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Anemoi to Install Rotor Sail System on U-Ming VLOC
Anemoi to Install Rotor Sail System on U-Ming VLOC
The company expects fuel and emissions savings of 10-12% on deep-sea routes between China and Brazil, South Africa and Australia.
28 Nov 2024
Hapag Lloyd Signs 250,000 MT/Year Green Methanol Deal
Hapag Lloyd Signs 250,000 MT/Year Green Methanol Deal
The firm has signed an offtake agreement with Beijing-based Goldwind for the delivery of 250,000 mt/year of a blend of bio- and synthetic methanol.
28 Nov 2024
COSCO Shipping Signs Green Methanol Deal
COSCO Shipping Signs Green Methanol Deal
The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with CP Group and Freepoint Commodities aiming to advance green methanol production and use.
28 Nov 2024
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Launches Methanol-Fuelled Ultramax Bulker
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Launches Methanol-Fuelled Ultramax Bulker
The 65,700 DWT dual-fuelled bulker was launched from the country's factory on November 22.
28 Nov 2024
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Sinks to 17-Month Low
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Sinks to 17-Month Low
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index lost $3.50/mt to the lowest level since June 2023 on Wednesday.
28 Nov 2024
Langh Tech Launches Onboard Carbon Capture System
Langh Tech Launches Onboard Carbon Capture System
Damen Shipyards Group will make the first commercial installations of its system on board four bulk carriers in early 2025.
28 Nov 2024
Oil Mixed As Impact Of Middle East Cease-fire Quickly Dissipates
Oil Mixed As Impact Of Middle East Cease-fire Quickly Dissipates
Also, analysts diffuse the likelihood of Trump tariffs ever being imposed.
27 Nov 2024
Castrol Appoints New CEO of Global Marine and Energy Business
Castrol Appoints New CEO of Global Marine and Energy Business
Mathieu Boulandet has been appointed to the role of global marine and energy CEO in Dusseldorf as of last month.
27 Nov 2024
MSC Adds 400 Second-Hand Boxships to Fleet in Four Years
MSC Adds 400 Second-Hand Boxships to Fleet in Four Years
The additions in this buying spree represent a total of 1.66 million TEU with an average age of 20 years.
27 Nov 2024
Sing Fuels to Open Offices in Turkey and Shanghai
Sing Fuels to Open Offices in Turkey and Shanghai
The company plans to open the Turkish representative office in December and the Shanghai office in the first quarter of 2025.
27 Nov 2024
BUNKER JOBS: FincoEnergies Seeks FuelEU Pooling Business Manager
BUNKER JOBS: FincoEnergies Seeks FuelEU Pooling Business Manager
The company is looking for candidates with at least five years of experience in driving successful commercial initiatives in a maritime, logistics or energy business development role.
27 Nov 2024
Auramarine Signs Hybrid Fuel Supply Systems Deal
Auramarine Signs Hybrid Fuel Supply Systems Deal
The firm will supply diesel fuel oil and liquid biofuel supply systems to two Meriaura ships to be built by Royal Bodewes in the Netherlands.
27 Nov 2024
Value Group Wins €2 Million Investment for Captured Carbon Processing
Value Group Wins €2 Million Investment for Captured Carbon Processing
The firm has received the investment from Netherlands-based fund Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam.
27 Nov 2024
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to One-Week Low
BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Drops to One-Week Low
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index lost $4/mt to the lowest level since November 18 on Tuesday.
27 Nov 2024
Core Power Signs Deal to Develop Floating Nuclear Power Plant
Core Power Signs Deal to Develop Floating Nuclear Power Plant
The two firms have signed a cooperative agreement to design and develop a floating power plant using an eVinci microreactor.
27 Nov 2024
Israel Ceasefire Deflates Risk Premium, Oil Could Drop $3 Further: Yawger
Israel Ceasefire Deflates Risk Premium, Oil Could Drop $3 Further: Yawger
Meanwhile, U.S. inventories drop unexpectedly.
26 Nov 2024
Quadrise Signs Emulsion Fuel Deal With Cargill and MSC
Quadrise Signs Emulsion Fuel Deal With Cargill and MSC
The collaboration between the three firms paves the way for trials of Quadrise's fuel on board the MSC Leandra.
26 Nov 2024
A Third of All Ballast Water Treatment Systems Aren't Working Properly: Report
A Third of All Ballast Water Treatment Systems Aren't Working Properly: Report
More than 30% of the systems currently fail port state control D-2 compliance inspections, despite 95% of them having successfully passed commissioning tests, according to BIO-UV.
26 Nov 2024
Norden Signs Maritime Decarbonisation Deal With Tech Giant Meta
Norden Signs Maritime Decarbonisation Deal With Tech Giant Meta
The two companies have signed an agreement for emissions reductions from Norden's use of biofuels being allocated to Meta using a book-and-claim system.
26 Nov 2024
Decarbonisation and Collaboration Take Centre Stage at IBIA Convention
Decarbonisation and Collaboration Take Centre Stage at IBIA Convention
The annual event returned to Europe this year after outings to the US and UAE in 2022 and 2023, bringing close to 300 delegates to Athens in early November.
26 Nov 2024