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Eco Vessels Losing Their Advantage as Bunker Prices Fall
Companies who turned to discounted, high-fuel-consumption Chinese ships are currently benefiting from plunging oil prices.
23 Oct 2014
Crude Prices Resume Their Decline
After trying to gain some steam WTI is again testing the $80/bbl threshold.
22 Oct 2014
Bad Weather Disrupts Bunkering at Novorossiysk
"We are able to supply inside the port, but not at the anchorage," a local source reports.
22 Oct 2014
Mass Flow Meters Will Raise Singapore Bunker Volumes by 7 Million Tonnes
But bunker volumes are expected to dip 10-20 percent before rising again.
22 Oct 2014
Study Concludes that Glycerine is a Viable Alternative Marine Fuel
A year-long project has found glycerine to be a possible non-toxic, low-emission fuel.
22 Oct 2014
Carriers Will Continue to Slow Steam, Despite Falling Bunker Prices
Containerships are expected to continue slowing on fears of flooding the market with latent capacity.
22 Oct 2014
Polar Code Gains MEPC Approval
The code may come into effect as early as 2017.
22 Oct 2014
Supplier's Declaration on BDN May Change to Suit ECAs
A proposal was submitted to the IMO this week to include added text.
22 Oct 2014
Shipping Industry Wants More Green Options
Nine in 10 agreed with a industry shift towards the "green agenda."
22 Oct 2014
Denmark Pushes for NOx Controls
The Danish EPA hopes to establish NECAs in the Baltic and North Seas.
22 Oct 2014
Oil Prices Edge Up
Bunker buyers should expect a narrower trading band near term and prices to move around this spot for a while.
21 Oct 2014
Take An Opening Tank Sounding When Bunkering with MFMs, Bunker Detectives Advise
In the event of dispute of mass flow meter failure, the opening sounding will be needed to determine the bunker volume delivered.
21 Oct 2014
Singapore's MPA furthers LNG Bunkering discussions with European Port Authorities
The ports of Antwerp, Rotterdam and Zeebrugge met with Singapore's MPA to discuss harmonization of LNG bunkering standards.
21 Oct 2014
Russian Governor Pushes for Ban on At-Sea Bunkering
Two oil spills in the Primorye region have prompted a governor to recommend the ban.
21 Oct 2014
LNG America and Buffalo Marine Service Team Up on LNG Bunkering
The two companies aim to create a LNG fuel network in the Gulf Coast region.
21 Oct 2014
GE to Help U.S. Navy Build Energy-Efficient Marine Power System
Ge will build a test system for the Navy's engineering station in Philadelphia.
21 Oct 2014
OW Bunker Leaning Toward New Downgrade
Swedish private bank SEB predicts that OW profits are increasingly under pressure.
21 Oct 2014
Total CEO Christophe de Margerie Dies in Plane Crash
Christophe de Margerie and three crew members were found dead at the scene after a private plane collided with a snow removal machine.
21 Oct 2014
Industry Insight: ExxonMobil Discusses Real World Use of HDME 50
Industry Insight: ExxonMobil Discusses Real World Use of HDME 50
"It is fundamentally good practice to not mix fuel," Iain White, field marketing manager at ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants, tells Ship & Bunker.
21 Oct 2014
Oil Benchmarks Recede, OPEC to Continue Supply Levels
Global estimates have purported daily production of 1.5 - 2 million barrels over demand.
20 Oct 2014