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Singapore Bunker Player Looking to Load 120,000 Tonnes of Iranian Fuel Oil
Despite sanctions being lifted, insurance is still a final problematic hurdle, one local player warns.
25 Jan 2016
Scorpio Bulkers: We Will Go Under if This Market Persists
But the upside "could be very high" once the dry bulk recovery eventually kicks in.
25 Jan 2016
BIMCO: Dry Bulk Scrapping to Hit Record 40m DWT in 2016
BIMCO also says record 2016 shipbreaking volumes could limit fleet growth to 10 million DWT.
25 Jan 2016
GoodFuels Marine Receives RSB Certification for Its Sustainable Marine Biofuels
The certification is said to assess the sustainable viability of the biomaterials used by GoodFuels to generate marine bunkers.
25 Jan 2016
Rotterdam Low Sulfur Bunker Sales "Almost Tripled" in 2015
The increase in the sales of gas oil and diesel is said to have come at the expense of the sales of fuel oil, which fell by 1.1 million m3.
25 Jan 2016
OW Bunker Collapse: Tankoil, Petrotec CEO Dennis Tan Implicated in Separate Alleged Singapore Bunker Scam
In court documents seen by Ship & Bunker, a former bunker supplier alleges Tan's company fraudulently build up a debt of over $13 million.
25 Jan 2016
IBIA Appoints Simon Neo as Asia Regional Manager
Neo, already former IBIA Chairman, is a well known and respected industry figure who has more than 30 years of oil and shipping industry experience.
22 Jan 2016
Further Gains for Capesize Rates, But Baltic Dry Index Still Ends Week With Another Historic Low of 354
"It's a bloodbath, which calls into question the survival of many dry-bulk shipping companies," says maritime adviser Basil Karatzas.
22 Jan 2016
Bunker Prices, Crude Set to Remain Under Pressure as Gulf Producers Say "No Change" to High-Output Market Share Strategy
OPEC members say no cooperation from non-member producers means their strategy won't change.
22 Jan 2016
Russia May Undertake Run Cuts on Falling Fuel Oil Prices: Reports
But a Russian trader argues that this solution is not easy to enact.
22 Jan 2016
"Vastly Improved" Specifications Reported for Lithium Ion Battery Systems Used for Marine Propulsion
Corvus says the system has "double the RMS power capability and substantially more energy capacity than previously reported."
22 Jan 2016
Borouge And Maersk Line Agree to 15% CO2 Emissions Reduction
Petrochemical company Borouge, is said to have signed the Carbon Pact with Maersk Line as part of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
22 Jan 2016
Essar Shipping Capesize Arrested in Singapore
The arrest was made on Monday January 18, 2016 at 7:45 pm local time following action by Asialegal LLC.
22 Jan 2016
MOL Takes Delivery of Newbuild Eco Vessel
The newbuild woodchip carrier, named C.S. Bright, is said to have a cargo hold capacity of about 4.3 million cubic feet.
22 Jan 2016
Crude Rebounds from Yesterday's Plunge
Bunker prices are firming in the primary ports, for now.
21 Jan 2016
Dry Bulk Index Falls to Another Historic Low of 355, But Demand is Not The Problem, Say Analysts
"If you've got more ships than there are cargos, then freight rates are going to be weak – it's that simple." says Braemar Shipping's James Kidwell.
21 Jan 2016
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 3
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2016 Week 3
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from January 14 – January 20, 2016.
21 Jan 2016
IBIA Elections Underway
There are currently 3 vacancies for the term of office starting April 1, 2016.
21 Jan 2016
Bigger LNG-Powered Box Ships "Only a Matter of Time" Says ABS
Patrick Janssens of ABS says low bunker prices are one thing currently slowing adoption.
21 Jan 2016
Panama Plans Accession to BWM and Hong Kong Conventions
It is reported that the process is expected to take two to three months before the law is enacted in Panama.
21 Jan 2016