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July, 2016
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Thu28Jul	Vessel Hits Wall in Expanded Panama Canal Critics have previously said the new locks are too small to safely accommodate some of the larger neo-panamax vessels.
Thu28Jul	Reducing Ship Emissions: Could We Ever Replace Traditional Bunkers? "Fuels, especially low carbon fuels, are a really big and under-researched topic," Dr Michael Traut tells Ship & Bunker.
Wed27Jul	GAC Expands Bunkering, Other Services With New Location in Brazil "The Açu Port is expected to become one of the largest port complexes in Latin America," says Rodrigo Kill, Shipping Manager at GAC Brazil.
Wed27Jul	Glander International Bunkering Says Email "Confession" Over Corrupt Practices Was a "Hoax" The email, that went into considerable detail over the alleged corruption, was dismissed as "baseless and unfounded accusations."
Wed27Jul	The Spectre of $30 Oil Resurfaces With Brent's Tuesday Dip Toward $44 Per Barrel But all will be well next year with a possible high of $75, say analysts.
Wed27Jul	Vietnam Authorities Arrest Vessel Over Illegal Bunkering The Thai ship Takuzan 111 is said to have been found with about 260,000 litres of fuel onboard without the appropriate documentation.
Wed27Jul	Singapore And China Among A Long List Of Nations Whose Stored Oil Volumes Confound Experts Analysts say it's impossible to determine how much oil is really stockpiled globally.
Wed27Jul	MOL Calls Fleet Xpress "Pivotal" Step Toward Greener Shipping JSAT MOBILE Communications has signed an agreement with MOL, which will see Fleet Xpress service implemented across most of the MOL car carrier fleet.
Wed27Jul	AkzoNobel Hull and Propeller Performance Monitoring Now ISO 19030 Compliant AkzoNobel's marine coatings business has incorporated the requirements of the standard into its hull and propeller efficiency recommendations.
Wed27Jul	Suez Canal Offers New Discount for VLCCs The 45% discount is for VLCCs of at least 200,000 DWT, in ballast, and coming from Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and the North Coast of South America.
Wed27Jul	St Petersburg Bunker Market Dealing with Tightening Fuel Oil Avails Market sources say cutbacks in domestic fuel oil production are behind the situation.
Wed27Jul	Time for the Bunker Industry to Get its Ship in Order A lengthy email this week targeting some very recognizable players is the latest reminder of just how so much continues to go astray in our industry.
Wed27Jul	Cavotec Says Growing Demand for Shore Power Solutions Influenced by Concerns Over Ship Emissions So far this year, Cavotec says it has received approximately €11.5 million in orders for the company's shore power solutions.
Tue26Jul	Crude Closes Mixed on Varying Fundamentals The market will be watchful for any sign of a price floor in the near term.
Tue26Jul	Washington Panel Gives Tacoma LNG Plant Go Ahead After Permit Appeal The state's Shorelines Hearings Board upheld one of the project's major permits Monday, enabling development of the facility to move ahead.
Tue26Jul	Gulf Petrochem Expands to ARA Bunker Market Gulf Petrochem is now offering physical supply services in the Port of Rotterdam through its new office in Dordrecht.
Tue26Jul	Latest Trials Highlight the High Cost of Alternative Bunker Fuels Documents seen by Ship & Bunker show one alternative fuel was purchased for $15,000 per metric tonne.
Tue26Jul	Russia Looks to Tax Overhaul to Boost Oil Output, but Impact on Fuel Oil Still Unclear A new system could cut tax on brownfield sites by between 16 and 20 percent depending on the oil price.
Tue26Jul	Gulf of Guinea: Vessel Hijackings Now More About Crew Ransoms than Tanker Cargoes, Says IMB However, despite a surge in kidnappings off West Africa, overall piracy and armed robbery has declined to its lowest levels in 21 years, says IMB.
Tue26Jul	OOCL Extends GHG Reporting with LR to Terminals OOCL has extended their GHG reporting to container terminals, specifically the Long Beach Container Terminal and Kaohsiung Container Terminal in Taiwan.

Showing 21-40 of 218 articles from July, 2016

Oct 28

1Global Partners Launches Port of Houston Physical Supply

Global Partners will offer HSFO, VLSFO and LSMGO via two newbuild barges from Blessey Marine Services, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.
Oct 30

2US and China to Pause Maritime Trade Actions for One Year

Beijing says both countries will suspend maritime measures imposed on each other for one year.
Oct 29

3JuWonOil Expands Into US Gulf LNG Bunker Market

The firm is developing structured logistics for small-scale LNG bunkering and distribution, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.
Oct 31

4Lukoil to Sell Overseas Assets to Trading Firm Gunvor

Lukoil said it has accepted Gunvor's offer and will not engage with other potential buyers.
Oct 28

5Lukoil to Sell International Operations After US Sanctions

Lukoil's international assets of interest to the bunker industry include Lukoil Bulgaria, a key supplier of marine fuel in the Black Sea.

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