EMEA News

OPEC Tries to Ensure A Consensus For Cutback Extension But is "Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place," says Analyst
OPEC Tries to Ensure A Consensus For Cutback Extension But is "Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place," says Analyst
Meanwhile, an extension is said to be already factored in to current crude prices.
28 Apr 2017
Shell Finalises Sale of 20% Interest in Vivo Energy
Shell Finalises Sale of 20% Interest in Vivo Energy
Shell notes that its fuels and products will continue to be available in 16 countries in Africa via a long-term brand licence agreement with Vivo Energy.
26 Apr 2017
SOHAR Port and Freezone Looks to Boost Bunkering Services
SOHAR Port and Freezone Looks to Boost Bunkering Services
"There are certainly some external factors that are currently influencing growth," Mark Geilenkirchen, CEO at SOHAR, tells Ship & Bunker.
26 Apr 2017
EU Approves New Funding in Support of LNG Bunkering Projects
EU Approves New Funding in Support of LNG Bunkering Projects
EU member states have approved an EC's proposal to invest in seven actions to support sustainable and efficient transport and energy infrastructure.
26 Apr 2017
Mauritius Kicks Off Training Session to Support Country's Bunkering and Shipping Industry
Mauritius Kicks Off Training Session to Support Country's Bunkering and Shipping Industry
The five-day training session on the bunkering and shipping industry, which has a special focus on safety, pollution prevention, and security, began Monday.
25 Apr 2017
Barents NaturGass Opens Norway's Largest LNG Bunkering Facility
Barents NaturGass Opens Norway's Largest LNG Bunkering Facility
The facility was opened in a ceremony today by Norway's Oil and Energy Minister, Terje Søviknes.
25 Apr 2017
Port of London Says 66 Ships Qualified for Green Discounts in 2017's Q1
Port of London Says 66 Ships Qualified for Green Discounts in 2017's Q1
The discount is available to ships that exceed IMO emission standards as scored by a scheme administered by the World Ports Climate Initiative.
25 Apr 2017
Turkey Tightens Bunker Spill Regs, Boosts Related Pollution Fines by 41%
Turkey Tightens Bunker Spill Regs, Boosts Related Pollution Fines by 41%
The increased fines will be determined a ship's weight, ranging between TRY 5,000 ($1,393) and TRY 120,000 ($33,435).
24 Apr 2017
Enagás and Repsol Mark Europe's First Pipe-to-Ship LNG Bunkering
Enagás and Repsol Mark Europe's First Pipe-to-Ship LNG Bunkering
The bunkering operation supplied Damia Desgagnés with 370 cbm of LNG - said to be the largest supplied to date in Spain and by Repsol.
24 Apr 2017
OPEC Panel Recommends Cutback Extension as Latest Data Indicates Cartel Has Failed to Reduce Stockpiles
OPEC Panel Recommends Cutback Extension as Latest Data Indicates Cartel Has Failed to Reduce Stockpiles
One analysts says an extension is needed not to boost prices, but to keep them from falling.
24 Apr 2017
European Investment Bank Signs €150 Million Sustainable Shipping Agreement with ABN AMRO
European Investment Bank Signs €150 Million Sustainable Shipping Agreement with ABN AMRO
The agreement is intended to ensure favourable financial terms for promoters of sustainable projects in the maritime transport sector.
21 Apr 2017
Nordic Marine Oil Adds Third Bunker Barge for Skagen and Gothenburg Roads Ops
Nordic Marine Oil Adds Third Bunker Barge for Skagen and Gothenburg Roads Ops
The company said the addition of Ristna comes in response to increased volumes.
21 Apr 2017
Bunker-Saving Fleet Cleaner Robot Launches in Port of Rotterdam
Bunker-Saving Fleet Cleaner Robot Launches in Port of Rotterdam
Fleet Cleaner says the hull of the vessel Vlieborg was recently cleaned with the company's system at Rotterdam.
20 Apr 2017
RN-Bunker Initiates Low-Sulfur Bunker Sales
RN-Bunker Initiates Low-Sulfur Bunker Sales
The fuel, which has a sulfur content not exceeding 0.1 percent, is produced by the Ufa group of refineries.
20 Apr 2017
KPI Bridge Oil Adds Bunker & Lubricant Trader to Denmark Office
KPI Bridge Oil Adds Bunker & Lubricant Trader to Denmark Office
Anders Petersen as a Bunker & Lubricant Trader in the company's Denmark office.
20 Apr 2017
VPS Appoints New Group Business Development Manager
VPS Appoints New Group Business Development Manager
Paul Parkinson joins as Group Business Development Manager for Oil Condition Monitoring.
19 Apr 2017
Merrill Lynch Upbeat on Oil Prices With Predictions of OPEC Cutback Extension and Rising Demand
Merrill Lynch Upbeat on Oil Prices With Predictions of OPEC Cutback Extension and Rising Demand
But despite weekend comments issued by Iran, it is unclear whether the OPEC deal will continue past June.
19 Apr 2017
Bunker and Lubricant Sales at Rotterdam See 8.2% Q1 Slide
Bunker and Lubricant Sales at Rotterdam See 8.2% Q1 Slide
Fuel oil sales at the port fell to 2.06 million cbm, declining by 8.1 percent in the quarter compared to the same period of 2016.
18 Apr 2017
TOS Bunkering Increases Q1 Sales Volumes at Novorossiysk by 55% YoY
TOS Bunkering Increases Q1 Sales Volumes at Novorossiysk by 55% YoY
DeloPorts' bunkering arm sold 14,000 tonnes of bunkers in 2017 Q1, up from 9,000 tonnes during the same period of 2016.
18 Apr 2017
High Speed Ferry Business "Very Exposed" to Fuel Volatility, Says Trasmediterránea Director
High Speed Ferry Business "Very Exposed" to Fuel Volatility, Says Trasmediterránea Director
Mario Quero, Managing Director of the Spanish ferry-operator, says such volatility is the problem with the business model of high-speed vessels.
13 Apr 2017