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Aegean Posts Another Big Jump in Bunker Volumes for 2Q 2016
Bunker volumes for the period were just over 4 million mt and up almost 30 percent over 2015.
10 Aug 2016
Newbuild Carrier Capable of LNG and Methane Propulsion Delivered to Navigator Gas
Newbuild Carrier Capable of LNG and Methane Propulsion Delivered to Navigator Gas
Navigator Gas says it is in the "very advanced" stages of equipping the vessel to burn ethane as a third alternative fuel.
10 Aug 2016
OPEC Predicts Higher Oil Demand This Year But Analysts Say The Cartel Now Has Little Influence Over Prices
Basic economic cycles will push oil into the $50s, says one expert.
10 Aug 2016
Russia, Azerbaijan, and Iran Eye Alternative to Suez Canal Route
The countries are said to be undertaking a "flag-ship project" to utilise the International North–South Transport Corridor.
10 Aug 2016
OOCL Slashes 41% From 1H 2016 Bunker Bill
But the box carrier still posts a $56.7 million loss.
10 Aug 2016
Crude Softens After Yesterday's Gains
Bunker prices were somewhat soft in the primary ports.
9 Aug 2016
Port of Rotterdam Marks First LNG Bunkering Operation
The Port of Rotterdam says bunkering of the product tanker Ternsund with LNG is set to be completed by Wednesday morning.
9 Aug 2016
Ship Owner Highlights Bunker Cost Savings Gleaned Through Scrubber Use for ECA Compliance
Reederei H.-P. WEGENER says the investment in Alfa Laval PureSOx systems on two of its 1000 TEU container ships having paid for themselves.
9 Aug 2016
Oil Pros Say Time to Buy Oil is Now as Prices Are Heading Towards $51
Ship & Bunker data suggests such gains would add around $40/mt to IFO380 bunkers in the Primary ports.
9 Aug 2016
DSG Highlights its Bunker Saving Tech for Inland Operators
"The feedback we heard from operators on the subject of thrust, both forward and reverse, was very positive," says DSG.
8 Aug 2016
Independent Fuel Availability Study Suggests "Extreme Difficulty" in Meeting Demand for 0.50% Sulfur Cap in 2020
The study reaches an opposite conclusion to an IMO commissioned study.
8 Aug 2016
Website Launched for GloMEEP Energy Efficiency Project
IMO says the website, glomeep.imo.org, includes an information portal of vessel efficiency.
5 Aug 2016
The End of Legacy Yahoo Messenger: A Reminder of What We Should be Doing.
"We urge our colleagues at Monjasa to use the telephone, and actually have an 'old fashioned dialogue'," Monjasa tells Ship & Bunker.
5 Aug 2016
Today Yahoo Ends Support for "Legacy" Yahoo Messenger. This is What you Need to Know.
Introduced 18 years ago, Yahoo has been the messenger of choice for the bunker industry.
5 Aug 2016
Industry Insight: The Growing Challenges of Managing Slops Disposal: A Sustainable Alternative
Industry Insight: The Growing Challenges of Managing Slops Disposal: A Sustainable Alternative
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has placed ship and port waste as a 'top ten' environmental priority for European ports in 2016.
5 Aug 2016
As WTI Climbs 6% in 24 Hours, Noted Trader Warns of "Violent" Upward Reversal in Prices
Andy Hall is the latest expert to offer an outlook that runs contrary to conventional wisdom.
5 Aug 2016
Carnival Reports Overall CO2 Emissions Reduction of 23.4%
In its newly released sustainability report for 2015, Carnival says it reduced its overall CO2 emissions by 23.4 percent against to the 2005 baseline.
4 Aug 2016
Crude Benchmarks Rise for a Second Straight Day
After a very volatile week bunker prices were quite firm in the primary ports.
4 Aug 2016
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 30
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 30
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from July 28 – August 3, 2016.
4 Aug 2016
Bunker, Emissions Reduction Technology Could Radically Impact Future Shipping Patterns
"If you look at the options, you can see that some solutions are only really viable for certain sizes of vessel," Dr Michael Traut tells Ship & Bunker.
4 Aug 2016