World News

Record Volumes Reported by World Fuel Services, but Share Price Tanks as Earnings Miss Estimates
"Low prices coupled with reduced volatility in marine, significantly impacted profitability," said CEO Michael J. Kasbar.
3 Aug 2015
Singapore's NOL Posts $3 million Profit for Q2 2015 Outside of APL Logistics Sale
NOL reports its first positive result for the first time in six quarters.
31 Jul 2015
Dry Bulk May Be Seeing First Signs of Recovery
The Baltic Dry Index climbed above 1100 points this month.
31 Jul 2015
Crude Futures Soften on Firming U.S Dollar
Brent fell $0.15 cents settling at $53.31 per barrel while WTI contracts for September fell $0.27 cents settling at $48.52 per barrel.
30 Jul 2015
Iran Likely to Face Hurdles Selling Condensate to China
A major Chinese importer is experiencing an outage, while weak refining margins have depressed demand.
30 Jul 2015
Iran Officials Seek to Dispel Rumours of Crude Floating Storage
But industry speculation remains wary, with some traders suggesting that Iran is avoiding disclosing its crude in storage to avoid a price plunge.
30 Jul 2015
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2015 Week 30
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2015 Week 30
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from July 23 - 29, 2015.
30 Jul 2015
Scorpio Tankers Closes Q2 with $96.8 Million Net Income
Company says a flourishing tanker market is responsible for its success in the first half of 2015.
30 Jul 2015
Crude Prices Edge Upwards
The overall consensus in the market was that there would be a significant draw in U.S inventories but not at the level we witnessed today.
29 Jul 2015
Singapore's Senat Shipping Says U.S. Sanctions For Alleged North Korean Connections Unfair
The shipper was sanctioned for having ties to a North Korean company.
29 Jul 2015
Heavy Volatility, Mixed Movements for Crude Futures
Brent contracts for September delivery were down to $52.00 early in the day and spiked as high as $54.00.
28 Jul 2015
NuStar Reports Fuel Sale Revenue Continued its Decline in Q2 for 2015
NuStar released its second quarter results for 2015, showing a continued decline in revenue from fuel sales but an almost $3 million increase in earnings.
28 Jul 2015
Oil Slump Has Caused $200 Billion in Spending Delays: Wood Mackenzie
Over 45 projects worldwide are affected by oil and natural gas producers' reluctance to invest.
28 Jul 2015
$210 Bunkers on the Horizon? Oil Prices are "Headed to $40 Before we go to $60 Again" says Analyst
Crude has also broken its 200-day moving average and one analyst predicts a return to the lows of 2015 is underway.
28 Jul 2015
Crude Futures Continue on a Downward Trend
Data that surfaced Friday indicated that U.S producers ramped up drilling activity last week adding 21 rigs to production.
27 Jul 2015
Ardmore Takes Delivery of Eco-Vessel
The Ardmore Chinook is the thid of four ships being delivered this year from Fukuoka Shipbuilding.
27 Jul 2015
Scorpio Tankers Sells Remaining Stake in Dorian in Second Share Sale Within a Week
Company has announced that it has agreed to the sale of its last remaining 3,392,083 common shares of Dorian LPG.
27 Jul 2015
OPEC to Maintain Output Ceiling
Alongside July's dropping prices, OPEC says it intends to continue its high output in order to defend its market share.
27 Jul 2015
New Money Means Tanker Market has Too Many Ships and Shipowners
"Now we're in a situation where it cannot continue any longer," says Concordia Maritime CEO Kim Ullman.
26 Jul 2015
Gener8 Maritime: Bunker Savings Potential Buoys Wall Street
Based on bunker prices of $350/mt, savings of $48.2 million per year across its 21 eco-VLCCs are possible, says Jefferies.
24 Jul 2015