World News

Crude Prices Continue to Rise as Several Nations Back an Extension to Oil Output Cuts
Bunker prices have also bounced, after starting the week with Ship & Bunker's Global 20 Ports Average price for IFO380 at a 2017 low.
31 Mar 2017
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2017 Week 12
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2017 Week 12
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from March 23 - March 29, 2017.
30 Mar 2017
New Asia, Middle East Refineries Will Help Meet 2020 Marine Fuel Demand, Says BP Downstream CEO
Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO for Downstream at BP, says the company's refineries are "well positioned."
30 Mar 2017
Bomin Linde LNG Becomes Nauticor Under New Branding
The change will become formally effective April 1, 2017.
30 Mar 2017
Carnival Lowers Its 2017 Bunker Price Forecast
Carnival had previously forecasted bunker prices of $374 pmt, but this expectation has been lowered to $362 pmt in the group's Q1 2017 report.
30 Mar 2017
Salvage Industry Not Ready for LNG-Fuelled Ship Casualty, Says Expert
Sylvia Tervoort, Salvage Master at SMIT Salvage, says a LNG-fuelled ship could only be salvaged if it is dry and intact.
30 Mar 2017
Less Than Anticipated Inventory Build Causes Market Surge - and New Fears of Looming Supply Crunch
But Woodside still thinks the market will be range-bound for at least 18 months.
30 Mar 2017
New Tech to Expedite Oil Spill Clean Up Tested in U.S.
The tests are said to have demonstrated the technology's potential to "become an effective tool for minimising the environmental impact of future oil spills."
29 Mar 2017
Baltic Dry Index Gains Almost 30% in 3 Weeks to Hit Highest Levels in Over Two Years
The Baltic Dry Index gained 51 points Tuesday to reach 1333, the highest the index has been since November 2014.
29 Mar 2017
SEA\LNG Adds Another Three Members
JAX LNG, Petronet LNG, and Toyota Tsusho have become the newest members of the cross-industry coalition aimed at promoting LNG as marine fuel.
29 Mar 2017
Market Boost Due to Libya Disruption is Merely a Blip, Say Experts
Wood Mackenzie warns of increasing signs of a growing U.S. supply glut
29 Mar 2017
NASSCO Launches of Final of Five APT LNG-Ready ECO Tankers
With an 'ECO' design, the tanker series is said to offer 33 percent increase in fuel efficiency.
29 Mar 2017
MOL Takes Delivery of LNG-Ready Behemoth Box Ship
The MOL Triumph is said to be the world's largest container ship.
29 Mar 2017
IBIA and UK Chamber of Shipping Forum to Focus on Preparations for 2020
The event will be held from 8:30 am onwards on April 19 at the UK Chamber of Shipping in London.
29 Mar 2017
Maersk Line and AkzoNobel Partner for Carbon Emission Reductions
AkzoNobel and Maersk Line have signed a strategic sustainability partnership to reduce carbon emissions per container shipped by 10 percent.
29 Mar 2017
Kobe Steel to Market New Heat-Recovering Binary Cycle Power Generation System
Kobe Steel's new system is said to be the "first in the world to generate electricity from the exhaust heat emitted by the ship's turbocharger."
28 Mar 2017
Shell Unveils LNG Bunkering Vessel Design [VIDEO]
The specialised 6,500 cbm LNG bunker vessel has the capacity to supply 1,000 cbm of LNG per hour.
28 Mar 2017
Genoil Boosts Management Team with New Special Adviser
Douglas A. Phillips will provide strategic input on major transactions and provide advice Genoil's top management.
28 Mar 2017
ABS Talks 2020 Sulfur Cap Impact Scenarios at Annual Meetings
ABS held its annual National and Regional Committee meetings in London, Copenhagen, and Hamburg in mid-March.
28 Mar 2017
Alfa Laval AFEM Provides 30% Bunker Savings in Two-Year Trial
Alfa Laval's Automatic Fuel Efficiency Module is a new modification for reducing the fuel consumption of Alfa Laval Smit Combustion inert gas systems.
28 Mar 2017