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Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2022: Week 31
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2022: Week 31
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from August 4 – August 10, 2022.
11 Aug 2022
Hapag-Lloyd Sees Small Gain in First-Half Bunker Consumption as Fuel Price Gains 67%
Hapag-Lloyd Sees Small Gain in First-Half Bunker Consumption as Fuel Price Gains 67%
The firm consumed a total of 2.12 million mt of bunker fuel in the first six months of the year, up by 0.7% from the 2.11 million mt used in the same period a year earlier.
11 Aug 2022
X-Press Feeders to Deploy ZeroNorth Platform Across Fleet
X-Press Feeders to Deploy ZeroNorth Platform Across Fleet
The firm will use the platform and its suite of vessel, voyage and carbon intensity optimisation services across its fleet of more than 100 vessels.
11 Aug 2022
MAN Energy Solutions Studies Duel-Fuel Methanol Engine Retrofits
MAN Energy Solutions Studies Duel-Fuel Methanol Engine Retrofits
The firm has signed a memorandum of understanding with Stena subsidiary Stena Teknik and methanol producer Proman to cooperate on a project to retrofit MAN 48/60 engines.
11 Aug 2022
Scrubber Maintenance Operations Possible Without Interrupting Voyage: Hydrex
Scrubber Maintenance Operations Possible Without Interrupting Voyage: Hydrex
The company recently replaced two corroded scrubber overboard pipes on a large container ship without interrupting or delaying the ship's itinerary.
11 Aug 2022
Logistics Firm Kuehne+Nagel Offers Customers Biofuel-Related Offsets
Logistics Firm Kuehne+Nagel Offers Customers Biofuel-Related Offsets
The company has secured the equivalent volumes of biofuel to cover the emissions from 40,000 TEU of shipments.
11 Aug 2022
Oil Back Up As Supply Fears Ease, But Market Not Too Bullish Says Analyst
Oil Back Up As Supply Fears Ease, But Market Not Too Bullish Says Analyst
OPEC's minuscule output rise is now viewed as prudent.
10 Aug 2022
MOL Studies Combination of Hard Sails and Rotor Sails for 20% Emissions Reduction
MOL Studies Combination of Hard Sails and Rotor Sails for 20% Emissions Reduction
The combination of the hard sail and rotor sails could reduce the vessel's emissions by as much as 20% on average.
10 Aug 2022
Logistics Firm Forto Takes Offsets From Hapag-Lloyd's Use of Biofuel
Logistics Firm Forto Takes Offsets From Hapag-Lloyd's Use of Biofuel
Customers booking full container load sea freight shipments with Forto will be able to add offsets to their bookings related to the emissions savings from Hapag-Lloyd's use of biofuels rather than conventional bunkers.
10 Aug 2022
BUNKER JOBS: Bunker Holding Seeks Group Treasury Risk Manager
BUNKER JOBS: Bunker Holding Seeks Group Treasury Risk Manager
The firm is looking for candidates with two to five years of experience and a relevant degree in finance or economics at a master's level.
10 Aug 2022
Wind Propulsion Retrofit Planned for Combination Carrier
Wind Propulsion Retrofit Planned for Combination Carrier
The two companies are conducting a technical assessment looking into installing a Norsepower rotor sail system on the combination carrier M/V Koryu.
10 Aug 2022
Goltens Worldwide to Support Sales of Emsys Marine Emissions Monitor
Goltens Worldwide to Support Sales of Emsys Marine Emissions Monitor
Goltens has been appointed as an authorised sales, installation, commissioning and after-sales service provider for the Emsys-iS Marine Emissions Monitor and Emsys-PM Smoke Density Monitor.
10 Aug 2022
Oil Prices Down Again As Traders Fret Over U.S. Stockpile Build
Oil Prices Down Again As Traders Fret Over U.S. Stockpile Build
Meanwhile, the EIA predicts record U.S. 2023 output.
9 Aug 2022
SEA-LNG Highlights CII Performance of Retrofitted LNG-Fuelled Ships
SEA-LNG Highlights CII Performance of Retrofitted LNG-Fuelled Ships
The organisation has analysed the performance of 2-stroke engines running on VLSFO, LNG and HSFO with a scrubber.
9 Aug 2022
Mercuria Invests in Digital Bunkering Transparency Firm Rise-X
Mercuria Invests in Digital Bunkering Transparency Firm Rise-X
The firm has invested $1.5 million into Rise-X.
9 Aug 2022
Oil Rallies On Iran Uncertainty, China's Surprise Import Surge
Oil Rallies On Iran Uncertainty, China's Surprise Import Surge
Sen thinks the commodity will exceed $120 by year-end.
8 Aug 2022
IBIA Chairman: 'What We See is a Market That is in Flux'
IBIA Chairman: 'What We See is a Market That is in Flux'
"At IBIA, the overarching goals for the next 12 months mostly revolve around increased focus on ethics and transparency," chairman Tim Cosulich tells Ship & Bunker.
8 Aug 2022
Ecochlor to Help Market Armada Air Lubrication System
Ecochlor to Help Market Armada Air Lubrication System
The two firms have signed a collaborative agreement for Ecochlor to provide technical assistance and global sales and marketing support to Armada.
8 Aug 2022
Fuel Contamination Issue – a VPS Update on Challenges & Solutions
Fuel Contamination Issue – a VPS Update on Challenges & Solutions
Steve Bee of VPS sets out the testing firm's role in detecting recent bunker contamination issues.
8 Aug 2022
Eagle Bulk Bearish on Scrubber Retrofits
Eagle Bulk Bearish on Scrubber Retrofits
Eagle Bulk is currently seeing a freight-rate premium for scrubber-equipped midsize bulkers of about $2,600-2,700 per day.
8 Aug 2022