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Singapore MPA and ClassNK to Cooperate on Ship Safety and Sustainable Technologies
The cooperation will focus on ship safety, emission control and marine renewable energy
16 Feb 2015
Dynamic Oil Trading is Owed $329 Million
KPMG says one of its main priorities will be examining the relationship DOT had with Tankoil Marine Services, who is the company's largest debtor.
16 Feb 2015
Reports: Monjasa, Trafigura Dominate Bunker Market in West Africa
Monjasa delivers more than half of monthly bunker volumes in the market as other players exit over security concerns.
13 Feb 2015
Bunker Production Up 34 Percent at Gazprom Neft Omsk Refinery
In total, 3.5 million tonnes of marine fuel were produced last year.
13 Feb 2015
Five Naval Officers Detained In Taiwan For Fuel Siphoning Scam
The five officers were all in charge of fuel supply for their respective warships.
13 Feb 2015
Cheap Oil Causes Chinese Operator to Discard LNG Plans
Jiangsu Blue Ship Power said that the sentiment toward LNG retrofits in China is ambivalent
13 Feb 2015
Glander International Bunkering Welcomes New Traders in Singapore, India
Both Jacky Nguyen and Abhinav Chaturvedi were former OW Bunker staff.
13 Feb 2015
3 U.S. Rear Admirals Censured in "Fat Leonard" Scandal
Three U.S. Navy Rear Admirals will be allowed to retire after being censured for accepting "bribes" from GDMA.
13 Feb 2015
Bunker Prices at a "Tipping Point" for Slow Steaming
The choice between operating fewer ships at a faster speed or more vessels at slower speeds is becoming harder to make.
13 Feb 2015
GAC Strengthens Singapore Trading Team
"2014 was a very fruitful year for us," said Nicholas Browne, Director at GAC.
13 Feb 2015
MPA Revokes Bunker Licences of Hong Fatt Oil Trading and OW Bunker Implicated Tankoil
MPA cited discrepancies and wrongful declarations in their bunker records, as well as unauthorised bunker transfers.
13 Feb 2015
Crude Prices Bounce Back
We saw around a five percent increase, in both crude and gasoil.
12 Feb 2015
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2015 Week 6
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2015 Week 6
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from Feb 5 - 11, 2015.
12 Feb 2015
Yamal LNG: LNG Prices to Rise as Market Goes into Deficit by 2018
Yamal LNG has predicted a deficit of 50 million tonnes per year by 2020 as it seeks to find interest for a $4.6 million bond issue.
12 Feb 2015
IEA: Oil Price Recovery Will Be Modest by 2020 as Supply-Demand Curve Altered
Low oil prices will not stimulate the kind of demand growth seen after previous oil price crashes, says IEA predicting $73 per barrel by 2020.
12 Feb 2015
Private Equity Funds Set to Take a Larger Ownership Stake in Shipping
More private equity funds are expected to seek to buy distressed shipping debt in 2015 as a route to taking ownership of companies.
12 Feb 2015
Zacks: 2015 Will Be a "Good Year" For Shipping, Cheap Bunkers will be a "Major Positive"
But a company's success will ultimately be up to how it copes with ECAs
12 Feb 2015
VLCC Arrested in Singapore Over Alleged $1.3M Unpaid Bunker Bill
The arrest is the seventh so far in Singapore this year.
12 Feb 2015
Captain of Costa Concordia Sentenced to 16 Years
Francesco Schettino received 10 years for manslaughter, five for causing a shipwreck and one for abandoning ship
12 Feb 2015
ExxonMobil: HDME 50 is Compatible With MGO
"No compatibility issues were identified when mixing ExxonMobil Premium HDME 50 and gas oil, either during lab tests or on-board trials."
12 Feb 2015