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US, UAE Strike Clean Energy Deal
US, UAE Strike Clean Energy Deal
With maritime focus.
2 Nov 2022
World's Largest Shipping Company MSC Sees CII Cutting Boxship Capacity by 7-10%
World's Largest Shipping Company MSC Sees CII Cutting Boxship Capacity by 7-10%
The regulation's idiosyncrasies risk bringing unintended consequences, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.
2 Nov 2022
INSIGHT: Alt Bunker Fuel Developments at Key Ports
INSIGHT: Alt Bunker Fuel Developments at Key Ports
Nicola Contessi, Research Associate, York Centre for Asian Research, reviews notable alternative fuel developments in Houston, Fujairah, Rotterdam, and Singapore.
2 Nov 2022 · Nicola Contessi, Research Associate, York Centre for Asian Research
ABS Works With Norway's Rotoboost on Carbon Capture From LNG Bunkers
ABS Works With Norway's Rotoboost on Carbon Capture From LNG Bunkers
The system is based on the thermocatalytic decomposition process, using a liquid catalysts to separate natural gas into hydrogen and solid carbon.
1 Nov 2022
INTERVIEW: ZeroNorth CEO Søren Meyer on Prosmar Acquisition
INTERVIEW: ZeroNorth CEO Søren Meyer on Prosmar Acquisition
ZeroNorth CEO Søren Meyer explains to Ship & Bunker the thinking behind the firm's latest acquisition.
1 Nov 2022
IMO Carbon Intensity, Efficiency Index for Ships Comes Into Force
IMO Carbon Intensity, Efficiency Index for Ships Comes Into Force
To become mandatory for all ships from January 1.
1 Nov 2022
ZeroNorth Buys Prosmar Bunkering Platform
ZeroNorth Buys Prosmar Bunkering Platform
The company has acquired Prosmar Bunkering AS, encompassing the firm's Bunker Dashboard solution and Bunker Pricer module.
1 Nov 2022
Oil Dips on Gloomy Consequences Of China's Zero Tolerance Covid Policies
Oil Dips on Gloomy Consequences Of China's Zero Tolerance Covid Policies
Meanwhile, OPEC forecasts an expansion of its global market share.
31 Oct 2022
Windward Sees Average 10% Bunker Savings From New Fuel Consumption Monitoring Tool
Windward Sees Average 10% Bunker Savings From New Fuel Consumption Monitoring Tool
The firm's Vessel Fuel Consumption API assesses fuel consumption with up to 95% average accuracy per voyage.
31 Oct 2022
China's COSCO Orders World's Largest Methanol-Fuelled Boxships
China's COSCO Orders World's Largest Methanol-Fuelled Boxships
The firm has ordered 12 24,000 TEU dual-fuelled boxships with the ability to run on methanol.
31 Oct 2022
Ammonia Needs to Hit 45% of Bunker Demand by 2050 in Global Net-Zero Scenario: IEA
Ammonia Needs to Hit 45% of Bunker Demand by 2050 in Global Net-Zero Scenario: IEA
In the IEA's net-zero emissions 2050 scenario where the world successfully meets the 2050 goal, ammonia is projected to take up 45% of marine energy by that point.
28 Oct 2022
Hedging Firm Global Risk Management Adds Board Members
Hedging Firm Global Risk Management Adds Board Members
Ata Bærentsen and Tine Lundegaard will join the Bunker Holding sister firm's board as of November 1.
28 Oct 2022
WFS Bunker Profit Margin Remains Near Q2's Eight-Year High
WFS Bunker Profit Margin Remains Near Q2's Eight-Year High
The company saw net profit of $48.1 million from its marine division in Q3, up by 12.4% from the same period a year earlier.
28 Oct 2022
Bullish GDP Growth Transforms Bearish Oil Traders And Causes Price Gainste
Bullish GDP Growth Transforms Bearish Oil Traders And Causes Price Gainste
Meanwhile, PetroChina Co.'s earnings rise on stronger oil prices.
27 Oct 2022
Carnival Corporation to Take on Fuel-Saving Air Lubrication Systems on 20% of Fleet
Carnival Corporation to Take on Fuel-Saving Air Lubrication Systems on 20% of Fleet
The company expects fuel and emissions savings of about 5% per ship from its use of the systems.
27 Oct 2022
Keep Chlorinated Organic Compounds in Bunkers Below 50 MG/KG: CIMAC
Keep Chlorinated Organic Compounds in Bunkers Below 50 MG/KG: CIMAC
CIMAC estimates more than 100 ships had operational problems after taking on contaminated HSFO in Singapore in February and March.
27 Oct 2022
GoodFuels Tests Biofuels Tracing Technology
GoodFuels Tests Biofuels Tracing Technology
The firm partnered with certification organisation Control Union and France's IDS Group to test the technology.
27 Oct 2022
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2022: Week 42
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2022: Week 42
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from October 20 – October 26, 2022.
27 Oct 2022
Pacific Basin Opts for Methanol Propulsion for First Zero-Emission Bulkers
Pacific Basin Opts for Methanol Propulsion for First Zero-Emission Bulkers
In August the company said it was putting new vessel orders on hold until it had further clarity on the alternative bunker fuel landscape.
27 Oct 2022
Oil Rebounds But Critics Think The Rally Is Fleeting
Oil Rebounds But Critics Think The Rally Is Fleeting
Meanwhile, the EU-led Russian Price cap looks to be a bust.
26 Oct 2022