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Bulker Brawl Ends With Bunker Spill After Vessel Runs Aground off Mauritius
The vessel is said to have been carrying some 145 tonnes of fuel oil and 30 tonnes of diesel at the time of the incident.
21 Jun 2016
EIB Approves €1 Billion in New Funding to Reduce Harmful Emissions in the European Shipping Industry
The funding is said to be "intended to reduce harmful emissions in the European shipping industry."
21 Jun 2016
Five Shipping Firms Reported in Denmark After Bunker Samples Show ECA Violations
The Danish Ministry of Environment and Food says five shipping companies have been found to been in violation of ECA sulfur limits.
21 Jun 2016
Crude Opens the Week on a High Note
Both benchmarks were boosted 3%.
20 Jun 2016
LOP After ECA Fuel Switching Operation Caused Houston Channel Collision and Spill: Houston Pilots Association
The association says a low-sulfur fuel switchover operation for compliance with the North American ECA caused a loss of power that led to the collision.
20 Jun 2016
BIMCO Announces New Singapore Office
BIMCO says its new Singapore office will provide better service to its Southeast Asian members and improve collaborations with regional maritime associations.
20 Jun 2016
HELCOM: Baltic Sea NOx ECA Application Submitted to IMO
HELCOM says the final decision on the implementation of a NOx ECA in the Baltic Sea now lies with the IMO.
20 Jun 2016
Industry Insight: Marine Battery Technology a Promising Solution for Tightening At-Berth Emissions Regs
Industry Insight: Marine Battery Technology a Promising Solution for Tightening At-Berth Emissions Regs
"People are starting to talk about it now, specifically using battery power to deal with at-berth emissions," Corvus Energy's' Sean Puchalski tells Ship & Bunker.
20 Jun 2016
Yahoo Tells Ship & Bunker More About the End of "Legacy" Yahoo Messenger
On August 5 the "legacy" messenger you are using today will definitely not work, but your conversation history will not be deleted.
20 Jun 2016
IMO Fuel Availability Study Finds No Major Barriers To Providing Sufficient Compliant Bunkers: Sources
A lack of compliant fuel was cited as being a major reason why the new sulfur cap would need to be delayed.
20 Jun 2016
Goldman Sachs Says Only Further Outages and Disruptions Will Cause Oil Prices to Escalate
The institution stands by its three month forecast of $49 oil.
20 Jun 2016
Despite Meteoric Oil Comeback, Iran "Will Be Maxed Out" by Year End: Analyst
Difficulty in finding partners and lack of resources are the main impediments in the Islamic Republic making further gains.
20 Jun 2016
Tough Domestic Markets Have South Korean Bunker Players Looking at More Overseas Business: Reports
In some cases, local players are said to have simply stopped dealing with domestic buyers.
20 Jun 2016
U.S. Hails "New Normal" as Warship Takes Biofuel Delivery
The warship USS Mason, Thursday took its first delivery of an Italian-made biofuel from the Etna off the Italian coast.
20 Jun 2016
ExxonMobil Breaks Ground on New Hydrocracker
Analysts have pointed to the move as evidence that the EU fuel oil market is in decline.
20 Jun 2016
Authorities Respond to Bunker Spill in Vladivostok
Another spill is also being dealt with in Port of Nakhodka.
20 Jun 2016
Russia Launches Largest Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker
The Baltic Shipyard Thursday launched the largest nuclear-powered icebreaker, Arktika, out of the Port of St. Petersburg.
17 Jun 2016
Gazprom and Fluxys Mull Joint Effort on LNG Infrastructure and Bunkers in Europe
The two companies held a meeting Thursday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2016 to discuss possible options.
17 Jun 2016
Baltic ECA Report: LNG and Scrubbers are "Secondary Solutions" to Distillates
In 2015 a large portion of non-compliance cases involved erroneous fuel changeover procedures, as well as bunker delivery notes.
17 Jun 2016
Win GD Approves Universal Lube for "Any Sulfur Content" Bunkers
"It will bring an end to the need for vessels to change lubricant when entering and leaving ECAs ," says Total Lubmarine.
17 Jun 2016