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TS Taipei Wreck Removed from Reef 5 Months After Grounding and Bunker Spill
The TS Taipei, which grounded off Shimen, Taiwan in March, caused a large bunker spill after the vessel fractured in the middle.
9 Aug 2016
Canadian Capital Launches Country's Largest Electric Propulsion Tour Vessel
The 100-passenger vessel, named The Queen Elizabeth Dr., is the first of two such planned vessels.
9 Aug 2016
Resurfacing Oil Freeze Rumours Boost Prices, Rekindle Debate Over Its Efficacy
While some cite several reasons that things might be different this time, as before, critics warn that freeze talks are little more than opportunistic P.R.
9 Aug 2016
Spill After Tanker Collision off Japan
Keihin Maru 8 is said to have partially sunk after it collided with the 5,025 DWT product tanker Eastern Phoenix off of the port of Kehin.
8 Aug 2016
Indian Port of Visakhapatnam Aims to Learn from Singapore's MPA to Boost Bunkering Business
The move is part of efforts to modernise Visakhapatnam's port.
8 Aug 2016
DSG Highlights its Bunker Saving Tech for Inland Operators
"The feedback we heard from operators on the subject of thrust, both forward and reverse, was very positive," says DSG.
8 Aug 2016
Wild Ride Ahead for Bunker Prices as Bank Predicts Volatility with $25-$90 Crude Spread Over the Next Few Years
Saudi Arabia is said to be keen on the volatility and could reap huge rewards.
8 Aug 2016
Independent Fuel Availability Study Suggests "Extreme Difficulty" in Meeting Demand for 0.50% Sulfur Cap in 2020
The study reaches an opposite conclusion to an IMO commissioned study.
8 Aug 2016
Gazpromneft Marine Bunker Moves to Round the Clock Supply in Murmansk
Gazpromneft says the initiative is a cooperative effort with Gazprom Oil and Gazprom Neft - Lubricants Ltd.
8 Aug 2016
Port's Reduction in Emissions of SOx Dismissed as "Old News"
"There's still an emission issue, whether it's a health issue or not we don't know," says local residents association.
8 Aug 2016
Singapore Set for Tightening Fuel Oil Market
After a huge volume of fuel oil was traded in Singapore earlier in the year, supplies that had to be placed into floating storage are now almost empty.
8 Aug 2016
Suez Has No HFO, Tight on Low Sulfur MGO, Say Market Sources
Sources also note that it is unclear when restocking will occur.
5 Aug 2016
Website Launched for GloMEEP Energy Efficiency Project
IMO says the website, glomeep.imo.org, includes an information portal of vessel efficiency.
5 Aug 2016
The End of Legacy Yahoo Messenger: A Reminder of What We Should be Doing.
"We urge our colleagues at Monjasa to use the telephone, and actually have an 'old fashioned dialogue'," Monjasa tells Ship & Bunker.
5 Aug 2016
Today Yahoo Ends Support for "Legacy" Yahoo Messenger. This is What you Need to Know.
Introduced 18 years ago, Yahoo has been the messenger of choice for the bunker industry.
5 Aug 2016
Industry Insight: The Growing Challenges of Managing Slops Disposal: A Sustainable Alternative
Industry Insight: The Growing Challenges of Managing Slops Disposal: A Sustainable Alternative
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has placed ship and port waste as a 'top ten' environmental priority for European ports in 2016.
5 Aug 2016
Venezuela in Renewed Effort to Raise Oil Prices as OPEC Output Slips in July
Venezuela is reportedly hoping the cartel will discuss a production freeze in September.
5 Aug 2016
Finnlines Financials Boosted Through Use of Fuel Oil + Scrubbers for ECA Compliance
The ECA ferry operator notes that it has successfully completed scrubber installations on 18 out of 22 of its ro-ro and ro-pax vessels.
5 Aug 2016
As WTI Climbs 6% in 24 Hours, Noted Trader Warns of "Violent" Upward Reversal in Prices
Andy Hall is the latest expert to offer an outlook that runs contrary to conventional wisdom.
5 Aug 2016
Bangladesh Receives Offers on First Tender for Fuel Oil
Sources say the company has received offers on its first tender to buy fuel oil at premiums lower than its term deals, with Vitol currently the most likely to win.
5 Aug 2016