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April, 2017
Date	Headline	Image
Wed05Apr	Ecoslops Aims to Up Production to 25,000 Tonnes at Sines Plant in 2017 The target is set to boost the plant's current operation at just over 50 percent of full capacity to 85 percent, says Ecoslops.
Wed05Apr	Containerships Granted "Substantial Funding" by EU and NEFCO to Use LNG Bunkers Containerships says the funding will help the company become the first shortsea container operator in Europe to run ships on LNG.
Wed05Apr	20\|20 Marine Energy Appoints Senior Associate for Europe to Support Growth Per Funch-Nielsen will be responsible for further growing 20\|20 Marine Energy's European presence and consulting on global projects.
Wed05Apr	Petronas Sees $45/bbl Crude in 2017, but Vortexa Data Suggests Market is Changing Faster than Anticipated Seaborne shipments have dropped 16 percent since the beginning of this year.
Wed05Apr	High Oil Price Predictions Abound as US Crude Hits 4-Week High Tuesday's gains were caused by expected inventory drawdown reports later this week.
Wed05Apr	The Stellar Daisy Loss: Understanding Cargo Liquefaction Risks It's a known issue with most ore cargoes; the key issue is whether the solid bulk cargo that is to be loaded is liable to liquefaction.
Tue04Apr	Canadian Navy Bunkering Vessel Project Centre of Canadian Authorities' Probe The CAN $700 million Project Resolve includes the conversion of a commercial vessel to a bunkering ship by Federal Fleet Services.
Tue04Apr	Over 16% of 2017's Newbuild Contracts to Date Will Be Able to Burn LNG: Clarksons Overall, Clarksons Research says there are 542 merchant ships in the global fleet and on order that are capable of using LNG as fuel.
Tue04Apr	Marshall Islands Quality Council Meeting Hosts Discussion on IMO Fuel Oil Consumption Database Ships subject to the requirement are said to account for around 85 percent of the CO2 emissions from international shipping.
Tue04Apr	ABS Approves HHI LNG Fuel Tank Design that "Advances LNG as Fuel" Geared toward gas-fuelled vessels, the fuel tank design was developed to minimise cargo space loss.
Tue04Apr	Glander International Bunkering Adds Two Traders to Mumbai Office Shaifali Gusain and Nildeep Dholakia have both been hired as traders at GIB in Mumbai.
Tue04Apr	Total to Work with Pavilion on Singapore LNG Bunkering Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions and Pavilion Gas have signed a MoU to enable the companies' cooperation on LNG bunkering in Singapore.
Tue04Apr	Market Ignores Upbeat OPEC Rhetoric as Libyan Output Resumption Sends Prices Down Yet Again Other developments promise to keep prices in the doldrums for the foreseeable future.
Tue04Apr	Andurand Forecasts Oil at $70 Later This Year, but Kilduff Maintains that the Low $40s is More Likely It's unclear whether backwardation will triumph over persistent U.S. output builds.
Mon03Apr	AET Selects LNG Propulsion Option for Newbuild Tankers AET says that as many as four of its newbuild Aframax tankers will be equipped with dual fuel engines.
Mon03Apr	Oldendorff Carriers to Utilise BMT's Bunker-Saving Fleet Monitoring Tech The companies' collaboration is said to be aimed at driving down the carbon footprint of each vessel and boosting overall efficiency of the fleet.
Mon03Apr	Firm Takes Legal Action After Customs' Bunker Seizure in the Philippines Customs is said to have seized 44,000 mt of bunker fuel cargo, which SMC says was without due process.
Mon03Apr	"Strong Smell of Fuel" Reported after Bulk Carrier Disappears off Uruguay The National Navy of Uruguay says an oil slick was found 3,700 km off the country's coast
Mon03Apr	France Eyes Fuel Calculator, Drone Tech for ECA Enforcement France is said to be preparing to test drone-based emissions monitoring for ECA enforcement later this year.
Mon03Apr	Skangas LNG Bunkering Vessel Slated for Arrival in June Coralius will be employed between the Kiel Canal and mid-Norway, including part of the North Sea, and will be used to supply LNG in ports and at sea.

Showing 161-180 of 183 articles from April, 2017

May 05

1Potential Shell Acquisition of BP Would Unite Two of Singapore's Largest Bunker Suppliers

BP was listed by the MPA as being in the top ten of its licensed bunker suppliers by volume in 2024, and came in at seventh place in 2023 and sixth in 2022.
May 05

2Glander International Bunkering Managing Director for India Steps Down

The executive had worked for Glander since June 2006.
Apr 30

3Peninsula Hires Bunker Trader in Houston

The new hire was previously director of marine fuel marketing at UET Marine in Houston.
May 01

4Oilmar Hires Former KPI OceanConnect Trader in Denmark

The new hire previously worked as a bunker trader for KPI OceanConnect from May 2024 to last month.
May 05

5Eight OPEC+ Members Announce June Oil Output Boost

The countries will add 411,000 bpd to their output in June.

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