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Clean Arctic Alliance Praises EU Parliament's Latest Step Toward HFO-Free Arctic
Clean Arctic Alliance Praises EU Parliament's Latest Step Toward HFO-Free Arctic
The EU Parliament passed a resolution on international ocean governance in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
16 Jan 2018
DNV GL Joint Project to Test Biodegradable Lubricants
DNV GL Joint Project to Test Biodegradable Lubricants
The project will test the potential influence of Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants on failures in stern tube bearings.
16 Jan 2018
Class Approval Granted to Kongsberg Digital Engine Room Simulator for LNG-Fuelled Vessels
Class Approval Granted to Kongsberg Digital Engine Room Simulator for LNG-Fuelled Vessels
The certification verifies that the DEDF Cruise Ferry model for K-Sim Engine meets approved standards to deliver training that complies with the IGF code.
16 Jan 2018
Make Haste to Meet 2020 Sulfur Cap, Warns Marsh
Make Haste to Meet 2020 Sulfur Cap, Warns Marsh
As non-compliance could scupper a ship's insurance cover
16 Jan 2018
Industry Insight: The Year Ahead in Data and How EU-MRV Is Affecting the Digital Landscape
Industry Insight: The Year Ahead in Data and How EU-MRV Is Affecting the Digital Landscape
"Increasing access to data offers a chance to help shipping businesses of all sizes to thrive,"
16 Jan 2018
Iraq Nears 5 Million Barrel Output Capacity But Calls on OPEC to Maintain Its Production Cuts
Iraq Nears 5 Million Barrel Output Capacity But Calls on OPEC to Maintain Its Production Cuts
Meanwhile,Venezuela claims its oil output is recovering.
15 Jan 2018
Brent Closes Over $70 as Pundits Predict Premature OPEC Cutback Exit
Brent Closes Over $70 as Pundits Predict Premature OPEC Cutback Exit
But it remains profoundly unclear whether global inventories are depleted enough for the cartel to bow out of the deal.
15 Jan 2018
PRESS RELEASE: NSI Teams Up With Ship & Bunker to Launch New Benchmark Bunker Buying Service
PRESS RELEASE: NSI Teams Up With Ship & Bunker to Launch New Benchmark Bunker Buying Service
"It is clear that large lifters and smaller buyers alike are all looking to improve their bunker buying process, particularly as 2020 approaches," says NSI's Paul Hardy.
15 Jan 2018
BunkerEx Introduces New Credit Service for Bunker Buyers
BunkerEx Introduces New Credit Service for Bunker Buyers
"Credit is the single biggest hurdle stopping buyers dealing directly with suppliers achieving a lower price," BunkerEx Co-Founder and CEO Ishaan Hemnani tells Ship & Bunker.
15 Jan 2018
Crude Posts 4th Week of Gain Amid Asian Signs of "Healthy" Price Correction
Crude Posts 4th Week of Gain Amid Asian Signs of "Healthy" Price Correction
China is producing record amounts of refined oil products, reducing Asia's demand for incremental crude.
12 Jan 2018
IEA Warns Current Crude Prices Will Trigger More U.S. Shale Output - But OPEC Says It Won't Affect Cutback Strategy
IEA Warns Current Crude Prices Will Trigger More U.S. Shale Output - But OPEC Says It Won't Affect Cutback Strategy
Meanwhile, the new king of the OPEC cutback cheaters is revealed to be Kazakhstan.
12 Jan 2018
CMA CGM: Considering More Gas-Fuelled Newbuilds
CMA CGM: Considering More Gas-Fuelled Newbuilds
But ships will be smaller than earlier orders
12 Jan 2018
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2018 Week 2
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2018 Week 2
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from January 4 – January 10, 2018.
11 Jan 2018
LR Bunker Tips: Safety First – Moving Between Vessel and Barge
LR Bunker Tips: Safety First – Moving Between Vessel and Barge
"Being a surveyor is one of those jobs that regardless of how many safety systems and equipment are in place, you are still at high risk of injury," Chris Bieda, Service Delivery, Lloyd's Register GMT, writes for Ship & Bunker.
11 Jan 2018
Alphaliner Expects Record Box Ship Deliveries for January
Alphaliner Expects Record Box Ship Deliveries for January
A total of 1.5 million TEU in new box ship capacity is forecast for delivery in 2018, says Alphaliner.
10 Jan 2018
Royston Diesel Power Boosts Enginei Marine Fuel Management System Development
Royston Diesel Power Boosts Enginei Marine Fuel Management System Development
The new development comes as part of an initiative to double the size of its UK engineering facilities.
10 Jan 2018
Teekay Shuttle Tanker Concept to Offer "New Level" of Economic and Ecological Performance
Teekay Shuttle Tanker Concept to Offer "New Level" of Economic and Ecological Performance
Operating on LNG as the primary fuel, the dual-fuel engines will also be able to run on a mixture of LNG and recovered VOC.
10 Jan 2018
Industry Insight: Viability of Scrubbers for Different Type of Vessels
Industry Insight: Viability of Scrubbers for Different Type of Vessels
"All these arguments for and against scrubbers will have to be viewed afresh in view of the new technology and pricing of horizontal scrubbers," Dr Vis writes for Ship & Bunker.
10 Jan 2018
Surging Oil Prices a Boost for Aramco IPO but Iran Says It's No Good for OPEC
Surging Oil Prices a Boost for Aramco IPO but Iran Says It's No Good for OPEC
Conditions supporting the prices are also wreaking havoc in the supertanker industry, say experts.
9 Jan 2018
Socgen Joins Pro-LNG Bunker Fuel Group
Socgen Joins Pro-LNG Bunker Fuel Group
To develop longterm financial framework for alternative marine fuel
9 Jan 2018
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