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Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 35
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 35
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from September 2 - September 7, 2016.
8 Sep 2016
ExxonMobil Insight: Part 2 - ECA Fuels [ Video ]
In the second of the series, ExxonMobil discusses how its Premium ECA fuels can help operators to comply with sulphur emission legislation.
8 Sep 2016
AkzoNobel Claims 6% Bunker Savings with New Fouling Control Coating
Akzo Nobel says its newly launched Intersleek 1000 has demonstrated fuel and CO2 savings of up to 6 percent.
8 Sep 2016
Physical Bunker Suppliers are "Working on a Sales Paradigm that No Longer Exists"
Physical suppliers are "surrendering 100% security of their receivables to traders at the ship's manifold," Marc Gawthrop tells Ship & Bunker.
8 Sep 2016
Crude Prices Continue to Edge Up
Bunker prices were firmer in the primary ports.
7 Sep 2016
Peace Boat and DNV GL Pen Agreement for Ecoship Partnership
The two companies signed an MoU for cooperation on the project at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg on Tuesday.
7 Sep 2016
Corvus Receives Canadian Government Funds for New Energy Storage System Line
The Canada-based lithium-ion based battery system manufacturer says it has secured $469,500 in funding from NRC-IRAP.
7 Sep 2016
World's First Box Ship Conversion to LNG-Bunkers Set for Next Year
The project will see Wessel's 1,036 TEU container vessel, the MV Wes Amelie, converted to run on LNG, and will be classed by Bureau Veritas.
7 Sep 2016
ExxonMobil: "No One Solution" for Shipowners in the Face of Tightening Emissions Regs
Iain White, global marketing manager at ExxonMobil Marine, says shipowners will have to find the solution that works best for them.
7 Sep 2016
Refiners Said to Have "Little Interest" in Fixing Residual Fuel Problem Posed by 0.5% Global Sulfur Cap
Ship & Bunker data indicates that at current prices, marine's annual bunker bill would rise by $50 billion if only distillates were burned.
7 Sep 2016
ABB Says 10% Bunker Savings from New Azipods are a "Leap in Fuel Efficiency"
The Azipod XL propulsion unit is up to 20 percent more fuel efficiency than modern shaft line propulsion systems, says ABB.
7 Sep 2016
Rolls-Royce Improves Fuel Efficiency by 5% in Latest MTU Engines
MTU Series 4000 diesel engines has shown a 5 percent reduction in fuel consumption alongside a 45 percent increase in output.
7 Sep 2016
Crude Benchmarks Mostly Flat
Bunker prices were mostly stable in the primary ports.
6 Sep 2016
Air Lubrication System Shows "Consistent" 4% Bunker Savings
The most recent data was taken from the MT Amalienborg under "business as usual" commercial operations across all operating conditions.
6 Sep 2016
NYK Line, Engie, and Mitsubishi Launch New LNG Bunkering Brand Gas4Sea
Gas4Sea, which is set to begin operations in the fourth quarter of 2016, will use a purpose-built 5,000 cbm capacity LNG bunkering vessel.
6 Sep 2016
Carnival Orders Three More LNG-Powered Cruise Ships
The company now has agreements for the construction of a total of seven new LNG-powered cruise ships.
6 Sep 2016
Industry Veteran Paul Davis Joins Ship & Bunker as Director of Sales and Partnerships
Paul, who beings his new role effective October 1, 2016, will be based predominantly in the UK.
6 Sep 2016
LR Collaborates with HHI and HMD on Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Study
The study aims to verify the practicability of ship-to-ship bunkering between 6,600 m3 LNG bunkering ships and 14,000 TEU LNG-fuelled container ships.
6 Sep 2016
LNG Bunkering to Feature in New Kongsberg Simulator
Kongsberg Digital, has signed contracts with Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology and others to develop the system..
6 Sep 2016
Hempel & DNV GL Renew Declaration of Support for ISO 19030
The two companies say they will continue efforts to work together to embrace the standard that promotes fuel savings within the shipping industry.
6 Sep 2016