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NORDEN: Enforcement Landscape Will Not Influence Our 2020 Compliance Choice
NORDEN: Enforcement Landscape Will Not Influence Our 2020 Compliance Choice
"NORDEN is looking at both scrubber solutions and switching to low sulfur fuel," Senior Newbuilding Manager Alex Hjortnæs tells Ship & Bunker.
27 Jun 2017
LNG Bunkers Will Create "Fertile Ground" for Greek Shipbuilding
LNG Bunkers Will Create "Fertile Ground" for Greek Shipbuilding
How Hellenic shipyards can be "LNG ready" was one of several discussion points at a Poseidon Med II event Monday organised by Piraeus Port Authority.
27 Jun 2017
More Doubt Cast on Deeper Oil Cutbacks as Analysts, Investors Loose Faith in "Fragile" OPEC
More Doubt Cast on Deeper Oil Cutbacks as Analysts, Investors Loose Faith in "Fragile" OPEC
The cartel is in dire need of late-life care, says one observer.
27 Jun 2017
Crude Edges Higher, but Gartman Says Oil Will Be "Worthless" Over the Next 20 to 40 Years
Crude Edges Higher, but Gartman Says Oil Will Be "Worthless" Over the Next 20 to 40 Years
Monday's gains are also accompanied by more argument that the market is overly bearish.
27 Jun 2017
Pirates Rob Thai Tanker of 1.5 Million Litres of Diesel Oil off Malaysia
Pirates Rob Thai Tanker of 1.5 Million Litres of Diesel Oil off Malaysia
The stolen fuel is said to have been part of a total of 3.8 million litres of fuel that the vessel was ferrying from Songkla, Thailand to Singapore.
26 Jun 2017
Fuel Trader Rejoins Curoil's Commercial Department
Fuel Trader Rejoins Curoil's Commercial Department
"We are excited to have him "on board" again," says Curoil.
26 Jun 2017
Aegean Launches New U.S. East Coast Market in Savannah
Aegean Launches New U.S. East Coast Market in Savannah
"Our core customer base will get a price competitive offering in a critical container market," says Aegean's Manolis Chochlakis.
26 Jun 2017
Aframax Tanker Arrested in Singapore
Aframax Tanker Arrested in Singapore
The 106,100 DWT Ocean Mare was detailed following action taken by local law firm Haridass Ho & Partners.
26 Jun 2017
More Downside Seen for Oil, but Statoil Sees $60 In the Foreseeable Future
More Downside Seen for Oil, but Statoil Sees $60 In the Foreseeable Future
Meanwhile, yet another analyst warns that crude in the $30s is not far away.
26 Jun 2017
Weekly Crude Losses Skirt a 10-Month Low Thanks to Overly-Sensitive Traders: Analyst
Weekly Crude Losses Skirt a 10-Month Low Thanks to Overly-Sensitive Traders: Analyst
Meanwhile, Iran teases the idea of deeper cuts to rebalance the market.
26 Jun 2017
Caribbean Players Upbeat on LNG Bunkers, Conference Hears
Caribbean Players Upbeat on LNG Bunkers, Conference Hears
Platts 14th Annual Bunker & Residual Fuel Conference took place June 20-21, 2017 at St. Regis Houston, Texas.
23 Jun 2017
Pakistan Player Announces Exclusive Bunker Supply Deal, Eyes IFO380 First for the Market
Pakistan Player Announces Exclusive Bunker Supply Deal, Eyes IFO380 First for the Market
Prima Marine says the IFO380 bunkers "will be competitively priced to attract bunker only calls."
23 Jun 2017
Crude Rebound Just a Pause Before More Market Losses, Say Analysts
Crude Rebound Just a Pause Before More Market Losses, Say Analysts
Only war in the Middle East could boost prices at this point, says Kilduff.
23 Jun 2017
U.S. Shale Likely to Claim Victory in The Form of OPEC Cutback Deal Collapsing Next Year: Analysts
U.S. Shale Likely to Claim Victory in The Form of OPEC Cutback Deal Collapsing Next Year: Analysts
Experts say there is no end to shale's future growth.
23 Jun 2017
New VPS Research Highlights Commercial Importance of Bunker Density Test Method Choice
New VPS Research Highlights Commercial Importance of Bunker Density Test Method Choice
"Density is such a key commercial and technologically important parameter for marine fuels," VPS Director Steve Bee tells Ship & Bunker.
23 Jun 2017
Industry Insight: Understanding Density Measurement of Bunker Fuels
Industry Insight: Understanding Density Measurement of Bunker Fuels
VPS' findings support the new ISO 8217:2017 Fuel Quality Standard where the density reference method for dispute resolution has now been changed.
23 Jun 2017
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2017 Week 23
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2017 Week 23
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from June 15 – June 21, 2017.
23 Jun 2017
Brittany Ferries Confirms Order for LNG-Powered Newbuild
Brittany Ferries Confirms Order for LNG-Powered Newbuild
Brittany Ferries says the vessel will be "the most environmentally friendly ship regularly operating in UK waters."
22 Jun 2017
Shipping Confidence Reaches Three-Year High: Moore Stephens
Shipping Confidence Reaches Three-Year High: Moore Stephens
Average confidence for the three months ending May 2017 was up to 6.1 out of 10.00 from 5.6 in the previous survey in February 2017.
22 Jun 2017
Shipping Industry Bodies Put Forth "Ambitious" CO2 Reduction Objectives to IMO
Shipping Industry Bodies Put Forth "Ambitious" CO2 Reduction Objectives to IMO
ICS submitted the joint proposal along with BIMCO, INTERCARGO, and INTERTANKO.
22 Jun 2017