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Shipping Firm MOL Joins Crane Sail Research Project

The firm, together with Oshima Shipbuilding Co and Iknow Machinery Co have agreed jointly to work on research and development of the technology.

27 Jul 2021

BP Joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

BP's target for its own operations is net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

27 Jul 2021

Trafigura Launches Ammonia Bunkers Study

The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with German green technology company Hy2gen to collaborate on a study looking into issues around large-scale commercial adoption of ammonia as a bunker fuel.

26 Jul 2021

Unitrove to Showcase Liquid Hydrogen Bunkering Technology at COP26

The UN COP26 event is being hosted in Glasgow in November.

26 Jul 2021

MSC Seeks to Build World's First Oceangoing Hydrogen-Fuelled Cruise Ship

The firm has signed a memorandum of understanding with shipbuilder Fincantieri and energy infrastructure company Snam to carry out a feasibility study for the project.

26 Jul 2021

KPI OceanConnect Sets Up Alternative Fuels and Special Projects Division

Bill Wakeling has been appointed as manager of the new division.

26 Jul 2021

Oil Achieves Weekly Gain as Investors Show Faith in Demand Recovery

Meanwhile, India invests heavily in the future of the commodity.

23 Jul 2021

MSC Cruises 2020 Bunker Consumption Was 43% of Expected Level

The firm used 290,596 mt of bunkers in 2020, compared with a pre-2020 projection of 679,514 mt.

23 Jul 2021

Berge Bulk Tries Out Supplemental Solar Power

The company has set up a solar power system generating about 100 kWh of electrical power feeding into the main electrical grid of the Berge K2, supplementing the energy generated by the ship's diesel alternators.

23 Jul 2021

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2021 Week 29

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from July 15 – July 21, 2021.

22 Jul 2021

Third MSC Cruises Ship Takes on Scrubber

The company recently completed the installation on the cruise ship MSC Musica at Brindisi.

22 Jul 2021

Nereus Digital Bunkers Launches New Bunker Procurement Platform

The NEREUS platform allows users to buy their bunker fuel through it, as well as including oil-price forecasting and post-fixture process management systems.

22 Jul 2021

Brittany Ferries to Take on Two Hybrid LNG/Battery-Powered Ships

The company has chartered the two ferries from Stena RoRo on a ten-year agreement, with a purchase option after four years.

22 Jul 2021

Crude Prices Surge As Investor Appetite For Risk Rekindles

Analysts reiterate their view that demand is "red hot."

21 Jul 2021

Bunker Supplier Trefoil Trading Launches Carbon Offset Service

Trefoil's bunkering customers will be able to buy carbon offsets to cover the well-to-wake emissions from their fuel choice.

21 Jul 2021

FEATURE: Hafnia Sees Rising Interest in Bunker Buying Alliances

"I think we have finally reached a stage where Owners have realized they are not competing on bunker purchasing as such," Hafnia's Head of Bunkers, Peter Grunwaldt, tells Ship & Bunker

21 Jul 2021

IBIA: IMO Fails to Improve Clarity of 0.50% Sulfur Limit Enforcement

IBIA Director Unni Einemo sets out recent developments at the IMO on how the 0.50% sulfur limit is enforced.

20 Jul 2021

Methanol Institute Adds Two More Shipping Company Members

MSC Group and Oldendorff Carriers have joined the Methanol Institute.

20 Jul 2021

Seawing Kite System Chosen for LNG-Fuelled K Line Bulker

The 210,000 DWT Capesize bulker will be built by Nihon Shipyard Co and is due for delivery in the first half of 2024.

20 Jul 2021

Oil Plummets on OPEC Agreement And Covid Fears, But Analysts Maintain Positive Outlook

CITI sees oil hitting $85 due to pent up leisure demand.

19 Jul 2021