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Drewry: Rising Bunker Prices Will Likely Mean Carriers' Revenue Being Outpaced by Costs
"As things stand carriers will lose between $6-10 billion this year," says Drewry.
10 May 2016
Alfa Laval Announces Smaller, More Flexible Scrubber Design
The new design comes at a time authorities are looking to decide whether a global 0.50 percent sulfur cap for bunkers in 2020 is viable.
10 May 2016
Crude Benchmarks in the Red After Early Gains
The market was able to shrug off the Canadian wildfires that are keeping nearly 1 million barrels per day from export.
9 May 2016
OW Bunker "Res Cogitans" UK Test Case Verdict to be Delivered on Wednesday
The decision will shape the outcome of many other such cases being brought against bunker buyers from around the globe.
9 May 2016
LNG and Methanol "Most Promising" Alternative to Conventional Bunkers: EC
EC says LNG and methanol could be used as transition bunkers before completing a shift to biofuels.
9 May 2016
Nanostructure Filters Could Offer Low Cost, More Environmentally Friendly Solution for ECA Compliance: EPFL
Mario Michan, a researcher at EPFL's Swiss Plasma Center says the technology not only reduces sulfur emissions, but NOx emissions as well.
9 May 2016
Markets Enter a "New Era" as Saudi Arabia Ends Reign of the Most Powerful Man in Oil
Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi Saturday was replaced by Saudi Aramco chairman Khalid al-Falih.
9 May 2016
Hempel Looks to Up Green Credentials of its Bunker Saving Antifouling Hull Coatings
The company is working to increase the use of renewable raw materials in their antifouling formulations.
6 May 2016
2016 Dry Bulk Rates Will be Lower than Last Year, Says Drewry, as Baltic Dry Index Continues to Slide
The Baltic Dry Index fell for the fifth consecutive session Thursday, shedding 10 points to land at 642.
6 May 2016
DNV GL Fuel Saving Performance Management System Deployed Across Leonhardt & Blumberg's Entire Fleet
ECO Insight is now being used on all of the German shipping company's 40 container vessels.
6 May 2016
Oil Markets Move Higher
Early in the day WTI and Brent reached their peak surging more than 5%, but a strong dollar capped gains.
5 May 2016
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 17
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 17
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5 May 2016
New Jensen Maritime Design Features "Some of the First Tier IV Engines"
The tug also ditches traditional ballast water tanks in favour of a bunker-based solution.
5 May 2016
Bureau Veritas' Marine Services Offerings "Reinforced" with TMC Marine Acquisition
TMC Marine is an international consultancy that provides pre and post casualty advice and support to the marine industry.
5 May 2016
Alliance Orphans Could Combine to Represent a Serious Counterweight to 2M, Ocean Alliance: Alphaliner
Existing box shipping alliances are currently in flux.
5 May 2016
New ECO Tanker "Symbolises the Emerging Direction of the U.S. Shipping Industry"
General Dynamics NASSCO says the 50,000 DWT newbuild LNG-ready product tanker, Independence, was delivered to SEA-Vista on Thursday.
5 May 2016
Baltic Dry Index Sheds 56 Points in 4 Days, Falls to 652
Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO, says the industry needs to work to "keep scrapping volumes up" for a meaningful market recovery.
5 May 2016
Crude Mixed After Strong Start Fuelled by Alberta Wildfires
Due to the volatility the trend in bunker prices was fluid.
4 May 2016
Low Bunker Price Helps Maersk Save $1 Billion in Q1 2016
Average price paid for bunkers halved year-over-year.
4 May 2016
MSC Settles $3.7M OW Bunker Dispute With ING, Physical Supplier
Move comes on the heels of two recent US court decisions suggesting the country's physical suppliers could be left unpaid in such situations.
4 May 2016