World News

World's First Fully LNG-Bunker Powered Cruise Ship Set for December Maiden Voyage

The AIDAnova will be the first of a total of seven LNG-powered vessels Carnival has on order.

20 Jul 2018

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2018 Week 29

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from July 12 – July 18, 2018.

19 Jul 2018

Wärtsilä "Pleased" With Increased Demand for its Scrubbers

Uptick seen in both the newbuild and retrofit markets.

19 Jul 2018

Carnival Makes Good on 2020 CO2 Reduction Pledge

As part of other emissions reduction efforts, 62% of its fleet are now equipped with scrubbers.

19 Jul 2018

Singapore, Rotterdam to Continue Cooperating on LNG Bunkering

MPA and Port of Rotterdam Authority have renewed an MoU first signed in 2015.

19 Jul 2018

GP Global, Cepsa Ink India Lubes Production Deal

Cepsa's lubricants will for the first time be produced outside its plants in Spain.

19 Jul 2018

2036: The Year of Peak Oil Demand

Analyst sees rise of robo-taxis as eating into car use.

19 Jul 2018

Portable Sulfur Testing Unit Launched

Which is fully compliant with sulfur test methods in ISO 8217 for marine fuels, according to manufacturer.

19 Jul 2018

IMO2020 Focused Waste Coal-to-Fuel Project Attracts Big Hitters

Move in line with coming market in low sulfur bunker fuel.

18 Jul 2018

Compatibility Questions Remain as ISO Assures Current ISO8217 Standard OK for IMO 2020 0.5%S Bunker Blends

ICS welcomes ISO's recognition "that existing tools to assess compatibility are inadequate."

17 Jul 2018

Finding the Messi or Ronaldo of IMO 2020: Opinions and Facts in a Post-Truth World

Or is it time for the bunker industry's Mbappé?

17 Jul 2018

ISO Statement on ISO 8217 and IMO 2020 0.50% Sulphur Fuels

ISO 8217:2017 cover 2020 0.50% max. sulphur fuels in the same way as they cover today's fuels including the 0.10% max. sulphur fuels.

17 Jul 2018

US Record High Output Eases Fear of Market Tightening

Meanwhile, Russia is willing to boost output even further if necessary.

16 Jul 2018

Crude Prices Tumble as Iran Fears Ease and a Russia-U.S. Collaboration is Proposed

Vladimir Putin says his country shares American concerns about crude price maintenance.

16 Jul 2018

IMO 2020: Refiners, Oil Majors Eye Exclusive 0.50%S Bunker Deals

An ISO Publicly Available Specification for the fuels is currently under development.

16 Jul 2018

IMO 2020: Training Key for Scrubber Equipped Vessel Operators, says CTG

Users need to easily prove compliance and be able to operate the new systems.

16 Jul 2018

Key LNG Bunker Emissions Study Due for September Release

The analysis expected to be "a powerful tool" to help dispel "inaccurate and often erroneous statements made about clean marine fuel choices," says SGMF.

16 Jul 2018

Mixed Trading for Crude as IEA Warns of Production Heading for Record Levels

However, the agency also thinks space capacity will be stretched to the limit.

12 Jul 2018

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2018 Week 28

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from July 5 – July 11, 2018.

12 Jul 2018

Historical Bunker Price Downloads Now Available on Ship & Bunker

Data is delivered in CSV format to be easily imported into Excel or other analytical tools.

12 Jul 2018