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MOL Announce Safety Inspections for MOL Comfort Sister Vessels
MOL, along with MHI and ClassNK will inspect the six vessels "as quickly as possible."
26 Jun 2013
Micky Arison to Step Down as Carnival CEO After 34 Years
Arnold W. Donald will take over on July 3, and Arison will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board.
25 Jun 2013
Carnival Lowers Its Bunker Costs by 14%
By the year end, the cruise company expects to drop its fuel use by 23% since 2005 as its efforts in fuel saving technologies "continue to bear fruit."
25 Jun 2013
Rosneft in $270B Oil Deal with China
The agreement calls for the company to provide China with an extra 300,000 bpd for 25 years.
25 Jun 2013
Chinese Buy 20% Stake in Russian LNG Project
The Yamal Peninsula plant is set to be built in 2018, helping increase Russia's exports of the fuel.
25 Jun 2013
Savings Expected from New Containership Alliance
The deal aims to help rationalise the market in the face of "extremely low rates"
24 Jun 2013
Singapore's Yujin Gets $6M Refund from Cancelled Tanker Order
Tanker owner and charterer says it was refunded all monies it paid upfront plus interest.
24 Jun 2013
Inside Opinion: I Say We Nuke It, It's the Only Way to be Sure
Inside Opinion: I Say We Nuke It, It's the Only Way to be Sure
In their first blog for Ship & Bunker, our maritime expert argues the case for nuclear powered merchant vessels.
24 Jun 2013
Rosneft Signs Croatian Bunkering Deal
The agreement also includes oil and petroleum product infrastructure in the country.
21 Jun 2013
Total Lubmarine: Shipowners Choose Single Oils for Safety, Simplicity
New environmental regulations and higher fuel costs demand higher performance from lubricants, Total Lumbmarine says.
21 Jun 2013
Report: Ship Scrubbers are Fast-growing Market
Across all industries, the market for scrubbers and related equipment is projected to hit $7.5 billion in 2017.
21 Jun 2013
STX Pan Ocean Makes U.S. Bankruptcy Filing
The move is intended to protect it from U.S. creditors while its receivership process moves forward in South Korea.
21 Jun 2013
Vancouver IFO380 Stays at a Discount to Singapore
The product has been at a discount of around $4 to $5 pmt since June 11, making it the longest such run this year.
20 Jun 2013
TORM to Delist from Nasdaq Capital Market
The company is pulling the shares due to the program's small size and expense.
20 Jun 2013
Drewry: VLCC Rate Rise in May Could Be Short-Lived
Drewry says Arabian Gulf shipments helped the market, but tanker markets remained generally weak.
20 Jun 2013
MOL Comfort: Salvage Company Proceeding to Rescue the Cargo and Hulls
In today's update, MOL also confirmed "no large volume of oil leakage" after Monday's incident.
20 Jun 2013
Traders Say Bunker Price Manipulation is "Common"
"Effectively, it's not illegal or corrupt," says trader. "You're just increasing the amount of buying pressure on the market."
20 Jun 2013
Maersk Line, MSC, CMA Plan Operational Alliance
Responding to falling shipping rates, the companies want to share space on ships for greater efficiency.
19 Jun 2013
Update: MOL Comfort Still Afloat After Breaking in Two
Earlier reports attributed to the ICG said the vessel sank off the coast of Yemen.
19 Jun 2013
Bunkering Iranian vessels Could Violate New U.S. Sanctions
Tougher U.S. sanctions effective July 1, 2013 apply to vessels tied to the Iranian government or flying the nation's flag.
19 Jun 2013