EMEA News

Sohar Bunkering Hub Plans Rest on Solid Foundations
Sohar Bunkering Hub Plans Rest on Solid Foundations
The port's management explains to Ship & Bunker how and why that ambition will become a reality.
23 Oct 2017
OPEC Pushes for Cutback Extension Consensus on Grounds that Rebalanced Market is at Hand
OPEC Pushes for Cutback Extension Consensus on Grounds that Rebalanced Market is at Hand
Russia and the Saudis are said to be lobbying other countries to participate in the extended deal.
20 Oct 2017
OPEC Said to Favour 9 Month Oil Deal Extension, But Total Boss Says 2 Years is Required
OPEC Said to Favour 9 Month Oil Deal Extension, But Total Boss Says 2 Years is Required
Meanwhile, aggressive crude producer Iran favours OPEC's strategy.
19 Oct 2017
Sweden's Alfa Laval Scoops up Third of Scrubber Market
Sweden's Alfa Laval Scoops up Third of Scrubber Market
Over 60 units were retrofit orders
18 Oct 2017
Rotterdam Wants New Multifuel Bunker Facility for LNG and "Other Cleaner Fuels"
Rotterdam Wants New Multifuel Bunker Facility for LNG and "Other Cleaner Fuels"
"This is how we encourage the replacement of fuel oil by LNG as a fuel for shipping," says Ronald Paul, COO Port of Rotterdam.
17 Oct 2017
JPMorgan Sees Brent at $47 in 2018, Others See Prices Falling to $10 Within 8 Years
JPMorgan Sees Brent at $47 in 2018, Others See Prices Falling to $10 Within 8 Years
Once more, Trump is viewed as the heavy for getting tough on Iran and potentially triggering the price drop.
16 Oct 2017
Mauritius and Iran to Pursue Possible Cooperation on Bunkering
Mauritius and Iran to Pursue Possible Cooperation on Bunkering
The development came as part of a meeting in Port Louis earlier this week.
13 Oct 2017
Hamburg Port Authority Introduces New Fee Rat­ing Sys­tem to Encourage Cleaner Shipping
Hamburg Port Authority Introduces New Fee Rat­ing Sys­tem to Encourage Cleaner Shipping
IAPP certificates will be pre­sented by port users and a part of the port fee will cat­e­gor­i­cally be cal­cu­lated based on en­vi­ron­men­tal im­pacts in the fu­ture.
12 Oct 2017
Bunkering Resumes in Durban Following Severe Weather
Bunkering Resumes in Durban Following Severe Weather
"We are working hard on that," bunker sources tell Ship & Bunker
12 Oct 2017
OPEC Raises Oil Demand Forecast but Now Wants U.S. Shale to Join the Output Cap
OPEC Raises Oil Demand Forecast but Now Wants U.S. Shale to Join the Output Cap
OPEC's leader says the cartel can no longer operate in isolation.
11 Oct 2017
Greece Receives Fuel Spill Clean Up Support from Mediterranean Assistance Unit
Greece Receives Fuel Spill Clean Up Support from Mediterranean Assistance Unit
Agia Zoni II sank off Piraeus on September 10 with 2,195 mt fuel oil, 340 mt of MGO as cargo.
11 Oct 2017
Durban: Port Closed Wednesday in Storm Aftermath
Durban: Port Closed Wednesday in Storm Aftermath
Durban is South Africa's main bunkering port
11 Oct 2017
NorSea Group Completes New MGO Fuelling Facility Peterhead Port
NorSea Group Completes New MGO Fuelling Facility Peterhead Port
The completion of Phase 1 enables project support and supply vessels to be bunkered directly at the quay.
10 Oct 2017
Gas4Sea to Supply LNG Bunkers to Statoil Dual-Fuel Tankers at Rotterdam
Gas4Sea to Supply LNG Bunkers to Statoil Dual-Fuel Tankers at Rotterdam
The four vessels, which are to come into service in early 2020, will be supplied with LNG by the ENGIE Zeebrugge.
10 Oct 2017
Ecoslops Eyes UK as It Builds Presence in European Oil Products Market
Ecoslops Eyes UK as It Builds Presence in European Oil Products Market
"We are looking for a partner there," with plant location key to success, CEO Vincent Favier tells Ship & Bunker.
10 Oct 2017
Singapore Floating Oil Storage Declines Coincide with Saudi's Aramco Making Deepest Cuts Yet for Market Stability
Singapore Floating Oil Storage Declines Coincide with Saudi's Aramco Making Deepest Cuts Yet for Market Stability
The kingdom says it is leading by example in advance of OPEC's November summit to discuss cutback extensions.
10 Oct 2017
Market Flat as Traders Shrug off More OPEC Talk That Its Crude Cutbacks Are Working
Market Flat as Traders Shrug off More OPEC Talk That Its Crude Cutbacks Are Working
Meanwhile, OPEC's September figures show an increase in production.
10 Oct 2017
VAF Instruments' Performance Management System Receives Verifavia EU MRV Certification
VAF Instruments' Performance Management System Receives Verifavia EU MRV Certification
Verifavia says VAF Instruments' IVY Propulsion Performance Management system meets the requirements of the EU's MRV regulations.
9 Oct 2017
Iraqi Bunker Company AISSOT Charters VLCC
Iraqi Bunker Company AISSOT Charters VLCC
First bunkering operation completed last month
9 Oct 2017
MAN Offers Substantial Discount on Fuel Oil-To-LNG Engine Conversions
MAN Offers Substantial Discount on Fuel Oil-To-LNG Engine Conversions
Average cost of conversion around EUR2.5 million, company tells Ship&Bunker
9 Oct 2017