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Shell Launches IMO2020 Lube
Shell Launches IMO2020 Lube
Major adds a new 40BN product to its Alexia range.
10 Apr 2019
IMO2020: Conflicts and the Quest for Information
IMO2020: Conflicts and the Quest for Information
Many buyers are becoming disillusioned with the "wait and see" attitude of some trading houses.
10 Apr 2019
ExxonMobil to Grow its Direct Bunker Sales Business
ExxonMobil to Grow its Direct Bunker Sales Business
But the focus is on quality, not simply volumes.
10 Apr 2019
Singapore Players File Houston Bad Bunker Claims
Singapore Players File Houston Bad Bunker Claims
One says fuel supplied last year failed to meet Clause 5, other says fuel did not meet various 8217 limits.
8 Apr 2019
VLSFO Available, but No Buyers Yet
VLSFO Available, but No Buyers Yet
Price is too high and people don't need it yet, says Vitol.
8 Apr 2019
Shipping Associations Pledge to Enhance Cooperation
Shipping Associations Pledge to Enhance Cooperation
The there major shipping associations represent over 90% of the world merchant fleet.
8 Apr 2019
Oz Heavy-sweet Crude Values Rise on Pre-IMO2020 Demand
Oz Heavy-sweet Crude Values Rise on Pre-IMO2020 Demand
Australian crude oil sought after for blending.
8 Apr 2019
Demand Concerns Forgotten as Crude Achieves Five Month Closing High
Demand Concerns Forgotten as Crude Achieves Five Month Closing High
Meanwhile, several developments could see further gains for the commodity.
5 Apr 2019
Use BIMCO Clauses for IMO2020 Transition, Gard Advises
Use BIMCO Clauses for IMO2020 Transition, Gard Advises
They provide an objectively 'fair' approach to apportionment of liability for some of the key issues, it says.
5 Apr 2019
IMO2020: We'll Only Sell Bunkers to First-Rate, Prompt-Paying Customers, Says Bomin
IMO2020: We'll Only Sell Bunkers to First-Rate, Prompt-Paying Customers, Says Bomin
With the new global sulfur cap set to impact the industry's financing costs, sales volumes and existing credit limits.
5 Apr 2019
SGMF Advises on Leaks During LNG Bunkering
SGMF Advises on Leaks During LNG Bunkering
After reports of leakages from dry-disconnect/connect couplings.
5 Apr 2019
INSIGHT: Everything You Want to Know About IMO 2020 and Were Afraid to Ask
INSIGHT: Everything You Want to Know About IMO 2020 and Were Afraid to Ask
With less than 9 months to go, big questions around the IMO 2020 issues are swirling around without crystal clear answers.
5 Apr 2019
Crude Tops $70 as Libya Marches Toward War
Crude Tops $70 as Libya Marches Toward War
Tightening is also being supported by a better than expected demand picture.
4 Apr 2019
Aegean Marine is Now Minerva Bunkering
Aegean Marine is Now Minerva Bunkering
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. today emerges from Chapter 11 reorganization under the new name.
4 Apr 2019
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2019 Week 13
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2019 Week 13
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from March 28 – April 3, 2019.
4 Apr 2019
Bunker Procurement Software Trial Extended
Bunker Procurement Software Trial Extended
MOL Nordic Tankers extends Bunkerplanner trial to whole fleet.
4 Apr 2019
Direct Air Capture of Carbon Project Raises Funds to Commercialize
Direct Air Capture of Carbon Project Raises Funds to Commercialize
The technology could be a cost effective way to help Shipping meet its IMO2030 and IMO2050 GHG targets.
4 Apr 2019
Decarbonization Costs Driving Interest in Wind Power Retrofits
Decarbonization Costs Driving Interest in Wind Power Retrofits
All of the ships that we're designing and building today are eventually going to be operating at net zero emissions, seminar hears.
3 Apr 2019
Alfa Laval Bags Another Bumper Scrubber Order
Alfa Laval Bags Another Bumper Scrubber Order
Units to be fitted on vessels said to be among the largest in the world.
3 Apr 2019
Oil Prices Reach 2019 Highs as Sentiment, Not Fundamentals, Continues to Sway Investors
Oil Prices Reach 2019 Highs as Sentiment, Not Fundamentals, Continues to Sway Investors
One analyst thinks WTI could reach $70 at this rate.
2 Apr 2019