EMEA News

UK Short-Sea Shipper Reports ECA Compliance Efforts Have Gone "Without a Hitch"
Carisbrooke Shipping said that careful preparation had allowed it to operate one of the most up-to-date fleets in the short-sea sector
25 Mar 2015
ECOSlops Recycled Bunkers Meets ISO8217
The company's recycled fuel met and exceeded minimum requirements.
24 Mar 2015
Rosneft Bunker Sales Up 21% in 2014
The company sold almost four million tones of bunker fuel.
23 Mar 2015
Higher Fuel Export Taxes May Lead to Russian Bunker Price Hike
A new law announced late last year hiked Russian fuel oil export duties to 76 percent of the current rate on crude oil.
23 Mar 2015
Eurotunnel Expects to Benefit from ECA Cost Increases
Eurotunnel's pricing will become more competitive as ferry operators are forced to raise prices to recover rising costs, says CEO.
23 Mar 2015
Bunkers Sales Triple at Russian Port
The Port of Kavkaz said growth was largely because of increased cargo sent to Crimea.
20 Mar 2015
Russian Far East Bunker Market Doubles, Hits 47% of National Sales
Bunker sales in the Russian Far East almost doubled in 2014, hitting 8.145 million tonnes out of a total for the country of 17.13 million tonnes.
20 Mar 2015
CMA CGM Looking To Order at Least Three 20,000 TEU Boxships
The order will likely go to South Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co.
19 Mar 2015
Interferry Urges Closer Co-operation in Regulatory Process
We are "now urging the industry and regulators to build on the initiative's success by continuing to develop closer cooperation," says Interferry.
18 Mar 2015
Finnlines Makes Further Investment in Environmental and Fuel Consumption Reduction Technologies
"This investment allows even more environmental-friendly and cost-effective services offered to the new Hanko-Rostock-route customers."
17 Mar 2015
No Sale of OW Bunker Despite 7 Suitors
"It is not an easy thing to take over a company like OW Bunker," says a trustee for the group.
17 Mar 2015
Statoil: Crude Market Contango "Not High Enough" to Use Floating Storage
The company is making money by storing oil to sell at higher prices in the future, but using tankers to store oil at sea is not a viable option at present.
16 Mar 2015
Scrubbers "No Solution" to Air Pollution from Ships, says Study
Ecological risks from scrubbers are ignored, while economic benefits are overestimated, says a study.
16 Mar 2015
"Next Generation" Eco-Ferry to Use Wärtsilä Dual-Fuel Engines
Wärtsilä will supply dual-fuel engines to power a 2,800 passenger RoPax ferry Tallink plans to operate in the Baltic.
16 Mar 2015
Turkey Looks to Grow Domestic Diesel Engine Production
Imports of diesel engines and their components are said to account for around $3 billion of Turkey's annual trade deficit.
13 Mar 2015
Fujairah Fuel Storage Terminal Opens
The new storage facility is said to have capacity for 1.177 million cubic metres of fuel.
13 Mar 2015
Fujairah to See 75% Rise in Tank Storage by 2020
"Some customers think there is a real business for them here," says Royal Vopak EMEA President.
13 Mar 2015
UAE Delegation Meets Greek Maritime Minister to Discuss Stronger Ties
"We appreciate the pioneering position played by Greek maritime companies," says Drydocks World Chairman.
12 Mar 2015
NorYards to Build $85M Eco-Vessel for BOA
BOA hails "co-operation with NorYards with a design that we expect will contribute to a greener and more sustainable shipping."
12 Mar 2015
ExxonMobil Launches Second Specialist ECA Fuel, ExxonMobil Premium Advanced Fuel Marine ECA 200 (AFME 200)
The new product is fully compatible with both MGO and HDME 50, and meets ISO 8217:2012 RME 180 specification.
11 Mar 2015