World News

A New Week, a New 14 Month Low for Oil Prices
Bunker prices were lower in the primary ports, with the exception being Panama.
18 Aug 2014
Rolls-Royce Marine: Fuel Choices Growing More Complex
Regions, operating patterns, and local pricing now affect decisions on bunkers, says Rolls-Royce exec.
18 Aug 2014
Switch from Retail to Wholesale Gives Chinese Supplier Boost in Bunker Volumes, Share Price
Andatee China Marine Fuel's shares jumped 53% after Q2 net income increased y-o-y by 3,767.40% to $2.9 million.
15 Aug 2014
Major Ports See Bunker Prices at their Lowest in Over 2 Years
Major Ports See Bunker Prices at their Lowest in Over 2 Years
Ship & Bunker data shows Rotterdam, Gibraltar, and Istanbul were among the primary bunker ports to see IFO380 at its lowest since 2012.
15 Aug 2014
Cruise Ship to Get Scrubber Ahead of Schedule
The dry dock work, to take place at Blohm+Voss in Hamburg, Germany, was originally scheduled for December 2015.
15 Aug 2014
Lukoil Warns on Fraudulent Activity
"Suppliers who claim to be acting on behalf of OAO LUKOIL or its subsidiaries be carefully examined," the company recommends.
15 Aug 2014
Global Crude Benchmarks in Significant Decline
Bunker prices were lower today, and we expect prices to remain fairly soft unless a fuse is lit one of the hotspots.
14 Aug 2014
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2014 Week 33
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2014 Week 33
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from August 7th - 13th, 2014.
14 Aug 2014
Aegean Sees Rise in Q2 Revenue, Margins
Year to date sales volume rises 6% year-on-year despite a slight dip in Q2.
14 Aug 2014
WTI Rebounds on EIA Data
There is plenty of oil in the market but investors feel uneasy about prices falling further.
13 Aug 2014
Brent at it's Lowest in Over a Year as Oil Prices Decline
Despite all the geo-political saber rattling and general malaise some sense of reality is coming into the market.
12 Aug 2014
Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Cappuccino Bunkers, an Illustrated Guide to Loss Prevention
Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Cappuccino Bunkers, an Illustrated Guide to Loss Prevention
Cappuccino bunkers remain one of the most common and widely used 'mal-practices' in the bunkering industry to-date.
12 Aug 2014
July Sees Big Jump in Shipping Earnings Index
Analysts at Drewry say its All Earnings Index is up up 66 percent year-on-year.
12 Aug 2014
First LNG Bunkering Terminal For Denmark
The new LNG terminal will be used by Fjord Line's LNG-fuelled cruise ferries MS Stavangerfjord and MS Bergensfjord.
12 Aug 2014
WTI/Brent Spread Shrinks
The U.S. efforts in Iraq seem to have investors sensing the risk to the southern oil fields has receded for the time being.
11 Aug 2014
Tanker Rate Improvement Predicted this Year
Tanker Investments is making fuel-saving improvements to its vessels during dry-docking.
8 Aug 2014
Geo-politics Push Oil Prices Higher, Despite Weak Demand
Buyers should be prepared for quick escalations in oil prices, followed by long slow declines.
7 Aug 2014
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2014 Week 32
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2014 Week 32
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from July 31th - August 6th, 2014.
7 Aug 2014
Widening Loss for Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines
"Persistent oversupply of shipping capacity" will limit recovery for freight rates.
7 Aug 2014
Crude Benchmarks Mixed on Wednesday
Bunker prices continue to be stable in the primary ports, for now.
6 Aug 2014