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Rotate Naval Presence in Gulf of Guinea to Suppress Piracy: BIMCO

The Gulf of Guinea was responsible for more than 95% of the 135 seafarer kidnappings reported globally last year.

18 May 2021

NYK Trading Signs Deal to Sell Sterling PlanB Battery Systems in Japan

As part of the deal NYK plans to sell Sterling PlanB's systems to small vessels including tugboats, short-distance ferries and merchant vessels in Japan's domestic market.

18 May 2021

Bunker Supplier Monjasa Hires Americas Credit Manager

The new hire had previously served in a variety of banking roles in Panama and Venezuela.

18 May 2021

Oil Gains on Global Demand Recovery, But India, Asia, Still Sources Of Concern

Meanwhile, jet travel in the U.S. surges as Covid restrictions are relaxed.

17 May 2021

Eco Marine Power Signs Deal to Develop Solar Cells for Shipping

The two firms are cooperating to develop what they call Ship Integrated Photovoltaic Systems.

17 May 2021

Additive Firm Sees Excessive Storage Times Behind VLSFO Stability Issues

Newport recommends two of its additive products as a solution to this problem: NP-HFO and NP-FOT.

17 May 2021

Hybrid LNG-Wind Container Ship Wins Bureau Veritas AiP

The Trade Wings 2,500 design has six Oceanwings sails and an LNG power plant.

17 May 2021

Swiss Firm Eyes Marine Tech Opportunity

Switzerland's Daphne Technology is to use crowdfunding to get its products closer to market.

17 May 2021

Australia: Remaining Refineries Secure State Backing

Substantial subsidy provides support until end of decade.

17 May 2021

Peninsula Moves on From Petroleum in Rebranding Exercise

As Ship & Bunker first reported in February, the company will now operate under the name 'Peninsula'.

17 May 2021

Singapore: Ammonia Bunkers Supply Chain Study Launched

MOL, Pavilion, Total form joint study on alt bunker fuel's potential.

17 May 2021

Fire Reported on Container Ship Off US West Coast

Fire broke out in the engine room of the NYK Delphinus on May 14.

17 May 2021

Oil Prices Rise as Colonial Debacle Ends And U.S. Markets Receive Deliveries

Meanwhile, India reports the beginning of Covid infection declines.

14 May 2021

Rosneft Saw 15.4% Drop in Bunker Sales in First Quarter

The company sold a total of 330,000 mt of marine fuels to end-users in the first quarter, down by 15.4% from the 390,000 mt it sold in the same period a year earlier.

14 May 2021

Bunker Supplier Sekavin Hires Trader From Cockett

Sekavin was founded in 1979 and focuses on bunker and lubricant supply at Piraeus, Agioi Theodoroi and Syros.

14 May 2021

Majority of VLCCs Will Have Scrubbers by 2025: Alphatanker

The current forward curve for bunker prices in Singapore suggests the VLSFO-HSFO spread there will average $123/mt over the next 12 months.

14 May 2021

Queue of More than 900 Ships Forms After Mississippi Bridge Closure

River traffic has been suspended since a routine inspection of the Hernando de Soto Bridge near Memphis on May 11 revealed a major crack.

14 May 2021

Tanker Company TORM Sees LNG as 'Interim Measure Only'

TORM's fleet will consist of 85 ships by the first quarter of next year.

14 May 2021

Norsepower Installs Five Tilting Rotor Sails on Vale Bulker

The sails are likely to save the vessel up to 8% of its fuel consumption.

14 May 2021

Crude Plummets Over 2% As Traders Refocus On India's Covid Battle

Still, rampant signs of global demand recovery continue to be reported.

13 May 2021