EMEA News

N. American ECA Causes Significant Bunkering Downturn at UK Port
The UK port of Falmouth is seeing fewer ships take on low-sulfur fuel for use in the European ECA since more are carrying it already.
29 Oct 2012
GL Plans Zero-Emission Ferries for Baltic
The ferries, designed for European transportation company Scandlines, could be implemented within five years.
29 Oct 2012
Vopak Secures $1 billion in Private Placement Programme
Firm attracts 10 new investors, proceeds will be made available towards the end of the year.
25 Oct 2012
Russia Holds EEDI, SEEMP Seminar
Presentations also covered current Russian law on energy saving and increasing energy efficiency.
25 Oct 2012
UK's RFA to Use GE Electric Propulsion
GE Power Conversion says the electric drive trains are suited to the RFA because of the fuel savings and flexibility they permit.
25 Oct 2012
BP to Sell Stake in Russian Joint Venture, Get Rosneft Stock
The deal will make Rosneft the world's largest publicly traded oil group with half Russia's energy sector.
24 Oct 2012
First Damen Hybrid Tug Launched
Buyer Iskes Towage & Salvage said the hybrid vessel makes sense in ports like Amsterdam where concern about emissions is high.
24 Oct 2012
Dan-Bunkering Copenhagen Appoints New Bunker Trader
Gamal Saaid's appointment as Bunker Trader was effective September 15, 2012.
24 Oct 2012
OW Bunker to Acquire 100% of Bergen Bunkers
Bergen Bunkers will retain its existing brand name and operate as an integrated and wholly owned subsidiary of OW Bunker.
23 Oct 2012
Sanctions Could Bankrupt IRISL
Managing director of IRISL says European sanctions, cyber attack, and insurance challenges have hurt the company.
23 Oct 2012
New Ships To Drop Fuel Use Almost 20%
Owner Erik Thun says two ships it has ordered will use 19.4 percent less fuel thanks to optimised hull shapes.
22 Oct 2012
EC Calls for Limits on Food-Based Biofuels
New rules would force industry to develop more sustainable "second-generation" biofuels, EU governing body says.
18 Oct 2012
RN-Bunker Completes Quality Management Process
Lloyd's Register FOBAS says efforts to establish an unbroken chain of control over the quality of bunker fuel holds a bright future.
17 Oct 2012
Egyptian Port Strike Stops Cargo Movement
Port owner DP World says the strike has cost it $6.6 million in fines from affected shipping companies.
17 Oct 2012
Alleged Iranian Plot Would Spill Oil in Strait of Hormuz
The plan would force a suspension of sanctions, "punish" hostile Arab countries, Western intelligence forces say.
16 Oct 2012
EU Tightens Iranian Oil, Maritime Sanctions
Sanctions target ship building, and ban transporting or storing Iranian oil or petrochemical products, flagging, and classification services.
15 Oct 2012
Deiulemar Shipping Declares Bankruptcy
Italian dry freight group says "the source of much pride has vanished into thin air and the hopes of a recovery have ceased."
12 Oct 2012
Egypt Plans Multi-Billion-Dollar Development Along Suez
Private investors, foreign governments have pledged to fund industrial and trade centres along canal.
11 Oct 2012
USTC Strengthens Board to Continue Growth
The tasks of the new board include making Bunker Holding into the world's leading bunker company.
11 Oct 2012
VTTI Looks to Double Fujairah Storage
Construction at the facility, which is "excellently placed to serve the major bunker market there," could start in 2014.
11 Oct 2012