World News

Crude Futures Continue to Fall After Flat Start to the Day
We highly advise bunker purchasers to lock in their prices and take advantage of the current market state.
9 Feb 2016
20|20 Marine Energy: Cheap Oil and Bunkers Have Caused a State of "Flux" Within the Shipping Industry
The consultancy says the low prices are causing ship owners indecision and increasing risk in the marine fuel supply chain.
9 Feb 2016
Report: Shore Power Utility Electricity Revenues in Port Operations to Total $1.6 Billion Between 2015 and 2024
Navigant Research says a new report examines expected global port operations revenues from shore power utility electricity.
9 Feb 2016
Low Bunker Prices Mean "Clear Cost Savings" from Increasing Vessel Speed
The finding by Drewry is counter to the conventional wisdom that slow steaming is more cost effective.
9 Feb 2016
WTI Back Under $30 as Crude Futures Continue to Slide
Both Brent and WTI contracts softened nearly 4% as the realization of a Venezuelan/OPEC deal faded off.
8 Feb 2016
Chairman of MSAR Emulsion Bunker Firm Quadrise to Step Down
Mike Kirk will succeed Ian Williams as Executive Chairman, effective April 1, 2016.
8 Feb 2016
Parker Kittiwake Reports Significant Order for New Cat Fine Test Kit
Norbulk Shipping to outfit 70 Vessels with Parker Kittiwake's Cat Fines Test Kit
8 Feb 2016
Industry Insight: Are Physical Suppliers Really Safer to Deal With than Traders?
Industry Insight: Are Physical Suppliers Really Safer to Deal With than Traders?
Some buyers say they believe refraining from using traders, and only using physical suppliers, will avoid a so-called "double payment" problem.
8 Feb 2016
VPS and Intertanko Concerned Over Impact on Bunker Quality from Proposed Changes to ISO 8217
VPS says proposed changes to the ISO 8217 standard may undermine shipping industry efforts toward fuel quality improvements.
5 Feb 2016
Diana Shipping Buys Bulkers at "Distressed" Prices
The Greece-based dry bulk shipping company says it has purchased the three Panamax dry bulk vessels at a collective price of $39.8 million.
5 Feb 2016
Aqualis Offshore Lands Study Contract for TOTE LNG Bunker barge
Aqualis contracts with South Korean LNG bunker vessel manufacturer.
5 Feb 2016
Crude Futures Down After a Trading Day of Heavy Volatility
Oil prices were up sharp early in the day on the continual speculation that OPEC members were willing to talk about production cuts.
4 Feb 2016
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 5
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 5
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from January 28 – February 3, 2016.
4 Feb 2016
Another Historic Day for Dry Bulk as Baltic Dry Index Falls to 298
Average spot TC rates fell to $2,743 per day for Capesize bulkers, and $2,837 per day for supramax ships.
4 Feb 2016
Japanese Dry bulk Giant Misses Rehabilitation Deadline
Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha is now scrambling to raise funds from shipowners and other creditors.
4 Feb 2016
Plans to Sell off Stakes in Affiliates Buoys Hyundai Merchant Stocks
The shipping line saw its stock prices rise to three week highs on news of its plans to sell its stakes in affiliate companies.
4 Feb 2016
Western Bulk ASA to sell Western Bulk Chartering AS
Board of directors reacts to "increasingly challenging market" with rapid sale of bulk chartering business.
4 Feb 2016
Gulf Petrochem Dismisses Bunker Market Exit Rumours
"Quite the opposite, in fact," Lamerton tells Ship & Bunker.
4 Feb 2016
Crude Futures Soar
ICE contracts for April delivery settled firm, well above 8% since yesterdays close while WTI March contracts firmed over 7%.
3 Feb 2016
Dry Bulk Players Face Reality of Mass Scrapping, Lay-Ups as Baltic Dry Index Sinks to New Record Low of 303
The reality appears to be that there simply is not going to be enough demand to support the current dry bulk fleet at any meaningful point in the future.
3 Feb 2016