EMEA News

Shell Wins Gibraltar LNG Bunkering Licence

Plans to extend Shell's LNG supply at the port to a bunker operation had been delayed by local opposition over safety concerns.

27 Jan 2021

Bunker Holding Shuts Down London Office of Brokerage LQM

The London office was opened in 2019 and has a team of five staff.

27 Jan 2021

Market Talk: Demand Weak but Niche Markets Hold Their Own

Lacklustre demand piling pressure on margins but niche business retains some advantage.

26 Jan 2021

Steengaard Takes up Reins at Global Risk Management

His appointment to the board last year, a precursor to becoming chairman.

26 Jan 2021

Fujairah Bunker Sales Lost 17.9% in 2020: Glander

New refineries opening in the area may improve the port's prospects as more local VLSFO supply comes on-stream.

26 Jan 2021

One Dead, 15 Kidnapped After Container Ship Pirate Attack in Gulf of Guinea

The attack may bring greater attention to the worsening security situation in the Gulf of Guinea.

25 Jan 2021

Finland-Led Research to Focus on Combining Technologies

In quest for energy efficent ship design.

25 Jan 2021

UK's MCA Detains Four Ships in December

Oil filtration and holed fuel tanks among defects found.

25 Jan 2021

Global Firms Plan Green Hydrogen Hub in Hamburg

Large-scale facility to produce hydrogen from wind and solar power.

25 Jan 2021

Bunker Supplier Peninsula Petroleum Expands in Europe With New Skaw Operation

CEO John Bassadone expects his company to expand further this year.

25 Jan 2021

FOBAS Alert: Low Flash Point Distillate Marine Fuels in Falmouth

Although the tested results range from 58 to 59 °C, however as they are below the minimum limit set out in SOLAS, these fuels are classed as off specification.

25 Jan 2021

One Stem Took Up 25% of Rotterdam's Fourth-Quarter LNG Bunker Volumes

The stem was 8.2% of total demand for the whole of 2020.

22 Jan 2021

WFS Fends off Bunker Contract Challenge

As other creditors seek to secure payment by 'separating out' different contractual sections.

21 Jan 2021

Quadrise Agrees New Ship Trial

Second quarter will see emulsified bunker fuel deployed on boxships as a precursor to a wider take up.

21 Jan 2021

BunkerMetric Builds Team, Bags First Customer

We expect to build on the momentum of 2020, says co-founder Christian Plum.

21 Jan 2021

Strong Q4 Takes Rotterdam's 2020 Bunker Volumes to 5.7% Gain

Total oil sales were 2.5 million m3 in the fourth quarter, up by 10.7% from the same period a year earlier.

20 Jan 2021

UK Bunker Market Develops Further as TFG Marine Launches Falmouth Operation

TFG will provide bunker operations at the port from this month using two SIRE-inspected barges, offering VLSFO, 0.1% sulfur MGO and HSFO.

20 Jan 2021

Spain Sees LNG Bunkering Boom Despite Cruise Industry Standstill

The number of LNG bunker operations almost quadrupled to 741, meaning the average stem size dropped to 165 m3 in 2020 from 419 m3 in 2019.

20 Jan 2021

Windsails Tech Trialled on Bulk Carrier

Cargill and MSC vessels to take part.

19 Jan 2021

Activists Keep Watchful eye on Valleta Emissions

Monitoring equipment at port prone to breakdown.

18 Jan 2021