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Industry Insight
Jan 10
Interview With Aegean: From the Brink of Liquidation to Ambitions of Growth
Ship & Bunker talks to Aegean's Tyler Baron and Sal Drago about an extraordinary 2018 and what lies in store for the year ahead.
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![ExxonMobil IMO 2020 Talking Points 02: Port of Southampton [VIDEO]](https://shipandbunker.cdn.speedyrails.net/a/img/_st_08e04b7ab818fccc05ba2226d70ac547.v.552.jpg)
Dec 12Luca Volta, Marine Fuels Venture Manager, challenges John H. Whitaker (Tankers) to a game of table tennis. -
Nov 07When customers switch to VLSFO, existing credit lines will support 27% less fuel, writes Liberty Marine Fuels' Jesper Jervild. -
Oct 31With more types of fuels, more suppliers, and differences in qualities of fuels, there will be a natural increase in the need of storage and the sizes of storage -
Oct 24Preparations for accepting any new compliant fuels should start in 2019 and not at zero hour 2020. -
Oct 10Matt Muenster, Senior Manager of Applied Knowledge, Breakthrough, talks bunker prices, BAFs, compliance strategies and transparency. -
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Oct 09Luca Volta, Marine Fuels Venture Manager, catches up with Tony Firmin, COO of Hapag-Lloyd, in the Port of Hamburg. -
Oct 01ClearLynx Lite comes in two variants. -
Sep 27Some say as much as 50% of the current HSFO demand could be retained in 2020. Ship & Bunker investigates what's possible. -
Sep 14There needs to be global recognition of the tank cleaning conundrum, writes Robin Meech.
Paul Hardy, NSI
Nov 16
IMO2020: Should We Believe the Analysts?
I believe the future market will be driven by analytics, writes Paul Hardy.
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Oct 24NSI's Paul Hardy looks at the potential impact of Trump's proposed slow start to IMO 2020. -
Oct 11We move from a market where the products people want to buy are by and large readily available, to one where only those with a heavily detailed plan can be sure they can buy what they want. -
Aug 01It is interesting to note a number of new platforms being developed by trading companies and brought to the market, NSI's Paul Hardy writes.
Tricks of the Bunker Trade
Jul 18
Tricks of the Bunker Trade: The Buy Back
This malpractice could be instigated by the corrupt crew of a vessel or even the barge who may take its chances and ask the Captain, "have you got any spare fuel onboard?"
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![Mass Flow Meter Malpractice? This is What We've Seen in Singapore and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself [Pictures]](https://shipandbunker.cdn.speedyrails.net/a/img/_st_85ace81b23f5e55b00d28921005d54f2.v.552.jpg)
May 02Petro Inspect surveyors have seen barge setups where it would be possible to syphon bunkers back into the bunker barge after they have passed through the mass flow meter. -
Apr 05It's a known issue with most ore cargoes; the key issue is whether the solid bulk cargo that is to be loaded is liable to liquefaction.
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Jan 13Petro Inspect discusses the importance of sludge discharge / disposal surveys - are the ship owners being paid fairly? -
Jul 07Does that even happen? Unfortunately, the answer is "yes."
Vessel Scrapping Reports
Jan 10
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2019 Week 1
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from January 3 – January 9, 2019.
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Jan 04Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from December 20, 2018 – January 2, 2019. -
Dec 20Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from December 13 – December 19, 2018.
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Dec 13Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from December 6 – December 12, 2018.
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Dec 07Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from November 29 – December 5, 2018.
20|20 Vision
Sep 13
The Fuel Quality Crisis Contaminating 2020 Transition
It is wholly possible that the end of the residual area will produce some of the best margins ever…as long as the contaminants stay away, says 20|20 Marine Energy's Adrian Tolson.
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Jun 01Time for the bunkering industry to professionalize and clean the house out, 20|20 Marine Energy's Adrian Tolson writes for Ship & Bunker. -
Jan 18The key question is how quickly will shipowners feel confident enough to begin consuming compliant fuels that are blends rather than 100% marine gas oil, writes Stillwater Associates and 20|20 Marine Energy.