EMEA News

Suez Canal Enters Third Day of Ever Given Blockage

Five tugs are working on moving the 20,000 TEU boxship as of Thursday morning.

25 Mar 2021

Container Ship Ever Given Remains Stuck in Suez Canal

News agency Reuters cited an assistant manager at shipping service company GAC's Egypt office as saying earlier reports of the ship having been partially refloated and of traffic resuming soon were incorrect.

24 Mar 2021

Boxship Blocking Suez Canal 'Partially Refloated': GAC

Evergreen Marine's 20,000 TEU ship the Ever Given ran aground on Tuesday morning, causing traffic on the canal to halt in both directions.

24 Mar 2021

Evergreen Marine Container Ship Blocks Suez Canal

The cause of the grounding is unknown, but the ship may have deviated from its course because of strong winds.

24 Mar 2021

Pre-Test Supply Barge's Bunkers to Avoid Quality Issues: Eurocheck

New service guarantees the quality of the fuel before it enters the vessel's storage tanks.

24 Mar 2021

FUJCON: Uniper 'Pessimistic' on Return of Qatargas Ships to Fujairah Bunkering

"We haven't seen that at all so far."

23 Mar 2021

Russian Fuel Oil Exports Dip in February

On stronger domestic demand.

23 Mar 2021

FUJCON: Fujairah Launches Monthly Bunker Sales Data With Platts

The data will be published on the 20th of every month, with history going back to January 2021.

23 Mar 2021

FUJCON: Vitol Sees Strong 2021 Rally in Fujairah Bunker Volumes

Vitol saw volumes at Fujairah drop to about 500,000 mt/month last year, Mike Muller of Vitol Asia said at the Fujairah Bunkering & Fuel Oil Forum 2021.

23 Mar 2021

Ecomar to Expand Fujairah HSFO Output

Ecomar will increase the refinery's capacity from 22,000 b/d to 62,000 b/d by adding a second crude distillation unit.

22 Mar 2021

UK Backs Green Marine Projects With £20m Fund

To trial technology with commercial potential.

22 Mar 2021

BUNKER JOBS: UK Transport Ministry Seeks Director of Maritime

The new hire will "drive the UK government's work for the maritime sector both domestically and internationally."

19 Mar 2021

BUNKER JOBS: Peninsula Seeks Market Analyst in London

The company is looking for candidates with experience analysing macro and micro economic data.

18 Mar 2021

FOBAS Alert: High Sediment Fuels from ARA Region

In recent weeks, FOBAS has tested several samples from ARA (Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam), which had tested Total Sediment Potential (TSP) results exceeding the ISO8217 specification limit of 0.10% m/m.

17 Mar 2021

Bunker Energy Launches Offshore Augusta Supply Operation

The company has deployed two barges with a combined capacity of 4,000 m3 to the new operation.

17 Mar 2021

Denmark Deploys Frigate to Gulf of Guinea Over Piracy Concerns

The frigate will provide escorts to civilian ships in the area as well as combating pirates.

17 Mar 2021

BUNKER JOBS: Monjasa Seeks Senior Trader in Dubai

The new hire's main focus will be "identifying and opening new niche markets and entering in both short- and long-term relationships with customers and suppliers."

17 Mar 2021

Uniper Fujairah Refinery Restarts

Bunker prices at Fujairah have risen compared with other ports as a result of restricted supply at the port.

17 Mar 2021

UAE Energy Minister to Deliver Opening Address at FUJCON 2021 Event

The conference -- focusing on Fujairah and the Middle East market in particular -- is being held online on 23-24 March, with 45 international speakers making presentations.

16 Mar 2021

BUNKER JOBS: International Firm Seeks Trader in London

The firm is seeking candidates with about two years of experience and with the legal right to live and work in the UK.

16 Mar 2021