Industry Insight

Today's Most Expensive Taker is...

Online vessel valuation service VesselsValue.com calculates the world's most expensive vessel.

26 Aug 2014

Industry Insight: A Look at The Recent Relationship Between Brent and IFO380 Bunker Prices

Despite both Brent and bunker prices at their lowest for the period, IFO380's discount to crude has been steadily shrinking.

21 Aug 2014

And The World's Most Expensive Vessel Is...

Online vessel valuation service VesselsValue.com calculates the world's most expensive vessel.

5 Aug 2014

Industry Insight: How Real Time Software Provides a Bunker Fraud Firewall

Mandatory MFM's in Singapore are expected to reduce malpractice, but it's unlikely that fraudulent activity will cease entirely.

4 Aug 2014

Industry Insight: Ship & Bunker Talks Bunkering with Gibraltar's New CEO and Captain Bob Sanguinetti

Gibraltar is looking to reinforce its position as one of the world's top maritime destinations, Sanguinetti tells Ship & Bunker.

28 Jul 2014

Industry Insight: The Importance of Bunker Fuel Quality Testing and its Impact on the Shipping World

Intertek's Michael Green discusses one of the biggest challenges faced by any company offering routine analysis of marine fuel.

21 Jul 2014

Industry Insight: Financing the Cost of ECA Compliance

With stricter regulations for vessel emissions coming into effect next year, Ship & Bunker talks to Clean Marine Energy about financing ECA compliance technology.

26 Jun 2014

LNG Bunker Summit: Regulations, Public Opinion are the Biggest Barriers to Adopting LNG as a Marine Fuel

But speakers at last week's event say the issues are far from insurmountable.

9 Jun 2014

Industry Insight: Bunker Down for New Fuel Regime

The shipping industry stands on the brink of new regulations that will affect marine fuel specifications and in turn the global market.

14 May 2014

ExxonMobil Interview: Customer Demand is Driving Singapore Mass Flow Meter Expansion

"We don't find people are asking to do it the old way," Iain White, field marketing manager, tells Ship & Bunker.

13 May 2014

Industry Insight: New Lubricants for New Circumstances

Amid the maritime industry's focus on fuel efficiency and environmental regulation, the days of clear-cut cylinder oil decisions are over.

8 May 2014

Industry Insight: DNVPS on Understanding the Importance of Bunker Quantity Surveys

Millions of dollars are lost every year through disputes over bunker quality or quantity, and it is more important than ever to avoid such disputes.

1 May 2014

Industry Insight: Wärtsilä Explains the Impact of Bunker Sulfer Content on Scrubber Performance

Sigurd Jenssen says that scrubber operators can save energy by enforcing their own personal sulfur limit.

30 Apr 2014

Industry Insight: EMP Makes First Public Display of Sustainable Shipping Technologies & Concepts

EMP is developing its sustainable shipping technologies based on the use of wind and solar power.

28 Apr 2014

Vessels Value Red Report: Vessel Price Analaysis

Using a simple yet intuitive proprietary momentum index, we show you changes in vessels' relative price momentum.

25 Apr 2014

Industry Insight: Cold Corrosion - What is it, and What's the Best Way to Deal With it?

Parker Kittiwake explains why frequent condition monitoring is the most effective measure in combatting the recent cold corrosion phenomenon.

10 Apr 2014

Industry Insight: Did Shipyards Withhold Bunker Saving Technology Before the Slump?

Were the ship buyers of the boom years cheated, or is this simply a case of market forces?

27 Mar 2014

Industry Insight: ExxonMobil Discusses Bunker Quality Issues Facing the Industry

Field Marketing Manager Iain White tells Ship & Bunker why its happening, what it means for bunker buyers, and what lies ahead for 2015.

17 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

Top 19% of the Most Expensive Vessels Account for 50% of the Global Fleet Value

The world's highest valued vessel is a 173,000 cbm LNG carrier scheduled for delivery in 2016.

17 Feb 2014