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August, 2016
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Fri12Aug	Intertek ShipCare Launches New Flagship Investigative Service Focused on New "Non-Traditional" ECA Fuels The new Intertek ShipCare PT5 Organic Deposition initiative is designed to identify potential issues with the stability and compatibility of all marine fuels.
Fri12Aug	Bunker Saving Antifouling Solution Selektope Launched Into Mainstream Market CMP says Selektope is now available to the mainstream market through its new generation SEAFLO NEO product line.
Fri12Aug	GAC Hails its "New Generation" of Bunker Traders GAC Bunker Fuels says its mentoring programme is helping the bunker trading and brokerage business to grow in the face of "challenging" market conditions.
Fri12Aug	ABB Highlights 1-Year ROI from Bunker Saving Performance Management Software ABB says its integrated systems and software can provide ship operators a return on investment within a year.
Thu11Aug	Crude Bounces Back After 2 Days of Loses Bunker prices were quite firm in the primary ports.
Thu11Aug	Port of Rotterdam Supports New Oil Absorbing "Sponge" OCRS has developed a liquid polyurethane solution that acts as a composite "sponge" to absorb oil and is suitable for use on bunker spills.
Thu11Aug	Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 31 Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from August 3 – August 10, 2016.
Thu11Aug	Gazpromneft Marine Bunker Begins Supply of STASCO Vessels in Black Sea Supply operations will be conducted by Gazpromneft's bunker vessel Gazpromneft Omsk.
Thu11Aug	ExxonMobil Fits Second Hong Kong Bunker Barge with LR Accredited Mass Flow Meter The bunker vessel, Anelly, comes into service on August 12, 2016.
Thu11Aug	"Desperate" Venezuela Calls For Freeze Talks Despite Critics Dismissing Them As An Empty Gesture Or Not Needed One analyst states that only Saudi Arabia can alleviate Venezuela's economic woes.
Thu11Aug	Saudi Arabia And Iran Pump Record Volumes As Analysts Warn Again of Supply Glut The news sent oil prices down again after a modest one-day rally.
Thu11Aug	IBIA Members Push for Transitional Issues Associated with 0.50% Global Sulfur Cap to Be Raised at IMO Some members argue that the 2020 date could present a "huge risk" that the 0.50% cap will be widely ignored.
Thu11Aug	Russian Player Reports Massive Drop in Bunker Volumes for First Half of 2016 Revenues of the company's bunkering division fell to $3.1 million during the first half of 2016, compared to $66.2 million during the same period of 2015.
Thu11Aug	Singapore Hits 100 Mass Flow Meter Bunker Tanker Milestone As not all vessels are expected to get MPA approved MFMs, it means about 75% of those projected to be fitted with MFMs have now done so.
Wed10Aug	Crude Falls for Second Day Bunker prices were softer in the primary ports.
Wed10Aug	Aegean Posts Another Big Jump in Bunker Volumes for 2Q 2016 Bunker volumes for the period were just over 4 million mt and up almost 30 percent over 2015.
Wed10Aug	Quadrise Pushes Ahead with Emulsion Bunker Project in Saudi Arabia The MoU is said to define the collaboration between Quadrise and its clients to progress the trial at refinery and power plant facilities within Saudi Arabia.
Wed10Aug	Bunkering Vessel Catches Fire in the Netherlands Corina is reported to have caught fire after a short circuit in a diesel generator sparked flames in the engine room.
Wed10Aug	Newbuild Carrier Capable of LNG and Methane Propulsion Delivered to Navigator Gas Navigator Gas says it is in the "very advanced" stages of equipping the vessel to burn ethane as a third alternative fuel.
Wed10Aug	Oil Companies Face $110-billion in Debt, Default Rates Are Rising: Moody's Most of the debt is junk-rated.

Showing 121-140 of 213 articles from August, 2016

May 22

1World Fuel Services Middle East Supply Manager Steps Down

The outgoing manager has worked for the company since June 2014.
May 23

2Burando Energies Hires Senior Bunker Trader in Houston

The new hire previously worked for Dan-Bunkering in its Houston office since 2018.
May 22

3GCMD Sees Evidence of Widespread Biofuel Mislabelling

About a third of biofuel samples collected by the GCMD appear to have been mislabelled.
May 23

4B24 Still Dominates Asian Biofuel Market as B30 Faces Supplier Pushback

Some suppliers remain cautious about switching to B30 due to concerns over fuel stability, performance, and specification guarantees, sources tell Ship & Bunker.
May 21

5Oilmar DMCC Opens Danish Branch Office

The firm's new Danish branch is based in Tuborg Havn.

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