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Idle Box Ship Capacity Falls Back From Record Highs: Alphaliner
As of November 14, the number of idle container ships of above 500 TEU is said to have fallen from a record high of 1.59 million TEU to 1.49 million TEU.
24 Nov 2016
OPEC Deal Expected, but Doubts of Its Efficacy Cause Oil Prices to Drop
Widespread indications suggest next week's OPEC summit will be a bust.
24 Nov 2016
Vienna Will Result in $38-$60 Oil, No Change in the Glut, and More Volatility next Year: Analysts
The Saudis reportedly are aiming for $50 to facilitate their sale of Saudi Aramco.
24 Nov 2016
Arrested Bulk Carrier Put Up for Auction in Singapore
The Panamax bulk carrier Trident Challenger was arrested in September.
24 Nov 2016
WE Tech Shaft Generators to Provide "Tonnes of Fuel Savings Every Day" to Four Stena Newbuilds
WE Tech says it will supply energy efficient permanent magnet shaft generator solutions to Stena Line's four newbuild RoPax ferries.
23 Nov 2016
Port of Amsterdam Marks First LNG Bunkering of an OGV
The recently converted dual-fuel tanker Fure West was bunkered with LNG through a truck to ship operation on Tuesday.
23 Nov 2016
Freepoint Commodities Opens Bunkering Services at St. Croix
The company says it will initially provide bunkers ex-pipe at St. Croix's Limetree Bay Terminals.
23 Nov 2016
LNG-Powered Ferry Embarks on Transatlantic Voyage for Delivery to BC Ferries
Salish Orca is expected to arrive for delivery to in BC Ferries in January and will be put into service on the Powell River and Comox route in the spring 2017.
23 Nov 2016
Viking Line Signs LOI for Newbuild LNG-Fuelled RoPax Vessel
"Our intention is for the vessel to run on LNG," said Jan Hanses, Viking Line's CEO of the new order.
23 Nov 2016
ExxonMobil Sign LNG Bunkering MoU for Northern UK and North Sea
Exxon Mobil, Babcock International, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, Calor, and Orkney Islands Council will work together on the project.
23 Nov 2016
Canadian Companies Look for Opportunities Amid Tightening Bunker Regs
Field Upgrading, which plans to turn bitumen into ultra-low sulfur bunkers, is noted to be just one of those many companies.
23 Nov 2016
Gasfuelled Ships Conference Points to Increased Momentum for LNG Uptake
The Motorship's Gasfuelled Ships conference is noted to have hosted discussion that suggested the "tide is turning" for LNG.
23 Nov 2016
New TRACE, RightShip Partnership Aims to Reduce Charterers' Exposure to Bunker Fraud
"Unfortunately, the vast majority of bunker fraud incidents go unreported," TRACE's Katya Lysova tells Ship & Bunker.
23 Nov 2016
Crude Prices Edge Up
Bunker prices were firm to start in the primary ports.
22 Nov 2016
Ship Officer Given Eight Month U.S. Prison Sentence Related to Oily Waste Dumping
In addition to the prison term, Girolamo Curatolo was also given a sentence of one year of supervised release and ordered to pay a fine of $5,000.
22 Nov 2016
Former Maersk Executive and TORM Chairman Flemming Ipsen Joins Monjasa
Ipsen was formerly chairman at Torm and a long-time executive at A.P.Moller-Maersk.
22 Nov 2016
Glander International Bunkering Mumbai Moves to New Office
The bunker broker and trader says the move will bring it closer to its customers.
22 Nov 2016
Wee Tiong Acquires 11 Bunkering Vessels from Former Singapore Supplier Searights
The move was said to be the result of a "serendipitous meeting of minds" between the two parties in September.
22 Nov 2016
New Customs Regs Could Hit Piraeus Bunker Demand
Ships working cargo are not included under the rule, but bunkers only calls could be affected.
22 Nov 2016
Angelicoussis: "No Question" Trump Presidency Will Be Positive for Shipping
Shipping magnate, John Angelicoussis, says a Trump presidency will be positive for the industry in terms of infrastructure expansion.
22 Nov 2016