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GOGL Announces Vessel Divestment and Adjustments to Newbuilding Program
Company sells a total of 14 ships from its Capesize fleet and delayed the construction of several other vessels
29 Apr 2015
Kassinger Questions Practicality of 2018 Fuel Availability Study
"So asking someone I think is great. My question is, who?"
29 Apr 2015
Mixed Day for Crude Futures After Early Rally
Brent futures slipped 19 cents since yesterdays close settling $64.64 per barrel while WTI futures settled 7 cents higher at $57.06 per barrel.
28 Apr 2015
Box Ship Orderbook Needs to be Halved to Restore Supply and Demand Balance by 2019
300 newbuilds would have to be cut from the orderbook, according to Boston Consulting Group.
28 Apr 2015
Report: Asia-Bound Contaminated Crude Cargo Could be Destined for Bunker Markets
Chevron dispatching one million barrels after three-year storage, in what California Energy Commission calls "a bizarre incident."
28 Apr 2015
Kassinger: No Point in Waiting to Implement 0.5% Global Sulfur Cap, but if You Do, Wait Until 2075, not 2020 or 2025
It will take decades and over $100 billion of investment to convert the residual fuel used by the marine industry into clean products, he says.
28 Apr 2015
Crude Futures Retreat
Although the rig count in the states has fallen significantly this year inventory levels seem to keep rising.
27 Apr 2015
IBIA Urges Industry to Adopt Updated ISO 8217 Specifications
The International Bunkering Industry Association said that the latest specs are not too expensive for owners.
27 Apr 2015
Singapore Bunker Prices Under Pressure from Flood of Russian Fuel Oil
Singapore's fuel oil imports from Russia are said to have trebled year-on-year to 4 million tonnes during Q1 2015.
27 Apr 2015
MOL Orders 4 Bunker Saving Car Carriers
"MOL has taken an aggressive, ongoing approach to developing innovative next-generation car carriers," says the company.
27 Apr 2015
VPS Highlights Shipowner Concerns Over Fuel Changes
The fuel testing company names the shift to distillate fuels, the implementation of new regulations, and the development of hybrid fuel as 3 key driving forces.
27 Apr 2015
CWR: Banks Increasingly Base Ship Financing Decisions On Energy Efficiency Data
Shipping banks such as KfW IPEX-Bank said that they had analysed their investment portfolios according to the energy efficiency rankings of ships.
27 Apr 2015
Industry Insight: Sink or sail? Fuel-Efficiency Solutions in an Era of Cheap Oil
Industry Insight: Sink or sail? Fuel-Efficiency Solutions in an Era of Cheap Oil
When a product says it will cut your fuel bill and pay for itself in a matter of months, what do you do when the market conditions underpinning that proposition are badly shaken?
27 Apr 2015
More Bloodbath, Consolidation for Oil & Gas Industry in 2015
Players will see a wave of consolidation and look for moves to lower cost locations, hears Sea Asia conference in Singapore.
24 Apr 2015
LR: Case for Scrubbers is Not Yet Strong or Urgent Enough
"The business case for installing scrubber technology on deep sea tank, bulk or container ships is not, yet, either strong enough or urgent enough," says LR.
24 Apr 2015
Wärtsilä Q1 Robust Despite "Slow Marine Market"
"Low oil prices are causing a wait and see attitude," says CEO, but Services sales rose 11 percent in Q1 2015.
24 Apr 2015
Crude Prices Back on the Rise - Bunker Buyers Should be Buying as Far Out as Practical
Brent also firmed significantly by $2.11 settling at $64.84 per barrel., while WTI was up $1.49 per barrel settling at $57.74.
23 Apr 2015
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2015 Week 16
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2015 Week 16
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from Apr 16 - Apr 22, 2015.
23 Apr 2015
Strevens: It's a Mistake to Think Low Bunker Prices Means No Impact From New ECA Rules
VP of Environment at WWL & Chairman of Trident Alliance shares his thoughts ahead of the Platts European Bunker Fuel Conference 2015.
23 Apr 2015
Oil Plunge Will Mean Huge Wave of Shipping Disputes in 2015
"The cases that are coming...will be huge and could take even longer than what we have experienced in shipping before," says Wikborg Rein partner.
23 Apr 2015