Industry Insight

Know Your Counter Party: AI Energy Group

Abigail Asolange Harlley, CEO of AI Energy Group, talks to Ship & Bunker about the origins and future plans of Ghana-based physical supplier.

24 Jul 2017

Gibraltar Shipping Interview: Paul Holthus, Founding President & CEO, World Ocean Council (WOC)

The World Ocean Council is a non-profit organisation responsible for industry leadership and collaboration in ocean sustainable development, science and stewardship.

17 Jul 2017

Broker, Physical, or Trader - Who in the Bunker Industry Will Benefit the Most From 2020?

"Dealing with majors or global physical suppliers can have many benefits, but there are still some of them who need to prove they truly want to be direct with their clients," Hafnia Management's Peter Grunwaldt tells Ship & Bunker.

12 Jul 2017

Be Alerted !! A Review of Veritas Petroleum Services Bunker Alerts (H1-2017)

For vessels not testing their fuel they run the risk of one in every seven residual fuels giving a higher probability of problems and just over one in ten distillates doing likewise.

11 Jul 2017

Know Your Counter Party: Monjasa

Ship & Bunker talks to Monjasa Group COO Svend Stenberg Mølholt.

29 Jun 2017

Know Your Counter Party: Sing Fuels

Ship & Bunker talks to Singapore-based Sing Fuels' General Manager Jeremy Long about the company's origins and vision for future growth.

28 Jun 2017

Industry Insight: Understanding Density Measurement of Bunker Fuels

VPS' findings support the new ISO 8217:2017 Fuel Quality Standard where the density reference method for dispute resolution has now been changed.

23 Jun 2017

Know Your Counter Party: KPI Bridge Oil

"While KPI Bridge Oil is a well-known bunkering company, many do not know how it came into its current form," Brian Coyne, Managing Director, KPI Bridge Oil Americas, tells Ship & Bunker.

25 May 2017

Fuel Quality Alert for Greek Ports

Over the last two months LR FOBAS has seen an unusual number of off-specification fuels from Greece relating to the Total Sediment Potential of residual fuels.

19 May 2017

"Your Cheatin' Heart" - Compliance Issues Cause Uncertainty About Low Sulfur Bunker Impacts

Certainly the incentive to "cheat" will be large, and the very nature of the shipping business makes enforcement challenging.

18 May 2017

What Does IMO's 0.50% Sulphur Cap Decision Mean for the Bunker Supply Chain?

The 0.50% sulphur cap on marine fuel from 2020 is arguably one of the industry's most defining moments since the shift away from coal.

28 Apr 2017

Know Your Counter Party: Bunkernet

Ship & Bunker talks to Nicholas Argyrou, Bunkernet's General Manager, as the company celebrates 10 years in the industry.

28 Mar 2017

Bunker Fuel Oil Sales in Russia Drop by 26% in 2016

The most striking decline in bunker fuel oil sales was in Russian Far East — by 40% to around 3.6 million t.

15 Mar 2017

Emulsion Fuel Economics: Can Quadrise's MSAR Make Commercial Sense for Bunker Buyers and Suppliers?

"One of the inherent benefits of our technology is that it enables a refiner to sell more of their product at crude plus rather than crude minus," Chairman Mike Kirk tells Ship & Bunker.

13 Mar 2017

Gibraltar Shipping Interview: Basil Karatzas Talks Alternative Bunkers, S&P Markets, Vessel Financing, and Trump

Basil Karatzas is the CEO of Karatzas Marine Advisors & Co. and provides worldwide shipping market expertise to financial institutions.

10 Mar 2017

The Future Now After OW: Assuring "Anni Mirabilis" With Lessons from "Anni Horribilis"

Spiked by OW Bunkers' collapse, the bunkers industry has, since the end of 2014 and into 2015 and 2016, had not just one "annus horribilis," but "anni horribilis," horrible years.

21 Feb 2017

MFM for Bunkering; EU MID and Singapore TR48: The Facts

Emerson was heavily involved from the beginning with the introduction of MFM in bunkering applications in Europe and later in Singapore.

8 Feb 2017

How Does a Bunker Saving Air Lubrication System Work? [VIDEO]

Silverstream have released a new animation demonstrating its air lubrication technology.

7 Feb 2017

Feature: The Current Business Models for Suppliers and Intermediaries Will Not Work Beyond 2020; What Can the Bunker Industry Learn from Aviation?

The Aviation and Marine fueling businesses are fundamentally one and the same, writes Steve Leonard.

24 Jan 2017

Effective Use of Big Data & Remote Monitoring

Views differ as to whether a fully-fledged Big Data strategy best serves the true requirements of vessel operators

9 Jan 2017