EMEA News

ISTFIX Black Sea & Mediterranean Freight Index Report: 2014 Week 11

Black Sea freight rates finally showed meagre improvement signs amid booming Western Mediterranean and Continent trade.

21 Mar 2014

German Shipper Adopts E-Learning for Energy Efficiency

The DNV GL course focuses on teaching captains and chief engineers skills to optimise energy use.

19 Mar 2014

Larger Ships for Asia-West Africa Trade

NileDutch says it is chartering its largest-ever vessels, gearless Panamax ships, for its East Asia-South Africa-Angola lane.

18 Mar 2014

Nigerian Bills to Address Maritime Sector

The army has conducted hundreds of raids to stop oil theft, illegal bunkering, and other legal violations.

17 Mar 2014

Iran Refinery Maintenance to Shrink Supply

Reductions in supplies of Iranian fuel oil have already raised bunker premiums in Fujairah.

14 Mar 2014

EU Shipowners Blast LNG Bunkering Infrastructure Delay

"The deadline of 2025 is simply too far to have an impact," says ECSA secretary-general.

13 Mar 2014

CO2 Monitoring Called Too Burdensome for Small Ships

Shipowners group says the EU rules could also interfere with agreement on IMO-level regulations.

13 Mar 2014

Increased Caution for Ships Urged Over Fuel Piracy in West Africa

Attacks driven by "booming black market" for fuel in West Africa, IMB says.

13 Mar 2014

ISTFIX Black Sea & Mediterranean Freight Index Report: 2014 Week 10

Freight rates are on steady recovery track across all the regions, with West and Central Mediterranean supporting the returns.

12 Mar 2014

OW Bunker Upgrades Istanbul Based Bunker Barges

Changes were made in advance of new regulations by the Turkish Ministry of Transportation set to come into force in 2016.

11 Mar 2014

WFS Completes Watson Acquisition

The UK company reported revenues of $2.2 billion in 2013.

11 Mar 2014

Industry Insight: Scrubber Sales Flop - Is Brussels to Blame?

With the low sulphur fuel deadline almost upon us, perhaps little more than 5% of vessels operating in the North Sea will be relying on scrubbers.

11 Mar 2014

ECA May Push Shipping to English Channel, Roads

The UK Port of Humber could suffer as higher fuel costs take a toll on traffic through the North Sea.

11 Mar 2014

EU Steps Back from Joint Position on NOx Delay

The IMO's environmental committee will take up Russia's proposal to delay rules to 2021.

11 Mar 2014

Green Diesel Production to Double at Swedish Port

Oil company Preem plans to produce 800,000 tonnes of the fuel after expanding a refinery.

10 Mar 2014

LNG-Fuelled Car Carriers Ordered for Baltic

United European Car Carriers will operate the ice-class vessels year-round.

10 Mar 2014

Mauritian Supplier in IFO380 First

Vivo Energy Mauritius is the first supplier to offer the grade in the southern western part of the Indian Ocean.

7 Mar 2014

ESPO Calls for Quick Compromise on EU Clean Fuel Strategy

EU officials are seeking a compromise on the plan, which includes LNG and cold ironing infrastructure.

6 Mar 2014

New Dubai Hire for Dan-Bunkering

Bunker trader Ismail Achmat is the ninth employee at the new Middle East office.

6 Mar 2014

ISTFIX Black Sea & Mediterranean Freight Index Report: 2014 Week 9

Rates entered the second month of sluggishness in the Black Sea region with meagre signs of hope emerging from Ukraine.

5 Mar 2014