EMEA News

Scandlines to Have Zero Emissions Ferry Fleet Within Three Years
Scandlines says it is aiming to have its fleet of six hybrid ferries converted into zero emissions, fully electric propelled vessels by 2018.
14 Oct 2015
Iranian Fuel Oil Exports Rising Pre-Sanction Lift with Discounted Shipments to Fujairah
An unnamed source said that more ships have been delivering cheaper Iranian fuel oil to the UAE ahead of the lifting of sanctions.
14 Oct 2015
Flinterstar Debunkering Halted Due to Bad Weather
High winds have cause the debunkering operation to be temporarily suspended, with work expected to continue Thursday after the system passes.
14 Oct 2015
Scandinavian Bunkering Appoints Erik Vinde as Managing Director
Vinde, previously the bunker player's COO, joined Scandinavian Bunkering in 2006.
14 Oct 2015
Maersk: Some Details of EU Sulfur Emissions Rules Still Unclear
Niels Bjorn Mortensen, Head of Regulatory Affairs at AP Møller-Mærsk says "it could be a good business to be non-compliant."
13 Oct 2015
Qatar Says Crude Prices Have Hit Bottom, Predicts 2016 Recovery
Qatar's energy minister sees global oil demand rising up to 1.5 million barrels per day.
13 Oct 2015
Bunker Saving Bubbles Fail to Produce Real-World Savings for Maersk
The micro-layer bubble lube system works in the lab but not in sea trials.
13 Oct 2015
Whisky-Based Biofuel "Currently Being Trialled in the Shipping Industry"
Scotland-based Celtic Renewables has developed a commercial-scale method for producing biofuel from a whiskey fermentation byproduct.
13 Oct 2015
New Barge, Expansion to Khorfakkan for GPS Bunkers
"The primarily objective of the expansion is to serve the need of the clients and to achieve the volumetric targets for the company," says parent FNG Group.
12 Oct 2015
Horizon Energy Group Amongst Applicants for New Mauritius Bunkering Facility
The facility would be part of a $113 million project that aims to turn Mauritius into a maritime hub for Africa.
9 Oct 2015
30 Traders, Shipowners, Charterers Face Legal Action in Denmark from OW Bunker Trustees
Trustees are said to be looking for $30 million in payments resulting from counterparties' bunker futures contracts.
9 Oct 2015
Minimal Financial Gain for Majority of ECA Offenders, Data Suggests
Denmark's environmental protection agency says compliance with the January 1, 2015 0.10% sulfur cap for bunkers is "very high."
8 Oct 2015
Port of Piraeus Sale Delayed
As a result of the Greek September 20 election, the sale of the government's controlling share of the port will be postponed by "a few weeks."
8 Oct 2015
Rotterdam to Get Floating LNG-Powered Cold Ironing System by June 2017
Becker Marine Systems launched a similar system in Hamburg in 2014.
8 Oct 2015
UK Bunker Player Boosts Supply Capacity
Geos Group says the move comes in response to its customers' need for a fast, flexible, and responsive bunkering service.
8 Oct 2015
Bunker Spill As Dutch Freighter Sinks After Collision with LNG Tanker
Flinterstar collided with Marshall Island-flagged tanker Al-Oraiq Tuesday morning off the Belgian Coast.
7 Oct 2015
Nigerian Authorities Detain Two Vessels Accused of Stealing Crude Oil
A ship and a tugboat were reportedly caught stealing 6,000 metric tonnes of oil.
7 Oct 2015
AP Møller-Mærsk Calls Out European ECA Enforcement Bias, Other Issues
Head of Regulatory Affairs Niels Bjorn Mortensen said that compliance was "basically a piece of paper."
7 Oct 2015
Arrested Monjasa Tanker "Lacked Documentation, License, or Permit"
The tanker crew was said to have been preparing to transfer petroleum products from MT Anuket Emerald to the MV Norman Pacific.
6 Oct 2015
Aegean Adds 2 New Traders to Piraeus Team
Mr. Sotiris Delidimitriou and Mr. Stathis Pavlikakis will both be based at the new division's Piraeus Headquarters.
5 Oct 2015