Industry Insight

November In-Depth Oil Price Outlook: Beware the Dip, Oil Prices Could Go Lower Without an Actual Geopolitical Disruption

But in the case of a shortage, an oil price spike over $100/B would not be surprising, Paul Kuklinski, Boston Energy Research, writes for Ship & Bunker.

15 Nov 2017

What Is the Role of the Bunker Broker in the Internet Age?

"The challenge today is no longer a lack of information but rather sorting the signal from the noise," Oil Front's Danny Soos writes for Ship & Bunker.

15 Nov 2017

LR Bunker Tips: The Measure Tape

"The Measure Tape has two very important tasks during a survey," Chris Bieda, Service Delivery, Lloyd's Register GMT, writes for Ship & Bunker.

9 Nov 2017

Shipping Must Act Sooner Rather Than Later to Mitigate Climate Risks and Seize the Opportunity of Decarbonisation

Decarbonisation is an opportunity to inspire the industry to improve efficiency with new technologies, Maurice Meehan, Director of Global Shipping Operations, Carbon War Room, writes for Ship & Bunker.

3 Nov 2017

LR Bunker Tips: Flowmeters

"A flowmeter should be treated as a another useful tool to use in the transfer of bunkers," Chris Bieda, Service Delivery, Lloyd's Register GMT, writes for Ship & Bunker.

24 Oct 2017

LR Bunker Tips: Lets Talk About Sampling

Taking representative samples ensure you have a full idea of the quality of the fuel you are planning to burn on your vessel, Chris Bieda, Service Delivery, Lloyd's Register GMT, writes for Ship & Bunker.

18 Oct 2017

October In-Depth Oil Price Outlook: $60/B or More in 2019

A potential oil shortage looms in 2019-2020, Paul Kuklinski, Boston Energy Research, writes for Ship & Bunker.

16 Oct 2017

LR Bunker Tips: Embracing the Use of Statement of Facts

"One of the first things I was taught as a young trainee surveyor was to never issue a SOF unless you had no other option," Chris Bieda, Service Delivery, Lloyd's Register GMT, writes for Ship & Bunker.

6 Oct 2017

Know Your Counter Party: Bomin Group

Having just launched a new brand identity, Ship & Bunker talks to Jan Christensen, Global Head of Bunker Operations, Bomin Group.

6 Oct 2017

A Review of Veritas Petroleum Services Bunker Alerts (Jan-Sept-2017)

Global Marine Fuel Quality, continues to be a concern for the world's fleet,writes Steve Bee. Group Commercial & Business Development Director, VPS.

3 Oct 2017

BIMCO: Shipping Can't Afford to Be Another Kodak

Papagiannopoulos warns the industry to not follow in the footsteps of Eastman Kodak, who "failed to grasp the significance of a technological transition that threatened its business," Steve Leonard writes for Ship & Bunker.

29 Sep 2017

Industry Insight: Sulfur Testing, VPS Quality Approach

What measures are taken by testing laboratories to produce accurate, robust results with 95% confidence level?

27 Sep 2017

Three Reasons Why We Need to Embrace Technology in Bunkering Now

"Today if you order a $15 pizza online you will get more information about its delivery than you will if you order a $1.5 Million bunker stem," Oilfront's Danny Soos writes for Ship & Bunker.

25 Sep 2017

2020 Sulfur Cheats: Can Monitoring the Emissions of the Entire Global Fleet Ever be Possible? This Company Says "Yes"

"Mandating this type of technology should be straightforward as something similar already exists within the aviation field," Green Sea Guard managing director Anita Bradshaw tells Ship & Bunker.

20 Sep 2017

Industry Insight: Ballast Water - A Challenge Not a Reprieve

"The IMO has thrown down the gauntlet to the industry, to prepare in the next two years for what they hadn't managed to ready themselves for in the previous 13," De Nora's Don Stephen writes for Ship & Bunker.

14 Sep 2017

2020: Time for Shipping Companies to Consider a New Fuel Procurement Strategy

"As we approach 2020 the one certainty is the fuel procurement process will become far more complicated, and Shipping companies will consider ways to outsource this function," Steve Leonard writes for Ship & Bunker.

12 Sep 2017

This Is How the Bunker Industry Should Be Thinking for 2020

"The three largest traders have the most to gain with 2020, and have been gifted an opportunity for which they need to step up their game and do so now," writes Steve Leonard.

30 Aug 2017

Industry Insight: Understanding the Need for Mass Flow Meter Fuel Delivery Monitoring

"VPS MFM Quick-Screen data has shown a number of deliveries failing to comply with TR48," writes VPS' Steve Bee.

28 Aug 2017

Bunker Sales Decline in Russian Far East Market Has Levelled Off: Results of the Half-Year 1H 2017

The decline has slowed, but Far East bunker sales are half of 2014 levels.

24 Aug 2017

"Don't Do Me Like That" – IMO Bunker Rules to Provide Major Challenges to Anode Coke Markets

Turner Mason and Cascade Resources, having analyzed this market some 20 months ago in consort with AZ China, concluded at that time a looming major deficit in this critical raw material, necessary for the production of primary aluminum.

26 Jul 2017