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Island Oil Group Expands Team with Double Hire
Greek bunker trader and supplier Island Oil Group hires new staff at Limassol headquarters and Piraeus office.
10 Oct 2014
Gulf Petrochem Looks to Increase its Stake in Lubricant Manufacturer
Gulf Petrochem purchased 72.33% of Sah Petroleums in July and is seeking to take the company private through the move.
10 Oct 2014
Port Sees Increase in Vessels Being Fined for Understating Bunker Volume on Board
There has been an increase in ships being caught for misstating the amount of fuel aboard.
10 Oct 2014
Dryad Maritime: Expect Attacks by Bunker Pirates in South East Asia to Rise in Q4
Cargo ships and tankers will continue to be at risk, particularly in waters to the east of Singapore, as gangs increase efforts.
10 Oct 2014
DFDS Estimates Low Sulphur Surcharge to Raise Freight Rates 15%
DFDS Seaways took into account the extra costs incurred from using marine gas oil in the calculation.
10 Oct 2014
LNG Bunkering Vessel Receives Class Approval
France-based Gaztransport & Technigaz received the AIP for a 4,000-cubic-metre capacity bunkering vessel from Bureau Veritas.
10 Oct 2014
SIBCON 2014: 1300 Participants Confirmed and Counting!
SIBCON 2014 is set to outdo expectations once again and here is your final reminder to make sure you are there!
10 Oct 2014
Demand is weak, Supply is Abundant, and there is No Reason for High Oil Prices
The bears are out in force making easy meals of all the bulls.
9 Oct 2014
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2014 Week 41
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2014 Week 41
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from October 2nd - 8th, 2014.
9 Oct 2014
MGO Tanker Sunrise 689: Attack by Bunker Pirates Confirmed, Crew Released but Injured, Fuel Stolen
The Vietnamese clean product tanker went missing last Thursday after it departed Singapore.
9 Oct 2014
ECA Rules Not Economically Reasonable, Agree Delegates at Russian Conference
Delegates at the Impact of Shipping on Air in Europe conference in St Petersburg have labelled ECA rules as an unjustified financial burden.
9 Oct 2014
2015 ECA Rules Cited as Finnlines Axe Charter Vessel
Finnlines says the Finnsailor's RoPax route will be canceled as of January 1 due to ECA rules and overcapacity.
9 Oct 2014
Pakistan Supplier Expands its Bunker Barge Fleet
Karachi-based Ocean Bunkers brings its fleet total to five with addition of new self-propelled barge.
9 Oct 2014
Low Oil Prices to Hit OW Bunker Q3 Earnings
Third-quarter profit is expected to be 20 percent lower than in 2013.
9 Oct 2014
Panama: We Can be the World's Third Biggest Bunker Market Again
Chairman of Bunkering Committee says it is "feasible" for Panama to become third largest bunker market if it can boost competitiveness.
9 Oct 2014
WMU Professor Tells Singapore Audience Slow Steaming Economics Are Complex
World Maritime University Professor Ma Shuo says freight rates are more important than bunker prices when deciding whether or not to slow steam.
9 Oct 2014
Maersk Executive Explains How Some Companies Are Cheating ECA Rules
Maersk Group's regulatory director says some operators are using false documents and tank allocation.
9 Oct 2014
Wärtsilä to Develop Indonesian Bio-LNG Plant
Wärtsilä will conduct a feasibility study into building a mini bio-LNG plant with two Indonesian companies.
9 Oct 2014
Production Begins at Shell Deep-Water Platform Off Malaysia
Oil production is underway at the Shell operated Gumusut-Kakap platform expecting to produce 25% of Malaysia's total when fully ramped up.
9 Oct 2014
Oil Prices are Officially in a Bear Market
Speculators seem to think that shale-oil drillers won't pull back until prices near $80 a barrel.
8 Oct 2014