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September, 2016
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Thu08Sep	Physical Bunker Suppliers are "Working on a Sales Paradigm that No Longer Exists" Physical suppliers are "surrendering 100% security of their receivables to traders at the ship's manifold," Marc Gawthrop tells Ship & Bunker.
Wed07Sep	Crude Prices Continue to Edge Up Bunker prices were firmer in the primary ports.
Wed07Sep	Peace Boat and DNV GL Pen Agreement for Ecoship Partnership The two companies signed an MoU for cooperation on the project at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg on Tuesday.
Wed07Sep	Shipowners Calling at Canadian Ports Reminded of ECA Fuel Sampling Programme "We would suggest that calling vessels' engineers identify suitable sampling points prior to an inspection," advises North P&I Club.
Wed07Sep	Corvus Receives Canadian Government Funds for New Energy Storage System Line The Canada-based lithium-ion based battery system manufacturer says it has secured $469,500 in funding from NRC-IRAP.
Wed07Sep	World's First Box Ship Conversion to LNG-Bunkers Set for Next Year The project will see Wessel's 1,036 TEU container vessel, the MV Wes Amelie, converted to run on LNG, and will be classed by Bureau Veritas.
Wed07Sep	USCG Reopens Houston Ship Channel After Fire and Bunker Spill The Houston Ship Channel was been reopened at 3:31 p.m. Tuesday following a fire and bunker spill from a 810-foot tanker, the Aframax River.
Wed07Sep	BC Ferries Preps Vessel for Dual-Fuel Conversion The Spirit of British Columbia is set to be converted to to dual-fuel conventional and LNG bunker propulsion.
Wed07Sep	IBIA Finalises SOP for Surveyors in Singapore to Harmonise Approach to MFMs The SOP has been developed to address industry concerns and benefit all parties in the bunkering supply chain, says IBIA.
Wed07Sep	ExxonMobil: "No One Solution" for Shipowners in the Face of Tightening Emissions Regs Iain White, global marketing manager at ExxonMobil Marine, says shipowners will have to find the solution that works best for them.
Wed07Sep	Refiners Said to Have "Little Interest" in Fixing Residual Fuel Problem Posed by 0.5% Global Sulfur Cap Ship & Bunker data indicates that at current prices, marine's annual bunker bill would rise by $50 billion if only distillates were burned.
Wed07Sep	ABB Says 10% Bunker Savings from New Azipods are a "Leap in Fuel Efficiency" The Azipod XL propulsion unit is up to 20 percent more fuel efficiency than modern shaft line propulsion systems, says ABB.
Wed07Sep	Rolls-Royce Improves Fuel Efficiency by 5% in Latest MTU Engines MTU Series 4000 diesel engines has shown a 5 percent reduction in fuel consumption alongside a 45 percent increase in output.
Tue06Sep	Crude Benchmarks Mostly Flat Bunker prices were mostly stable in the primary ports.
Tue06Sep	Air Lubrication System Shows "Consistent" 4% Bunker Savings The most recent data was taken from the MT Amalienborg under "business as usual" commercial operations across all operating conditions.
Tue06Sep	USCG Reports Bunker Spill in Houston Channel After Tanker Fire The channel was closed at 12:08 a.m. Tuesday, and security zone established from the Cargil facility to the Cemex docks.
Tue06Sep	NYK Line, Engie, and Mitsubishi Launch New LNG Bunkering Brand Gas4Sea Gas4Sea, which is set to begin operations in the fourth quarter of 2016, will use a purpose-built 5,000 cbm capacity LNG bunkering vessel.
Tue06Sep	Carnival Orders Three More LNG-Powered Cruise Ships The company now has agreements for the construction of a total of seven new LNG-powered cruise ships.
Tue06Sep	Industry Veteran Paul Davis Joins Ship & Bunker as Director of Sales and Partnerships Paul, who beings his new role effective October 1, 2016, will be based predominantly in the UK.
Tue06Sep	LR Collaborates with HHI and HMD on Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Study The study aims to verify the practicability of ship-to-ship bunkering between 6,600 m3 LNG bunkering ships and 14,000 TEU LNG-fuelled container ships.

Showing 181-200 of 238 articles from September, 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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