World News

Wärtsilä to Provide Gas Handling System for World's Largest Ethane Carriers
Wärtsilä will provide the systems on six ships for India's Reliance Group.
14 Oct 2014
Crude Continues Down, OPEC Not Expected to Cut Output
It's a buyers market, have some fun!
13 Oct 2014
WFS In Court Over $18M Bunker Scam Claim
Insurer AGCS has issued court proceedings over WFS's claim for loss of MGO cargo through a scam perpetrated by cyber criminals.
13 Oct 2014
BW Group: Shipping Should Lead in Emissions Reduction
Andreas Sohmen-Pao pushed for a carbon tax that would ease in over a period of 10 years.
13 Oct 2014
Mega-Alliances, Cost Control Key to Box Ship Segment Recovery as Rates Decline
Freight rates are expected to decline in 2015 by as much as 3-4% year-on-year.
13 Oct 2014
U.S. FMC Gives Green Light to 2M
The 2M vessel sharing agreement is likely to see Maersk Line and MSC team up as early as January 1, 2015.
13 Oct 2014
ICS: IMO Ballast Water Rules Need Amendment Now
Shippers need certainty over investment in ballast water technology, says ICS, but current rules could mean millions of wasted dollars.
13 Oct 2014
Clean Marine Energy, WesPac Midstream Partner to Fund LNG Engines and Infrastructure
The partnership will supply and deliver LNG to ships who convert to LNG fuelling using Clean Marine Energy's financing solution.
10 Oct 2014
Worldscale Releases 2015 Bunker Rates, Fixed Differentials for ECA Areas
Worldscale says continued use of fixed scale rates will allow flexibility in changeable market conditions.
10 Oct 2014
Interferry: Trans-Ocean Focused Regulations a "Serious Concern" for Ferries, Short Sea Shipping Operators
Meanwhile, USCG's Jeff Lantz says "One of the weaknesses at IMO is that it does not have a cost benefit analysis."
10 Oct 2014
Island Oil Group Expands Team with Double Hire
Greek bunker trader and supplier Island Oil Group hires new staff at Limassol headquarters and Piraeus office.
10 Oct 2014
Gulf Petrochem Looks to Increase its Stake in Lubricant Manufacturer
Gulf Petrochem purchased 72.33% of Sah Petroleums in July and is seeking to take the company private through the move.
10 Oct 2014
Demand is weak, Supply is Abundant, and there is No Reason for High Oil Prices
The bears are out in force making easy meals of all the bulls.
9 Oct 2014
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2014 Week 41
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2014 Week 41
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from October 2nd - 8th, 2014.
9 Oct 2014
ECA Rules Not Economically Reasonable, Agree Delegates at Russian Conference
Delegates at the Impact of Shipping on Air in Europe conference in St Petersburg have labelled ECA rules as an unjustified financial burden.
9 Oct 2014
Panama: We Can be the World's Third Biggest Bunker Market Again
Chairman of Bunkering Committee says it is "feasible" for Panama to become third largest bunker market if it can boost competitiveness.
9 Oct 2014
WMU Professor Tells Singapore Audience Slow Steaming Economics Are Complex
World Maritime University Professor Ma Shuo says freight rates are more important than bunker prices when deciding whether or not to slow steam.
9 Oct 2014
Oil Prices are Officially in a Bear Market
Speculators seem to think that shale-oil drillers won't pull back until prices near $80 a barrel.
8 Oct 2014
OPEC: Crude Falling After Saudi Arabia 'Unilaterally Lowered' Prices
OPEC's largest producing member, Saudi Arabia, has lowered its prices for crude oil delivered next month without consultation with other members.
8 Oct 2014
ExxonMobil: Bunker Markets Will Become Much More Complex and Fragmented
"We will see many different products that are manufactured in different ways and perform in different ways," says ExxonMobil's Iain White
8 Oct 2014