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Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 4
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 4
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from January 21 - January 27, 2016.
28 Jan 2016
Neste, AS Tallink Grupp Renew Low Sulfur Bunker Supply Deal
Delivery of new low-sulphur fuel strengthening strategic partnership between Neste and AS Tallink Grupp.
28 Jan 2016
Press Release: KPI Bridge Oil Group Launches Brand Refresh Campaign
"We are responsive maritime partners," is the company's new tagline.
28 Jan 2016
Crude Futures Continue to Make Gains
Front month contracts for March delivery have gained back nearly 20% of their losses since last week.
27 Jan 2016
TOTE Receives 2nd LNG-Powered Container Ship Ahead of Schedule
The LNG fuelled Perla Del Caribe joins its sister ship, the Isla Bella, in being delivered two months ahead of schedule.
27 Jan 2016
Dry Bulk Descent Deep into Record Lows Continues: Baltic Dry Index Hits 337, but JP Morgan Sees Better Times Ahead?
The investment bankers have given upgrades to three listed dry bulk companies.
27 Jan 2016
Wärtsilä, Cavotec to Develop First Wireless Marine Charging System
The system aims to eliminate both mooring lines and charging cables.
27 Jan 2016
SENER Designs New LNG Bunkering Vessel
The 8000 m3 capacity LNG-propelled vessel is said to have been designed for navigation, maneuverability, and operation in rough conditions.
27 Jan 2016
Low Bunker Prices No Blessing for Box Carriers
"Like it or not, the container shipping fleet can cater for a much higher transport requirement than it does today, without growing at all for a few years."
27 Jan 2016
Contracting for New Vessels Down 40 Percent
But Clarksons Research says this is not enough to improve market conditions.
27 Jan 2016
Bunker Technology: This is What You Need to Know About ClearLynx
Bunker Technology: This is What You Need to Know About ClearLynx
"It's not a Faith in Technology. It's Faith in People."
27 Jan 2016
Brent Futures Firm
Crude prices rallied today as speculators anticipate OPEC and Russian oil exporters would scale back production.
26 Jan 2016
Baltic Dry Index Resumes Its Decline, Falls to New Low of 345
While the cape index at least had seen some gains over the last few sessions, today, rates were down across the board.
26 Jan 2016
Oil Prices Retreat
In the last two trading sessions both ICE and NYMEX crude contracts surged 10%.
25 Jan 2016
Baltic Dry Index Doesn't Fall for First Time in 2016
The Baltic Dry Index nevertheless remained at a historical low.
25 Jan 2016
Anthony Verder Announces "First Sustainable Shipping Loan"
The €66 million Euro Private Placement is said to be fully certified in accordance with Bureau Veritas' Clean Shipping Index Guidelines.
25 Jan 2016
Troubled Dry Bulk Player Looks to Exit Market
Another major player says the market is "in its most distressed position since the mid-1980s."
25 Jan 2016
Singapore Bunker Player Looking to Load 120,000 Tonnes of Iranian Fuel Oil
Despite sanctions being lifted, insurance is still a final problematic hurdle, one local player warns.
25 Jan 2016
Scorpio Bulkers: We Will Go Under if This Market Persists
But the upside "could be very high" once the dry bulk recovery eventually kicks in.
25 Jan 2016
BIMCO: Dry Bulk Scrapping to Hit Record 40m DWT in 2016
BIMCO also says record 2016 shipbreaking volumes could limit fleet growth to 10 million DWT.
25 Jan 2016