Industry Insight

Industry Insight: The New Breed of Bunker Players Will be Agile

The bunker industry has changed. It's a tough place to compete in, let alone grow profitably.

22 Apr 2016

Meech: New IBIA Chairman Talks Better Bunker Practices, Ethics, Enforcement of Bunker Regs, Membership Growth

The role and value of IBIA is constantly changing, reflecting the industry it represents, Meech tells Ship & Bunker.

7 Apr 2016

Industry Insight: Bunker Surveyors in a World of Mass Flow Meters

Is it time for bunker surveyors to hang up their boots?

5 Apr 2016

Morocco: Bunkering at Tanger Med Port

Tanger Med port is well positioned with a bunkering facility only 15 km from the European Union, Algeciras and Gibraltar.

24 Mar 2016

In a Nutshell: What is the "Res Cogitans" OW Bunker UK Test Case and Why is it Important

Five Lords at the UK Supreme Court will decide who a bunker buyer should pay for the bunkers it bought.

24 Mar 2016

Know Your Counter Party: OceanConnect Marine

OCM's Ethan Ram, Chief Operating Officer, talks to Ship & Bunker about the company's past, present, and future.

16 Mar 2016

LNG Bunker Fuel: Weathering the Oil Price Storm

New regulations have coincided with a fall in oil prices which has allowed ECA compliant MGO to present itself as a feasible option for compliance.

4 Mar 2016

Industry Insight: Are Physical Suppliers Really Safer to Deal With than Traders?

Some buyers say they believe refraining from using traders, and only using physical suppliers, will avoid a so-called "double payment" problem.

8 Feb 2016

Industry Insight: What Can Big Data Do for Bunkers?

There is no doubt about the impact that big data will have on the industry in the coming years. But how is it influencing the industry now?

1 Feb 2016

Bunker Technology: This is What You Need to Know About ClearLynx

"It's not a Faith in Technology. It's Faith in People."

27 Jan 2016

Industry Insight: Sustainable Marine Biofuel – Scaling-Up for a Crucial Role in a Low Emission Future for Shipping

In playing our part in contributing towards a "well below" 2-degree cap, a paradigm shift is required for new types of low carbon bunker fuels.

20 Jan 2016

Industry Insight: Hapag-Lloyd Explains How a Vessel Switches to Low Sulfur Fuel When Entering an ECA

The procedure is more complicated than you might expect.

11 Jan 2016

Tankoil / Dynamic Oil Trading Relationship Examined: Ex-Singapore Top 10 Bunker Supplier Owed DOT $156 Million at Time of Bankruptcy

Trustee can't find any sound commercial principles for their transactions, and says OW Bunker should have terminated the relationship in 2012.

4 Jan 2016

Industry Insight: Selling Ice to Eskimos

Oil is quickly becoming the unpopular kid at school… and it's not just the really cool kids saying so.

30 Dec 2015

Industry Insight: A Survival Guide for Evaluating the Cost of Converting a Vessel to Use LNG Bunkers

There are 3 questions to ask when evaluating LNG: What is the incremental cost for dual-fuel vs. diesel-only, the payback period, and being sure of LNG supply.

1 Dec 2015

The Future of Bunker Prices: Relative to Crude, MGO Will Be More Expensive, HFO Will Be Cheaper

This is a trend that, in fact, began in earnest last year with the collapse of oil prices.

17 Nov 2015

Industry Insight: Singapore Cappuccino Bunker Case Study

This case study shows how costly it can be for a bunker buyer who does not use an impartial and independent bunker quantity surveyor.

10 Nov 2015

Industry Insight: A Review of OW Bunker Related Claims in New York, Singapore, and London

There have been far reaching effects on Owners and Charterers who stemmed bunkers prior to the collapse of OW Bunker.

9 Nov 2015

Industry Insight: Precise Lubricant Questions Need Broad Answer

In the face of new rules covering ship emissions, changing market conditions have complicated the outcome for engines in operation.

30 Oct 2015

Industry Insight: Three Ways to Increase Efficiencies and Minimize Costs for Future Success

The six areas for driving cost savings and efficiency that I've picked out over the past two blog posts are crucial to the future of the marine industry.

16 Oct 2015