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IMO2020: Enforcement is Up to Signatory States, Compliance is Up to the Industry, Says IBIA
IMO2020: Enforcement is Up to Signatory States, Compliance is Up to the Industry, Says IBIA
The industry must also not be discouraged from complying even if enforcement may be weak in some parts of the world, IBIA Director Unni Einemo says.
15 Nov 2019
VPS Appoints New Group OCM Operational Development Manager
VPS Appoints New Group OCM Operational Development Manager
Allman has spent most of his career in lubricant oil testing.
15 Nov 2019
Crude Prices Mixed On Swelling Inventories, But OPEC Maintains Positive Forecast
Crude Prices Mixed On Swelling Inventories, But OPEC Maintains Positive Forecast
The cartel again suggested that glut concerns are overblown.
14 Nov 2019
Red Sea Bunkering Set to Commence Djibouti VLSFO Supply in Early December
Red Sea Bunkering Set to Commence Djibouti VLSFO Supply in Early December
"We will be the first supplier in the area to provide VLSFO," RSB tells Ship & Bunker.
14 Nov 2019
Ship Power Limits Won't Cut CO2 Emissions, IMO Told
Ship Power Limits Won't Cut CO2 Emissions, IMO Told
But could "lock-in" current CO2 reductions from slow steaming.
14 Nov 2019
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2019 Week 45
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2019 Week 45
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from November 7 – November 13, 2019.
14 Nov 2019
ANALYSIS: How Much More Expensive Are IMO2020 Bunkers Really?
ANALYSIS: How Much More Expensive Are IMO2020 Bunkers Really?
Latest data indicates good news for both VLSFO buyers and owners of scrubber equipped tonnage.
14 Nov 2019
Crude Rises On Multiple Signs of Demand Growth - Which May Persist Until 2040, Say Experts
Crude Rises On Multiple Signs of Demand Growth - Which May Persist Until 2040, Say Experts
Even the IEA thinks demand will remain robust for decades.
13 Nov 2019
Torm Expands Scrubber Retrofits to 44 Vessels
Torm Expands Scrubber Retrofits to 44 Vessels
But installation delays mean pushing back some previously planned work until next year.
13 Nov 2019
LNG Player Probunkers Joins "Getting to Zero" Coalition
LNG Player Probunkers Joins "Getting to Zero" Coalition
"The Coalition's goals and vision are spreading through the maritime industry," says CEO Alexander Prokopakis.
13 Nov 2019
Crude Down Again As Impatience For U.S./China Trade Deal Grows
Crude Down Again As Impatience For U.S./China Trade Deal Grows
But Kemp argues that price risks are shifting to the upside.
12 Nov 2019
Peninsula to Deliver 600,000 mt of VLSFO Before 2020
Peninsula to Deliver 600,000 mt of VLSFO Before 2020
Suppler gives industry update and declares itself ready for IMO2020.
12 Nov 2019
Malaysian Port to be Euronav's Bunker Base East-of-Suez
Malaysian Port to be Euronav's Bunker Base East-of-Suez
Agreement between company and Linggi port covers crew and provisions as well as bunkers.
12 Nov 2019
Bunker Partner Ready for Russia Far East VLSFO Supply
Bunker Partner Ready for Russia Far East VLSFO Supply
Will commence supply at several ports next week, supplier tells Ship & Bunker.
12 Nov 2019
Credit, Margins and Transparency in 2020
Credit, Margins and Transparency in 2020
Logistics, various product blends and differing hedging strategies are all impacting prices, writes NSIs Paul Hardy.
12 Nov 2019
Washington Still Bullish over U.S./China Trade Deal, but Skeptics Cause Crude Prices to Fall
Washington Still Bullish over U.S./China Trade Deal, but Skeptics Cause Crude Prices to Fall
Long term forecasts of U.S. shale's might may cause further market angst.
11 Nov 2019
Ship Speed Limits: Not the Answer or IMO's Silver Bullet?
Ship Speed Limits: Not the Answer or IMO's Silver Bullet?
Stakeholders offer opposing views ahead of latest IMO meeting to address industry GHG emissions.
11 Nov 2019
Blended Fuels: "Less Sulfur, More Bugs" Warning
Blended Fuels: "Less Sulfur, More Bugs" Warning
Quality of some blended compliant fuels at risk, according to monitoring agency.
11 Nov 2019
First Test Planned for CO2 Neutral Synthetic Nat Gas Bunkers
First Test Planned for CO2 Neutral Synthetic Nat Gas Bunkers
Use of co-called SNG is an important part of the ongoing debate on LNG's viability as a future marine fuel.
11 Nov 2019
Oil Achieves Weekly Gains Despite Mixed Messages From China, U.S. Trade Negotiators
Oil Achieves Weekly Gains Despite Mixed Messages From China, U.S. Trade Negotiators
Experts note that skittish traders could now be motivated by a simple turn of a phrase.
8 Nov 2019