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Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 6
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 6
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from February 4 – February 10, 2016.
11 Feb 2016
Singapore-Registered Vessel Safmarine Kuramo Released After Hijacking
A Nigerian Navy operation freed the crew of the box ship within a day.
11 Feb 2016
Mercator Sells Singapore-Based Dry Bulk Carrier Subsidiary for Three Dollars
Three buyers, unrelated to Mercator, each paid SGD 1 ($0.72) under the deal.
11 Feb 2016
Crude Futures End the Day Mixed After Heavy Volatility
Bunker prices were swinging in both directions in the primary ports, but overall the markets were still silent due to the closures in the Far East.
10 Feb 2016
Mega-Boxship De-Bunkered, Re-Floated After Grounding
The 19,100 teu box ship has been re-floated after a second attempt afer running aground on the Elbe river.
10 Feb 2016
Gard Alert on Revised Nigerian "Letter of Comfort"
Latest letter from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation regarding banned tankers still vague.
10 Feb 2016
EC and IMO to Cooperate on Reducing Shipping Emissions
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim is said to have met with European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc on Tuesday in Brussels.
10 Feb 2016
Hempel Antifouling Coating Delivers Fuel Savings for Lemissoler
Hempel's Dynamic antifouling product is said to have provided Lemissoler Navigation with "significant" fuel savings on four newbuild bulk carriers.
10 Feb 2016
Paris Climate Target "Impossible" Without Shipping Emissions Reductions, Say NGOs
Seas At Risk and T&E say the global warming limit agreed to during COP 21 won't be met without IMO and EU shipping emission reduction measures.
10 Feb 2016
Bunker Holding to Build Danish LNG Bunker Facility
"LNG is part of the future and it is important for us to be at the forefront," says Peter Zachariassen, Head of Physical at Bunker Holding.
10 Feb 2016
Vitol CEO: Crude Prices in a $40 to $60/bbl Band for Next Decade
Ian Taylor adds that he believes prices will rebound in the second half of 2016, reaching $45 to $50 per barrel.
10 Feb 2016
Crude Futures Continue to Fall After Flat Start to the Day
We highly advise bunker purchasers to lock in their prices and take advantage of the current market state.
9 Feb 2016
New Dubai-Based Bunker Trader for Dan-Bunkering
Adil Qayyum holds an MSc in banking and finance.
9 Feb 2016
Western Bulk Completes Sale of its Chartering Business, But Survival in Question
Western Bulk says it has received the first cash payment of USD $10 million from Kristefos Equity Operations AS.
9 Feb 2016
20|20 Marine Energy: Cheap Oil and Bunkers Have Caused a State of "Flux" Within the Shipping Industry
The consultancy says the low prices are causing ship owners indecision and increasing risk in the marine fuel supply chain.
9 Feb 2016
New Athens-Based Senior Bunker & Lubricant Trader for KPI Bridge Oil
Dimitrios Bouzoukis was said to have over seven years experience of marine fuels and lubricants trading.
9 Feb 2016
Report: Shore Power Utility Electricity Revenues in Port Operations to Total $1.6 Billion Between 2015 and 2024
Navigant Research says a new report examines expected global port operations revenues from shore power utility electricity.
9 Feb 2016
Rotterdam ULSFO Bunker Sales Expected to Hit Almost 1 Million MT in 2016
Rotterdam's sales of so-called ultra low sulfur fuel oil in 2016 are expected to be similar to 2015 levels, which saw about 800,000 to 900,000 mt sold.
9 Feb 2016
Have Bunker Prices Hit Bottom? New Report Says US Shale Producers Can Prosper With Oil at Sub $30/bbl Prices
The average DeWitt County well can be profitable with U.S. benchmark crude at $22.52 a barrel.
9 Feb 2016
Port of Los Angeles Responds to TraPac Environmental Audit Results Showing Lack of Shore Power Enforcement
Port of Los Angeles executive director, Gene Seroka, says the TraPac audit has shown pollution reduction targets have been met nine years ahead of schedule.
9 Feb 2016