EMEA News

Burst Pipeline Causes 1.5km Fuel Oil Spill in Nile River
Eleven nearby water stations were reportedly immediately shut down to prevent contamination of local tap water.
3 Sep 2015
Iran Says Oil Exports Reach Six Million Barrels Per Day
The country has been ramping up production following a deal to end sanctions earlier this year.
3 Sep 2015
Report: Iran Deal Could Exacerbate an Already "Volatile and Oversupplied" Oil Market
The first impact will likely come from Iran's floating stocks.
2 Sep 2015
Court Decision Over "Typical" Bunker Supply Contract Leaves Shipowners at Risk of Paying Twice
The court noted the supply terms of a recent dispute case were "typical of hundreds or even thousands of such transactions carried out every year."
2 Sep 2015
Lukoil Bunker Tanker to Undergo Repairs
The repair will be performed at a Varna (Bulgaria) based shipyard to the class of the Bulgarian Register of Shipping.
1 Sep 2015
Lukoil Marine Lubricants Opens New Gothenburg Warehouse
The company has announced a new warehouse in Gothenburg, Sweden intended to improve the product range availability to Scandinavian markets.
31 Aug 2015
German Shipowners Call for Subsidies to Promote LNG Bunkers
Verband Deutscher Reeder is also requesting a review of operation and safety rules.
31 Aug 2015
Finnlines to Receive 3 More Scrubber Retrofits
Wärtsilä says it has been awarded a repeat order to supply scrubber systems for 3 more Finnlines vessels.
31 Aug 2015
Positive Start for New ARA-Based Bunkering Concept
"We ensure to the receiver that all the ordered and paid for product will get into the vessel," Jan-Piet Oosterlee tells Ship & Bunker.
28 Aug 2015
First European Inland Waterway Vessel with New Fuel Saving "Flex Tunnel Technology"
Rhenus PartnerShip held a naming ceremony for the Rhenus Duisburg, which is said to have flex tunnel technology and "father/son" engines for efficiency.
28 Aug 2015
Green Light for London Cruise Terminal, but Some Still Unhappy Over Lack of Shore Power
London's mayor, Boris Johnson, has given a green light for a proposed Greenwich cruise liner terminal, planned to be operational by 2017.
27 Aug 2015
Norway: No reason to Think We Will See Oil Prices Last Under $55 a Barrel
$40-Per-Barrel Crude is "Unsustainable" in Medium-to-Long Term, says Oil Minister Tord Lien.
27 Aug 2015
IMO Fuel Availability Study: French Media Question Nomination of Oil Major Employee as Country's Representative
Article published by Mediapart questions France's decision to appoint Franck Chevallier, an employee of the oil company Total, as representative at IMO.
25 Aug 2015
Kuwait's Shuaiba Refinery Restarts Operations at Reduced Capacity
The 200,000 bpd Shuaiba refinery, which produces marine diesel and fuel oil, has been restarted at a capacity of 120,000 bpd.
24 Aug 2015
Vice President Resigns From Turkish Bunker Association
Mr Aykut Ketencioğlu's resignation was effective August 13, 2015.
21 Aug 2015
Norway Names First Shipowner to Break New ECA Rules
De Bock Maritiem B.V.'s freighter Sardius reportedly used illegal fuel on two occasions, the first time just a few days after the new regs began.
21 Aug 2015
Fujairah: Aegean Seeing Strong Demand, Expecting Significantly Higher Volumes, Better Margins
Aegean also says it remains on track for a 100 percent lease rate at its Fujairah storage facility by the end of 2015.
21 Aug 2015
Aegean Closes UK Bunkering Operation
Aegean President E. Nikolas Tavlarios says the the move "will translate to around $3 million to $ 4 million in savings per year."
21 Aug 2015
Unclear When Fire-Ravaged Shuaiba Refinery Will Reopen refinery
Experts say that Kuwait export deals will not be affected.
19 Aug 2015
Former OW Bunker, Maersk Man Joins Prima Marine
Morten Kure Hansen has joined the bunker company's trading arm in Dubai.
18 Aug 2015