EMEA News

EMSA Issues Call for Tenders for Oil Spill Recovery Vessels
The call for tenders for stand-by oil spill recovery vessels in the Northern Baltic Sea will be in effect until April 19, 2017.
16 Mar 2017
Neil Lamerton Launches Boutique Bunker Broking Service Oceanic Energy
Oceanic Energy says it concentrates on "eliminating some of the most talked about risks of the 21st century bunker market."
16 Mar 2017
Bunker Fuel Oil Sales in Russia Drop by 26% in 2016
Bunker Fuel Oil Sales in Russia Drop by 26% in 2016
The most striking decline in bunker fuel oil sales was in Russian Far East — by 40% to around 3.6 million t.
15 Mar 2017
Netherlands Launches Shore Power at Scheveningen
This is said to be the first time shore power has been made available in this form and scope in the Netherlands.
14 Mar 2017
BPO Talks Shore Power and LNG Bunkering at Green InfraPort Seminar
The final seminar on the Baltic Ports Organization-led Green InfraPort project was held on March 7.
14 Mar 2017
Port of Amsterdam Expects 25% CO2 Reduction Through Marine Biofuel Use
GoodFuels Marine has won Port of Amsterdam's tender to supply the fuel to its fleet of five patrol vessels.
10 Mar 2017
CMAL Highlights Progress on Two Dual-Fuel Newbuilds
The vessels, currently known as Hull 801 and Hull 802, are near the 75 percent and 60 percent steelwork fabrication phase, respectively.
10 Mar 2017
Lack of UK Shore Power Solutions Back in the Spotlight Amid Air Quality Concerns at Britain's Biggest Cruise Port
Alastair Welch, Port Director at Associated British Ports says he would like to see shore power in place "as soon as possible."
10 Mar 2017
EU ETS Push "Clear Signal" of MEPs Frustration with IMO, Says EC Climate Action Head
Jos Delbeke, Head of the EC's Climate Action Department, says "setting a target would be a useful way to reply to MEPs."
9 Mar 2017
ETI Eyes 8% Bunker Savings Through New Waste Heat Recovery Project
Led by Avid Technology, the £3.6 million project will also involve RED Marine Limited, Royston Power, and Enogia.
9 Mar 2017
Saudi/Russian Vow to Fortify Oil Cutbacks Undercut by Iraq Promising Production Hike to 5 Million bpd
The Saudis and OPEC still insist that their cutbacks can be a success.
9 Mar 2017
OPEC Compliance Reportedly Rises to Over 98%, but Oil Majors Don't Expect an Uptick for Prices
Meanwhile, Saudi's energy minister flip-flops on issues at CERAWeek.
8 Mar 2017
LNG Gorskaya Overseas Inks Financing Deal for European LNG Bunkering Centres
The new financing is slated to support the construction of LNG bunkering centres in Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Sweden, and Finland.
8 Mar 2017
DBS Marks EU MRV Accreditation from UKAS
With its UKAS accreditation, DBS says can provide assessment of monitoring plans and verification of emissions reports.
8 Mar 2017
Edison Moves to Develop LNG Bunkering and Storage Facility on Italy's Northeast Coast
Edison is said to be looking to build a 20,000 cbm facility at the Ravenna harbour in the Emilia-Romagna region.
8 Mar 2017
Saudi Oil Minister Makes About Face, Now Says Oil Inventories Aren't Draining as Quickly as Thought
However, he still believes that up to 5 million bpd in growth from US shale would be acceptable.
8 Mar 2017
HELCOM Agrees to Green Tech and Alternative Fuels Work Plan
The group's work is said to focus on the development and enhanced use of green technologies and alternative fuels, including LNG and methanol.
6 Mar 2017
Spanish Dockers Call Off Strike Action Once More
Unions have called off the first two of nine scheduled strike dates set for this month.
6 Mar 2017
Istanbul Supplier Marks Third Year of Consecutive Sales Gains
The company says it has achieved an average annual sales volume increase of 30 percent, and foresees a minimum 20 percent increase for the 2017 year.
6 Mar 2017
Vitol to Buy Petrol Ofisi
For 2015 Petrol Ofisi was Turkey's second biggest bunker supplier by volume with 451,671 mt of product sold.
6 Mar 2017