World News

Lack of LNG Fuel Infrastructure Seen as "Opportunity"
LNG bunkering can be arranged in different ways than traditional refuelling, SGMF head says.
1 Sep 2014
Groups Seek Industry Input on Green Shipping
A survey gauging opinions in the sector will be followed by a roundtable and white paper.
1 Sep 2014
APM Terminals: Interest Building in Nicaragua Canal Opportunities
APM Terminals says it is fielding calls about the possible development of port projects.
1 Sep 2014
Fathom Spotlight: Will Voyage Optimisation Supersede Traditional Weather Routing?
Fathom talks to Dr Henry Chen, Chief Naval Architect at Jeppesen Marine to find out more about voyage optimisation.
1 Sep 2014
Scorpio Orders Five Triple E Ships for 2M Alliance
Scorpio Group and China's Bank of Communications will lease the vessels to MSC.
29 Aug 2014
Bulker Firm Orders up to 18 Ships
Private-equity backed Interlink Maritime expects delivery of the fuel-saving ships by 2017.
29 Aug 2014
Ships Arrested as Bank, Bunker Suppliers Make Claims
Companies connected with Greece's Elmira are in default over mortgages and face unpaid bunker claims.
29 Aug 2014
Q2 Volumes up 7 Percent for OW Bunker
After March IPO, growth in Asia and the Americas boosted the supplier's profits.
29 Aug 2014
Crude Market Stable
Several days of sideways news has left many suppliers comfortable quoting in the same $5/mt range.
28 Aug 2014
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2014 Week 35
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2014 Week 35
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28 Aug 2014
LR: Demand for Ethane-Powered Engines Seen
Increased U.S. ethane exports could call for engines powered by the cargoes, LR says.
28 Aug 2014
New Emissions Monitor for Scrubbers
The less-expensive, more compact version of the Emsys system only checks SO2 and CO2 levels.
28 Aug 2014
Crude Trading Mostly Flat On Wednesday
The current demand outlook does not support increasing prices until something goes awry in one of these sensitive areas.
27 Aug 2014
GreenSteam to Showcase Bunker Saving Tech at SMM Hamburg
"Achieving the absolute maximum fuel efficiency for a vessel means operating at the most efficient speed using as little fuel as possible."
27 Aug 2014
Bunker-Saving Crew Transfer Vessel Unveiled
The new design can produce horsepower savings of more than 10 percent at speeds over 25 knots.
27 Aug 2014
2014-2015 LNG Shipping Demand Predicted to be Weak
But new production facilities may mean more demand for LNG carriers later in the decade.
27 Aug 2014
Brent Down as Lack of Demand in the Energy Complex Continues
Bunker buyers might hopefully get the long overdue correction they have been waiting for in the fuel market.
26 Aug 2014
CEPSA Launches 2015 ECA Compliant 0.10% Sulfur Marine Fuel
Supplier says it's target is to have product available in its main bunker supply ports by December 2014.
26 Aug 2014
"Very Few" Scrubbers Installed So Far, But Likely to be a Strong Choice in the Future
IHS report considers the likely adoption of low-sulfur fuels, scrubber systems, and LNG fuel systems in advance of the 2015 sulfur rules.
26 Aug 2014
Today's Most Expensive Taker is...
Online vessel valuation service VesselsValue.com calculates the world's most expensive vessel.
26 Aug 2014