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September, 2020
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Wed09Sep	DFDS Plans to Burn Methanol at Same Time as HSFO By investigating this option, DFDS hopes to encourage the development of green methanol produced from sustainable sources.
Wed09Sep	Fantasy Football League Launches for Bunker Industry A prize of £100 will be awarded to the overall winner of the league.
Wed09Sep	Alphaliner Sees Inactive Container Fleet Drop to 3.4% of Capacity The number of ships left inactive for scrubber retrofits sank to just 25 by the end of last month.
Tue08Sep	Oil Plummets As Traders' Covid Induced Concerns Turn Into Panic Meanwhile, Russia plans on increasing market share once demand recovers.
Tue08Sep	MSC Takes on "Always Clean" Antifouling Robot to Improve Fuel Efficiency The system will be installed at a shipyard in China at the same time as the vessel undergoes class renewal and has a scrubber fitted.
Tue08Sep	Scrubber Manufacturer Yara Marine Starts Offering Overboard Pipes on Corrosion Concerns The company has now delivered overboard pipes to a customer for the first time.
Mon07Sep	Crude Prices Drop Again, But Vaccine News Mitigates Losses Meanwhile, Yardeni expresses confidence about an improving economy.
Mon07Sep	Mitsubishi 2020 Scrubber Installations Reach 22 Ships The company has installed the systems on board five 20,000 TEU container ships, eight 14,000 TEU container ships, five container ships of 10,000 TEU or less, two oil tankers and two LPG carriers.
Fri04Sep	Oils Drops Over 3 Percent As Traders Express Concern Over U.S. Economic Figures But Goldman still sees a robust 2021 recovery for crude.
Fri04Sep	Scrubber Repairs Needed Just Six Months After Installation in Some Cases The number of scrubber-equipped ships needing repairs to their washwater pipes appears to be increasing.

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30Sep

1Not all Parts of the Bunker Industry are Struggling for Credit: SeaCred

"The general picture may be bleak, but you have to look close for the details."
29Sep

2Two Dry Bulk Carriers Arrested in Singapore

The reasons behind the arrests are unclear, but are likely to do with disputes over the payment for goods and services.
29Sep

3Crude oil Tanker Detained in Singapore

Ship controlled by Norwegian interests.
28Sep

4Monjasa Sees Near 50% Bunker Volumes Growth in Southeast Asia

The company has gained 22% in customer numbers and close to 50% in volumes in the region.
29Sep

5DHL to Use Biofuels to Offset Emissions For All Less-Than-Container Load Shipments

From January 2021 the company will be neutralising the carbon emissions of all LCL shipments.
25Sep

6Trafigura White Paper Proposes Global Levy on Bunkers to Fund Decarbonisation

The company proposes a carbon levy of $250-300 per tonne of CO2 equivalent is imposed on bunker fuels.
28Sep

7New Indian Bunker Trader Takes on Barge

Bunkerworks Marine Services took delivery of the 270 DWT Viking Sky earlier this month
29Sep

8Preem Cancels Fuel Oil Upgrading Project at Lysekil Refinery

The unit would have cut the refinery's output of fuel oil and increased lower-sulfur products like diesel and gasoline.
30Sep

9Shell Backs Fuel Cells and Hydrogen as Future Marine Energy Source

In a new report published this week, Shell said it plans to establish a consortium to develop and trial fuel cells on a commercial deep-sea ship.
23Sep

10INTERVIEW: Carbon Capture May Deliver GHG Savings at Half the Cost of Ammonia

New research claims the ability of carbon capture to work with existing ships and fuels makes it much cheaper than shifting to zero-carbon fuels.

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