World News

Construction Begins on World's First Battery-Powered Expedition Cruise Ship
The hybrid battery-powered MS Roald Amundsen is being built at Norway's Kleven Verft shipyard for Hurtigruten.
28 Feb 2017
Carnival Marks Completion of Scrubber Installation on 60 Vessels
Carnival says the installation schedule for remaining vessels will be forthcoming.
28 Feb 2017
Crude Flat as Concerns Raised Over a Record Number of Bullish Bets
Bunker prices were stable to firm in the primary ports.
27 Feb 2017
CWR and UMAS Warn of Rising Risk to Banks as Shipping Deals with Tightening Emission Regs
The organisations say the onset of climate policies by 2023 will pose risk to the banks that hold approximately $400 billion of the world's shipping debt.
27 Feb 2017
Brightoil's Fuel Oil Sales Grow 38% for 2H 2016
Overall, Brightoil's total revenue during the period saw an increase of about 44 percent.
27 Feb 2017
Ambitious CO2 Reduction Objectives Will Only Be Achievable With Alternative Marine Fuels Which Do Not Yet Exist: ICS
ICS says widespread availability of alternative bunkers such as hydrogen or fuel cells is not expected "for at least another 20 or 30 years."
24 Feb 2017
ICS Sets Out CO2 Reduction Plan for Shipping, Warns Industry Could be Vulnerable to Regional Action
ICS Chairman Esben Poulsson says he is "confident" IMO can adopt an ambitious reduction Strategy by 2018.
24 Feb 2017
U.S. Court Convicts Two Chief Engineers in Relation to Oily Waste Discharge
Two chief engineers of the vessel T/V Green Sky have been convicted of falsifying documents to conceal illegal discharges of oily bilge waste.
24 Feb 2017
MOL to Purchase Bunkers and Lubricants Through New Bunker Business Office
The office will also establish policies for the comapny's bunker procurement in accordance with regulations, such as those that relate to SOx emissions.
24 Feb 2017
Non-OPEC Oil Cutback Compliance "at Least 60%", While US Exports Continue at Record Highs
One analyst says OPEC "have to be concerned with U.S. oil producers eating into their market share."
24 Feb 2017
Crude Makes Gains Despite Build in Crude Supplies
Bunker prices were firmer in the primary ports.
23 Feb 2017
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2017 Week 7
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2017 Week 7
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from February 16 – February 22, 2017.
23 Feb 2017
Corvus Energy Adds Liquid-Cooling Option to Orca ESS Offering
Orca LQ is said to been designed to specifically meet the demanding requirements of extreme environments and ultra high performance use cases.
23 Feb 2017
Are Compliance Officers the Next "Must Have" for the Bunker Industry?
"What we are seeing from bunker buyers is they want to make sure they are dealing with a compliant counterparty," Monjasa's Thorstein Andreasen tells Ship & Bunker
23 Feb 2017
Crude Falls as Market Expects Big Builds in Crude Inventories Tomorrow
Bunker prices were softer in the primary ports.
22 Feb 2017
Baltic Dry Index Returns Above 800 as Industry Analysts Suggest Market is Ready for Recovery
The Pacific basin is said to be seeing growing enquiries and activity following the conclusion of Chinese New Year festivities.
22 Feb 2017
Grindrod Bunker Barge Business Provides Support to 2016 Financial Results
Grindrod says that it expects a loss between R 455 million ($34.81 million) and R 465 million ($35.58 million) for the year to December 31, 2016.
22 Feb 2017
OPEC: Anything Less Than 100 Percent Compliance in Oil Cutback Deal Is Not Satisfactory
But the key question is how long the deal will be in place, with ABN Amro Bank warning a failure to extend it could send oil back into the $30's.
22 Feb 2017
Positive OPEC Comments Lift Prices 1%
Bunker prices were firmer in the primary ports.
21 Feb 2017
Citi Eyes $70 Oil in 2017, but Saudi Says It Doesn't Believe in Rapid Crude Price Changes
Meanwhile, Oil Search managing director Peter Botten is the latest voice who says "I don't see much happening to the oil price in 2017."
21 Feb 2017