Industry Insight

Industry Insight: SGMF Membership Uncovered - An Interview with Tim Gifford, Managing Director, Graypen

Graypen is a leading independent ships agency company which specialises in the provision of high-quality port agency services to tanker vessels.

25 Feb 2015

Industry Insight: Bio-Oils and the Dangers of Electro-Static Charging

Bio-oils compliant with the VGP have a low zinc content, affecting the properties of the oil including decreasing its conductivity.

23 Feb 2015

Industry Insight: LNG - Play the Long Game

Recent macroeconomic changes have altered the current investment proposition, particularly for LNG.

16 Feb 2015

Industry Insight: The Shipping Industry's Response to ECA 2015

Operators have had to balance multiple compliance options with the need to balance long term and short term considerations.

10 Feb 2015

Industry Insight: Where Did OW Bunker's Staff Resurface?

Following the collapse of OW Bunker, a flurry of hiring activity has dominated the global bunkering scene in the last 10 weeks.

4 Feb 2015

Press Release: IBIA to hold Regional Forum in Gibraltar

The Port of Gibraltar will be showcasing its bunkering and marine services at the IBIA Regional Forum on 24-27 February.

20 Jan 2015

Industry Insight: Understanding Quadrise's MSAR Emulsion Fuel & Scrubbers

Quadrise say using its MSAR fuel in conjunction with scrubbers will be the least expensive way to comply with sulfur regulations.

19 Jan 2015

OW Bunker: From IPO to Bankruptcy - Part 4, Parting Thoughts

The last question to be answered is: could this catastrophe have been avoided?

12 Jan 2015

OW Bunker: From IPO to Bankruptcy - Part 3, The Point of No Return

The catastrophe was disclosed on the 5th of November. A fraud had been discovered in Dynamic Oil Trading.

9 Jan 2015

OW Bunker: From IPO to Bankruptcy - Part 2, Fall Brings Bad News

The 7th of October announcement the Company started disclosing new important features of the pursued risk management strategy.

8 Jan 2015

OW Bunker: How One of the World's Largest Marine Fuel Traders Went From IPO to Bankruptcy - Part 1, Founding to IPO

OW Bunker, a company founded in 1980, went public with an IPO in March 2014, and filed for bankruptcy on November 7, 2014.

7 Jan 2015

Industry Insight: ECA Regulations - How to Comply and Remain Competitive

The regulations will introduce further uncertainty into a market that is suffering from overcapacity and depressed demand.

26 Nov 2014

Industry Insight: Is Shipping Really Such a Conservative Industry?

Innovation is key, collaboration is crucial. Shipping needs to respond positively and it will profit in our fast changing world.

24 Nov 2014

Industry Insight: Wind and Solar Power Close to a Commercial Reality?

Japan's Eco Marine Power says it is getting ever closer to seeing commercial vessels powered by wind and solar energy.

4 Nov 2014

Industry Insight: VPS Discusses Fuel Grades and ISO 8217

VPS has noticed that since early 2014, the shipping industry has seen a growing understanding of the advantages of the latest edition of ISO 8217.

29 Oct 2014

Industry Insight: ExxonMobil Discusses Real World Use of HDME 50

"It is fundamentally good practice to not mix fuel," Iain White, field marketing manager at ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants, tells Ship & Bunker.

21 Oct 2014

IBIA 2014 Annual Convention: Quality and Compliance

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) will be covering key topical issues at its 2014 annual convention.

6 Oct 2014

Industry Insight: Anniversary of a Milestone Northwest Passage Voyage Highlights Call for Arctic HFO Ban

Two months after Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, icebreaking tanker SS Manhattan became the first commercial vessel to transit the Northwest Passage.

24 Sep 2014

Industry Insight: Dynamic Oil Trading CEO Lars Møller on The Daily Challenges of a Bunker Trader

Despite the global economic recovery, it's still tough out there, and the bunker industry sits at the heart of this challenging environment.

15 Sep 2014

Industry Insight: Why Join IBIA? Jens Maul Jorgensen Gives a Shipowners View

"IBIA members comprise every part of the fuel supply chain and offer expertise to improve the quality standard throughout the bunkering supply chain."

11 Sep 2014