company will serve three ports in the city with three barges.
Tue24Dec	Trinidad and Tobago Moves to Expand Bunkering The nation hopes to take advantage of its location to sell more fuel and maritime services.
Tue24Dec	Singapore Firm Adds Fuel-Saving Ice-Class Vessel The Pacific Dispatch is the fifth in a series of six vessels built for fuel efficiency.
Tue24Dec	NYK Plans First Japan-Built LNG-Powered Tug The vessel will be the first vessel, other than LNG carriers, built in the country to operate on the fuel.

Showing 1-20 of 132 articles from December, 2013

Apr 23

1IMO 2028: How Much Biofuel Will Be Needed to Avoid Penalties?

Initial Ship & Bunker analysis shows ships would need to use between 17.6% and 23.3% biofuel in B100 terms to avoid penalty charges in 2028.
Apr 24

2South Korea Encourages Shift to Mass Flow Meters for Bunker Measurement

Suppliers in South Korea are already shifting to the use of MFMs, and barge fees are likely to rise in the country as a result, a local source tells Ship & Bunker.
Apr 24

3FincoEnergies Expands Maritime Reach with Stake in Dutch Bunker Firm

FincoEnergies has partially acquired the business operations of bunker supplier Oliehandel Klaas de Boer.
Apr 24

4VPS: Cashew Nut Shell Liquid – Biofuel Saviour or Concerning Contaminant?

Steve Bee of VPS discusses the potential for cashew nut shell liquid to be used as a biofuel component in bunker blends.
Apr 24

5Minerva Deploys Floating Storage at Jeddah to Boost Red Sea Bunkering

The 113,000 m3 capacity floating storage unit will store VLSFO, HSFO and MGO.

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