EMEA News

Maersk Shipping Decarbonisation Research Institute Seeks CFO
Maersk Shipping Decarbonisation Research Institute Seeks CFO
The Maersk McKinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping "is in the process of placing its top management team."
25 Aug 2020
Activist Group Targets Cruise Ship
Activist Group Targets Cruise Ship
Ocean Rebellion modelled on Extinction Rebellion but actions will be legal.
24 Aug 2020
Gazprom Neft Sees 34% Drop in First-Half Bunker Sales
Gazprom Neft Sees 34% Drop in First-Half Bunker Sales
The company's bunker sales dropped to 1.05 million mt in the first half.
21 Aug 2020
Port of Gothenburg Sees H1 Boost to Container Throughput Despite COVID-19
Port of Gothenburg Sees H1 Boost to Container Throughput Despite COVID-19
Throughput climbed to 401,000 TEU in the first half of the year.
21 Aug 2020
Saudi Shipping Company Bahri Orders 10 Chemical Tankers
Saudi Shipping Company Bahri Orders 10 Chemical Tankers
The ships are due for delivery from the first quarter of 2022.
21 Aug 2020
Global Ship Finance Book Stabilises
Global Ship Finance Book Stabilises
But economic impact of Covid-19 leaves little room for growth.
20 Aug 2020
Lead Chemist Hired for New Fuel Testing Lab
Lead Chemist Hired for New Fuel Testing Lab
Brookes Bell's Liverpool facility up and running by end of year.
20 Aug 2020
Aurora Marine Fuels Expands to Athens
Aurora Marine Fuels Expands to Athens
Aurora Marine Fuels was founded by Daniel Cheverall, David Raeburn and Sam Groves in October 2019.
19 Aug 2020
Bimco Highlights 0.5% Fuel Management Challenges
Bimco Highlights 0.5% Fuel Management Challenges
In survey showing increased sludge and appearance of wax to be among problematic properties of the low sulfur bunker fuel.
19 Aug 2020
Sovcomflot Targets Year-Round Navigation of Northern Sea Route
Sovcomflot Targets Year-Round Navigation of Northern Sea Route
When ice conditions allow passage through the route, it offers a significantly reduced journey time for shipments between Europe and Asia.
18 Aug 2020
UK Firms Eye Renewable Energy for Ships
UK Firms Eye Renewable Energy for Ships
Fastrig can be fitted to commerical ships, say developers.
18 Aug 2020
Klaveness Interns Investigate Alternative Bunker Fuels
Klaveness Interns Investigate Alternative Bunker Fuels
Ammonia as bunker fuel is one solution proposed by the young scientists.
18 Aug 2020
Torm Sees Second Quarter Profits Rise
Torm Sees Second Quarter Profits Rise
Scrubber installations on track.
17 Aug 2020
Stricken Bulker Wakashio Breaks Up in Mauritius
Stricken Bulker Wakashio Breaks Up in Mauritius
It was confirmed on August 15 that the Wakashio had broken in two.
17 Aug 2020
LQM Makes London Hire
LQM Makes London Hire
Martin Bird takes on a client services role including webinar development.
17 Aug 2020
FOBAS Notes High Sediment Levels in Port Elizabeth Fuel Oil Samples
FOBAS Notes High Sediment Levels in Port Elizabeth Fuel Oil Samples
The organisation has tested a number of RMG 380 samples from the South African port in the past week with TSP of 0.23-0.38% m/m.
14 Aug 2020
Container Line Hapag-Lloyd Saw 9.1% Drop in H1 Bunker Consumption
Container Line Hapag-Lloyd Saw 9.1% Drop in H1 Bunker Consumption
Hapag-Lloyd consumed a total of about 2 million mt of fuel in the first half of the year.
14 Aug 2020
Bunker One Reports Improving VLSFO Quality
Bunker One Reports Improving VLSFO Quality
Compatibility between the various VLSFO blends on the market has been less of an issue than expected.
14 Aug 2020
Three Quarters of Bunker Fuel Stock Recovered From Stricken Bulk Carrier In Mauritius
Three Quarters of Bunker Fuel Stock Recovered From Stricken Bulk Carrier In Mauritius
About 3,000 mt of fuel in total was recovered from the Wakashio by Wednesday.
14 Aug 2020
Fujairah Fuel Oil Stocks Drop to 15-Week Low
Fujairah Fuel Oil Stocks Drop to 15-Week Low
Heavy distillate and residue inventories at the port dropped by 2.7% to 13.795 million barrels in the week to Monday.
13 Aug 2020