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Harmony of the Seas: World's Biggest Cruise Ship 20% More Fuel Efficient than Her Sister Ships
Harmony of the Seas is packed with the latest bunker-saving tech.
27 May 2016
Oil Touches $50/bbl, But Ends Flat
As we head into a holiday weekend the market will be looking to next weeks OPEC meeting with expectation of a production change.
26 May 2016
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 20
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 20
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from May 19 – May 25, 2016.
26 May 2016
WSS Aims to Guard Vessel Efficiency Through "War on Soot"
WSS notes that 1mm layer of soot can reduce EGB efficiency by 10 percent, while 3mm can reduce EGB efficiency by up to 50 percent.
26 May 2016
HELCOM Continues to Work Toward Baltic Sea NOx Control Area
HELCOM says Russia hosted a two-day workshop in St. Petersburg on May 24 and May 25 to push forward work on HELCOM's NECA agenda.
26 May 2016
New Venture With Dan Bunkering to Help Petrocosta Restart Physical Supply at Barranquilla and Santa Marta
"This will allow Petrocosta to ... restart supply in Barranquilla and Santa Marta," Petrocosta's Commercial Director tells Ship & Bunker.
26 May 2016
Alfa Laval's PureBallast Edges Closer to Completion of USCG Testing
Alfa Laval Wednesday says it has now performed half of the land-based tests required to submit its application for USCG type approval for its PureBallast 3.1.
26 May 2016
ABB Electric Propulsion System Gleans 20% Bunker Savings
The propulsion system is estimated to have saved over 700,000 tonnes worth of fuel across the entire Azipod-equipped fleet.
26 May 2016
CMA CGM Gets China Approval to Proceed With Takeover of Singapore's NOL
"CMA CGM expects to announce the Offer by June 2, 2016 (before 7 a.m.) at the latest," the company said.
26 May 2016
Qatar: $65 Oil is "Fair" and "Badly Needed"
The country's energy minister says the security of future supplies depends on higher prices.
26 May 2016
"The Freeze Is Finished" says OPEC Delegate as Iran Closes in On Pre-Sanction Output
Some analysts says the best outcome of the Vienna meeting will be no outcome at all.
26 May 2016
Deal to Bring LNG-Powered Cold Ironing Barge to Rotterdam "Well Underway"
Focus is to bring LNG-generated power to container ships, bulkers, and tankers.
26 May 2016
Royston Automates Vessel Mode Detection for Improved Bunker Consumption Monitoring
Royston's Engenei is now able to automatically identify a vessel's operational mode, eliminating human error to more accurately analyse fuel consumption.
26 May 2016
Q88VMS and Ship & Bunker Announce Integration
"We are very excited about the integration with Ship & Bunker and the value it will bring to our customers," says Gabriel Reiter, Q88VMS Product Manager.
26 May 2016
Crude Prices Edge Closer to $50/bbl
The bulls are confident that the fundamentals are supporting current levels and this may be the last day we see levels in the 40s.
25 May 2016
Aegean Reports Another Quarter of Record Bunker Volumes, Which Rise Almost 45% Y-o-Y
This is the third consecutive quarter that the physical supplier has noted record volumes.
25 May 2016
NAPA Verified Tests Show 2% Bunker Savings From Lube Additive
Nanol Technologies says its product can bring "significant savings" and also "help to save the environment by reducing emissions."
25 May 2016
Dan-Bunkering Expands Physical Supply Presence
"We feel we have a lot to offer our clients in this particular region," says the company's General Manager Pedro Gomez.
25 May 2016
Bunker Tanker Owners Could Benefit from Proposed Ballast Water Rule
Bunker tankers operating within Same Risk Areas would not have to pay to upgrade their vessels with BWM systems.
25 May 2016
Piraeus Set for More Disruption as Strike Action Continues
The Port of Piraeus Dockworkers' Union has announced that they are planning to launch a number of 48-hour strikes beginning at 6 a.m. on May 26.
25 May 2016