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March, 2015
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Mon23Mar	Alliances Launch Asia-U.S. East Coast Services to Bypass West Coast Congestion Panama Canal will be used to complete new all-water services between Asia and the U.S. East Coast.
Mon23Mar	DNV GL Launches Fuel Saving Hull, Propeller Performance Monitor DNV GL's new ECO Insight module monitors hull and propeller degradation to calculate optimal maintenance schedules.
Mon23Mar	Singapore's MPA Urges More Cooperation In Battling Piracy The city-state reconfirmed its own commitment to the cause.
Mon23Mar	Eurotunnel Expects to Benefit from ECA Cost Increases Eurotunnel's pricing will become more competitive as ferry operators are forced to raise prices to recover rising costs, says CEO.
Mon23Mar	Industry Insight: An interview with Samir Bailouni, Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Co.) Nakilat is a Qatari company that ships LNG from Qatar mega projects to the world.
Mon23Mar	Aegean: New Business Will Push 2015 Results Higher, But 2014 Volumes Like-for-Like "It was basically same store sales," says President as Aegean exceeds 3 million tonnes in quarterly bunker sales for the first time.
Fri20Mar	Bunkers Sales Triple at Russian Port The Port of Kavkaz said growth was largely because of increased cargo sent to Crimea.
Fri20Mar	New Terminal Gives Boost to Cape Verde Bunker Market Enacol built the terminal for $1.9 million
Fri20Mar	New Sulfur Regulations "Favourable" for Aegean Tighter sulfur regulations means better spreads and disruption to competitors, says Aegean.
Fri20Mar	Reports: Armed Bunker Pirates Steal 1,500 tonnes of Fuel in SE Asia The hijacked Malaysian ship has since been found off Indonesia with its crew unharmed, but without the cargo of bunkers it was carrying from Singapore.
Fri20Mar	Russian Far East Bunker Market Doubles, Hits 47% of National Sales Bunker sales in the Russian Far East almost doubled in 2014, hitting 8.145 million tonnes out of a total for the country of 17.13 million tonnes.
Thu19Mar	Crude Resumes Price Decline Brent front-month contracts for May fell under $54 before settling at $54.43.
Thu19Mar	Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2015 Week 11 Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from Mar 12 - 18, 2015.
Thu19Mar	Aegean: Low Oil Prices Good for Business Low oil prices mean higher sales volumes as well as lower operating and interest costs, says Aegean President.
Thu19Mar	Vladivostok to Become "Free Port" in 2016 It is not clear whether bunkers will be included within the duty free regime, but the focus is said to be on logistics, ship repair and export-oriented goods.
Thu19Mar	Slow Steaming has Created a "Huge Gap" in the Market Slow steaming by shipping companies has opened a gap for rail transport, which although more expensive is seen as quicker and more reliable.
Thu19Mar	February Cargo Volumes Fall 20% at Port of Long Beach in Wake of West Coast Labour Dispute In total, 413,114 TEUs of cargo moved through the port
Thu19Mar	Hong Kong Sulfur Cap Sees Shippers Mull New Bunker Surcharges "We may implement surcharges similar to what we are doing in North America and Europe," says shipping company manager.
Thu19Mar	CMA CGM Looking To Order at Least Three 20,000 TEU Boxships The order will likely go to South Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co.
Thu19Mar	K-Line Sets Goal To Cut CO2 Emissions in Half as it Aims for Ultimate Target of Zero Emissions The goal is part of a list of four environmental priorities which includes tackling oil spills and introducing alternative fuels into its fleet.

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Jul 10

1Glander 2024/25 Pre-Tax Profits Hold Steady from Previous Year

CEO Carsten Ladekjær said the firm will adapt to new changes in the fast-changing market.
Jul 09

2Indian State Sues MSC for $1.1 Billion Over Bunker Spill Caused by Sunken Ship

The Kerala state government has secured a court-ordered arrest of another MSC vessel, MSC Akiteta II, currently held at Vizhinjam Port.
Jul 09

3Petrobras Offers Discounts on Bunker Stems Above 1,500 MT at Santos

The new bunker pricing policy will be applicable from July 10.
Jul 09

4VIEWPOINT: Long Non-Compete Clauses Unfairly Victimise Older Employees

Vernon Jayanathan of Maritime Recruitment Company Ltd discusses the use of non-compete clauses in the bunker trader job market.
Jul 07

5Sekavin Launches Istanbul Physical Supply Operation

The company is supplying LSMGO to start with and intends to add more fuel grades, a Sekavin representative tells Ship & Bunker.

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