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January, 2020
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Wed29Jan	LNG Industry Groups Reviewing Anti-Gas Study 'In Depth' The new study claims LNG has a worse greenhouse gas impact than marine gasoil.
Wed29Jan	ClassNK Sees Growing Role for Wind Propulsion in Marine Energy The classification society has joined industry group the International Windship Association.
Wed29Jan	Scrubber Retrofits Set to Increase in Extended Lunar New Year: Alphaliner The number of container ships left idle for scrubber retrofits stood at 84 on 20 January.
Tue28Jan	Wall Street Causes Modest Boost in Oil Prices - But Coronavirus Fears Still Rampant Some experts warn that concerns of economic impact are overblown.
Tue28Jan	Commodities Trader Trafigura Announces New Bunkering Arm TFG Marine PTE Ltd is the name of the new bunkering joint venture between Trafigura, Frontline and Golden Ocean.
Tue28Jan	Bunker Holding Executive Promoted to COO of Parent Unit USTC Nina Østergaard Borris joined USTC as COO on 1 January.
Tue28Jan	VLSFO Shortage in Russian Far East Rail congestion caused by coal deliveries may be exacerbating the problem.
Tue28Jan	Opec May Increase Production Cuts After Coronavirus Slump: Platts Opec members are watching the market closely, a source told Platts.
Tue28Jan	'Frankenstein Fuels': The Bunker Industry's Intensifying War of Words Over Emissions An environmental body labelling VLSFO blends 'Frankenstein fuels' is the latest evidence of fights over marine fuels getting more emotive.
Mon27Jan	Rising Coronavirus Death Toll Causes Three Month Low Crude Prices Analyst warns to expect erratic trading behaviour in the near future.

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17Feb

1VLSFOs – The Importance of Recording Seal Numbers in the Bunker Delivery Note (BDN)

The absence of representative seal numbers in the BDN will considerably weaken any claim case between the buyer and seller of bunkers in the event of a quality dispute.
13Feb

2Proposed 2020-Compliant VLSFO Specs

Now that 2020 is here, one of the serious issues is one of safety of the VLSFO fuel; the other one is price.
17Feb

3Kenni Goldenbeck Rejoins Dan-Bunkering from KPI Bridge Oil

Goldenbeck is now listed as Dan-Bunkering's sales manager in Middelfart.
11Feb

4FEATURE: Suppliers Buy Back $1/MT Debunkered HSFO as Shipowners Brace for IMO Carriage Ban

Shipowners without scrubbers need to get rid of any HSFO remaining onboard by March 1.
13Feb

5Integr8: VLSFO - Better Quality but Watch for Critical Parameters

Despite VLSFO having only marginally more off-specs than HSFO, it is the critical quality parameters that are often recorded off-spec in VLSFO.
12Feb

6VIEWPOINT: Does Euronav's VLCC Purchase Signal an End to the War on Scrubbers?

With Euronav and Maersk now backing away from earlier criticism of scrubbers the industry's most powerful opponents have recanted.
14Feb

7Singapore Bunker Demand Reaches Two-Year High at Start of IMO 2020

High-sulfur fuel oil sales dropped to 16.9% of total demand.
13Feb

8Brightoil Poised to Sell its Bunker Business

Firm says a sale and purchase agreement has been signed.
13Feb

9Surprise Job Loss for UK Shipping Minister Nusrat Ghani in Cabinet Reshuffle

Ghani has been an active and well-regarded minister for the maritime sector in the UK, launching a plan last year seeking to have zero-emission vessels active in UK waters by 2025.
12Feb

102019 Was a Record Year for Alternative Bunker Fuels

DNV GL anticipates a significant pick-up of both interest and investments in all alternative fuels in 2020.

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