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Jumbo Maritime HLV Takes on Biofuel Bunkers

The Jumbo Jubilee recently left Rostock for the US, with the voyage powered mostly by biofuels.

26 Oct 2022

MSC Cruises Takes Delivery of First LNG-Fuelled Ship

As well as gas propulsion, the vessel also incorporates fuel cell technology using LNG.

26 Oct 2022

Oil Clings To Minuscule Gains As Analysts Fret About Tight Supply

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia accuses "people" of depleting their emergency stocks.

25 Oct 2022

IBIA, BIMCO Publish New Manual on Bunkering Best Practice

The Shipmaster's Bunkering Manual 2022 covers background information, checklists and key notes for shipowners on the entire bunkering process.

25 Oct 2022

Curoil Hires Trader in Curacao

Erica Kirindongo has joined the company as a fuel trader in Curacao as of last month.

25 Oct 2022

INSIGHT: Insurance Policies and Cover for Bunker Suppliers

The importance of having the correct cover in place cannot be emphasised enough, writes Anthony Mollet, Executive officer, Marine Fuels Alliance.

25 Oct 2022 · Anthony Mollet, Executive officer, Marine Fuels Alliance

Oil Incurs More Losses As Chinese Demand Suffers Under Zero Covid Policy

Ritterbusch says oil will plummet even further this week.

24 Oct 2022

Logistics Firm Samskip Extends Biofuel Bunker Use

The firm has signed a new deal with biofuel supplier GoodFuels.

24 Oct 2022

Oil Remains Range-Bound As Traders Fixate On Global Economic Slowdown

Meanwhile, Barclays lowers its forecast for Brent in 2022-23.

21 Oct 2022

ZeroNorth Launches New AI-Enabled Fuel Model

The firm's new advanced fuel model combines AI and naval architecture knowledge to predict the operational fuel consumption of any vessel.

21 Oct 2022

Oil Flat As China Rumours Spread And Biden Turns Up The Hyperbole

Meanwhile, a trend to global economic activity remains unclear.

20 Oct 2022

VIEWPOINT: Seeing the Future

Chris Morgan of Delta Energy looks at the changes the bunker industry has seen in the past decade, and reflects on what marine fuel firms of the future might look like.

20 Oct 2022

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2022: Week 41

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from October 13 – October 19, 2022.

20 Oct 2022

Global Q3 VLSFO Off-Spec Rate Slipped on Yearly and Quarterly Basis: Verifuel

About 1.8% of the VLSFO samples analysed by Verifuel in the third quarter of 2022 were found to be off-specification.

20 Oct 2022

NGO T&E Sees European Gas-Powered Shipping Taking Up 7 Million Homes' Power Requirement by 2030

The organisation estimates European gas-powered ships could be consuming more than 6.3 million mt of LNG by 2030.

20 Oct 2022

NASA Publishes Satellite Evidence of IMO 2020's Benefits

A new NASA study has shown ship tracks -- cloud lines formed by water vapor interacting with ship exhaust, visible in satellite imagery -- have reduced significantly since the change.

19 Oct 2022

Oil Down On Biden Stock Draw But Market Remains Range-Bound

Meanwhile, OPEC continues to defend its output cut.

18 Oct 2022

Methanol to Take Up 30% of Dual-Fuelled Engine Orders Within a Few Years: MAN

The firm is set to supply the engines for container line AP Moller-Maersk's new order of methanol-fuelled tonnage.

18 Oct 2022

INTERVIEW: VPS on Quality Issues to Look For When Buying Biofuels

Buyers taking on these less familiar blends should be aware of what they're getting into, Steve Bee of VPS tells Ship & Bunker.

18 Oct 2022

Decommoditisation is Next Big Trend for the Bunker Industry: BLUE Insight

The term describes the process where the cost of the underlying commodity becomes less important in pricing of bunker contracts, Adrian Tolson tells Ship & Bunker.

17 Oct 2022