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UAE: $80 per Barrel "an Ideal Price for Oil"
Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Economy Minister says "there is a forecast that oil price is going to increase."
27 Oct 2015
ABB: Study Shows "Substantial" Savings for Dual Fuel Diesel Electric Propulsion System
ABB says it commissioned DNV-GL R&D to perform the study on DFDE propulsion under realistic LNG carrier operating conditions.
27 Oct 2015
Shipping Emissions Cap Added Back Into Draft Paris Climate Deal
The proposed emissions cap was reportedly cut earlier this month.
27 Oct 2015
Panama Confirms April 2016 Opening for Canal Expansion
The ACP and Panamanian Foreign Vice Minister Miguel Hincapie have confirmed that the project will be complete for the April opening ceremony.
27 Oct 2015
Trafigura Predicts OPEC Will Maintain High Output
Richer oil-producing OPEC members are expected to feel some pressure from OPEC members with higher production costs.
27 Oct 2015
91 Companies in the Running for Nigerian Bunkering Contract
State-owned NNPC said that the majority of applicants are Nigerian shipowners.
27 Oct 2015
Reports: Iran in Talks with Major Bunker Players
The NITC says they are in negotiations with two major bunkering companies to resume their pre-sanction relationships.
27 Oct 2015
Two more Bulk Carriers Arrested in Singapore
A double Sunday arrest sees Ocean Star and Archimedes become the fourth and fifth bulk carriers to be arrested in Singapore during October.
27 Oct 2015
Malacca Strait is Safe, 90% of Maritime Crime Claims Are Bogus, Says Navy
"We believe there [must be a plot] to make the Malacca Strait the most dangerous strait in the world," says Rear Admiral Achmad Taufiqoerrochman.
27 Oct 2015
SMM 2016 to Showcase Alternative Bunker Fuels
The new dedicated hall will highlight low-emission propulsion technologies including LNG, methanol, and fuel-cell technology.
27 Oct 2015
Crude Futures Continue to Tumble
We must not forget sanctions lifting off Iran which could depress the market even further.
26 Oct 2015
Maersk Line Considering More Emphasis on Spot Rates
Maersk Group CEO Nils Andersen added that higher spot rates are needed for 2016.
26 Oct 2015
California Approves New Mobile Scrubbing Technology
The U.S. state has approved the use of AEG's retrofit-free exhaust scrubber alternative to the use of shore power, which utilises specialised barges.
26 Oct 2015
Singapore MPA Considering Granting Multiple LNG Bunker Licences Over Next Two Years
Chief Executive Andrew Tan says MPA has received multiple proposals, but the number accepted will depend the demand for LNG bunkers.
26 Oct 2015
"Letter of Comfort" Requirements Causing Nigeria Tanker Rate Hike
But some have suggested that "the letter doesn't seem to be asking more than the Nigerian law requests."
26 Oct 2015
Maersk Line Lowers Profit Guidance As Low Rates Drag Down Results
The company will be impacted to the tune of half a billion dollars.
26 Oct 2015
Fluxys Gains 25% Share in Belgian LNG Bunkering Vessel
Belgium-based Fluxys has announced that it has signed an agreement with ENGIE, Mitsubishi, and NYK Line for a stake in the 5,100 cbm capacity vessel.
26 Oct 2015
Secondhand Dry Bulk Greek Buying Spree Dwarfs Chinese Purchases
Greek vessel purchases totalled $345 million in September.
26 Oct 2015
Black Sea Player Looking for Partner to Develop Physical Bunker Business
Anri Gogitidze, Managing Partner at Batpetrol says the company is looking for "international physical bunker suppliers as co-investing partners."
26 Oct 2015
JP Morgan: The Only Way to Make Money in Dry Bulk is to Cut Costs, Expect Years of Low Rates
Sokje Lee, J.P. Morgan's executive director in Korea, asserts that dry bulk shipping rates could stay weak for years.
26 Oct 2015