EMEA News

Iran Boasts Over Cheaper Bunkers as it Sees "Great Opportunity" to Boost Operations from New Facility
Bunkering at Iranian ports is said to be as much as $5-7 cheaper compared to Fujairah.
27 Jan 2017
Petrogal Makes RMK 500 Available in Portugal
RMK 500 is now available by barge at the ports of Lisbon, Setubal, and Sines.
27 Jan 2017
Turkish Bunker Player's Troubles Continue Amid Reports of Further Vessels Being Laid Up
The company has so far declined to provide any official comment on the matter to Ship & Bunker.
27 Jan 2017
VTTI Rotterdam Terminal Expansion to Support Bunker Blending Needs Post-2020
VTTI says it is expanding its 1,118,000 m³ capacity Euro Tank Terminal in Rotterdam by a further 174,000 m³.
27 Jan 2017
Kuwait Expects Market Balance Early This Year While BP Says Oil Demand Moving Forward Will Slow Significantly
BP also thinks the world has enough reserves to meet double the demand until 2050.
26 Jan 2017
Color Line and Ulstein Sign LOI for World's Largest Hybrid Vessel
The ferry is set to be a plug-in hybrid vessel that uses batteries recharged with "green electricity" from onshore facilities or onboard by the ship's generators.
25 Jan 2017
EMSA Calls Fuel Cells "Promising" Technology for Shipping
The declaration came alongside the release of the EMSA Study on the use of Fuel Cells in Shipping.
25 Jan 2017
EU Council Approves New Rules on Port Services, Including Bunkering
The new rules set out conditions for EU ports wishing to apply minimum requirements for services.
25 Jan 2017
LNG Spot Index Set to Launch on Singapore Exchange
The new index, launched by Tullett Prebon and SGX, is set to launch in this year's second quarter.
25 Jan 2017
ECA Operator Tallink Takes Delivery of New LNG-Powered Ferry
Megastar, which is also be capable of running on diesel, has been called "environmentally sound."
24 Jan 2017
Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Requests Court Protection From Creditors, but Says It Has No Problems Making Payments
Giuseppe Bottiglieri says the company filed for court protection because of Italian accounting laws, not because of debts.
23 Jan 2017
Bomin Grows Physical Operations in ARA Region with Two Time-Chartered Barges
The development is said to support Bomin's business strategy of investing in key regions.
23 Jan 2017
Peter Grunwaldt Joins Hafnia Management as Pool Moves to take Bunkering Requirements In-House
"By bringing the bunkering requirements in-house we will strive to deliver even greater value," Grunwaldt tells Ship & Bunker.
23 Jan 2017
EnQuest Joins Saudis in Predicting Global Oil Shortage Due to Lack of Investment
EnQuest CEO says this will have a "significant impact" on the availability of additional capacity.
23 Jan 2017
As Vienna Compliance Meeting Looms, Kuwait's Al-Saleh Says $65 Oil Is Possible With "Commitment" to Current Cutbacks Instead of Deeper Cuts
Meanwhile, Libya and U.S. are among many countries showing rapid signs of output growth.
20 Jan 2017
FESCO Bunker Volumes Drop 76%
However November volumes doubled month-on-month to 15,400 tonnes.
20 Jan 2017
Cockett Announces New Hires in Rotterdam, Athens and Dubai
"We have appointed valuable new team members who are integrating well," says Cem Saral, Group Chief Executive Officer for Cockett Group.
20 Jan 2017
Turkish Bunker Association Elects New Board Members, Chairman
The new appointments follow a general meeting held on Wednesday January 18, 2017, in Istanbul, the association has told Ship & Bunker.
20 Jan 2017
Suez Canal Sees Revenues Fall in 2016
Egypt's Suez Canal 2016 is said to have declined to $5.005 billion compared to $5.175 billion the previous year.
19 Jan 2017
Preparations Continue for CalMac's Two Newbuild Dual-Fuel Ferries
Wallace Stone will complete design development work at existing ports ahead of the delivery of the two MDO-LNG powered vessels.
19 Jan 2017