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South Korean Maritime Accidents Double in 2015
The Ministry of Public Safety and Security says the number of accidents last year was double the previous three years' annual average.
26 Apr 2016
ABS Releases New Condition Monitoring Guidance
New guidance comes in response to "significant advances in condition monitoring software and diagnostic technologies."
26 Apr 2016
Crude Soft After Spending Much of the Morning in Flux
An oil inventory report from Genscape provided all that was needed.
25 Apr 2016
IMO Secretary-General Says MEPC 69 Debate Post COP 21 Agreement Was "Constructive"
Secretary-General Kitack Lim's comments came Friday during closing remarks at MEPC 69.
25 Apr 2016
SSI: Industry Reputation at Stake Following MEPC 69 "Failures"
IMO is at risk of having emissions reduction measures taken out of its hands, says SSI CEO Alastair Fischbacher.
25 Apr 2016
Clipper Group Aims to Support Bunker Savings with Addition of COACH to Green Ship of the Future
Clipper Group Wednesday announced that it has joined Green Ship of the Future with its vessel performance monitoring solution COACH.
25 Apr 2016
European Shipowners Join Voices of Support for CO2 Reduction Progress at MEPC 69
"It is very positive that IMO Member States have been able to agree on these steps," says ECSA Secretary General Patrick Verhoeven.
25 Apr 2016
Bunkering in Ecuador "Operating Normal" After Massive Quake
But demand is said to be down despite there being no restrictions.
25 Apr 2016
BMS United Bunkers Merges With Asia Specialist International Bunker Services
Group says it will create one of the largest bunker trading groups not only in Asia, but globally.
25 Apr 2016
MEPC 69: ICS Commends IMO's Progress on CO2 Reporting
"We are confident that the IMO system will be fully adopted at the next MEPC meeting in October," said Peter Hinchliffe, Secretary General for ICS.
25 Apr 2016
Big Data Only Half of the Answer in Improving Ship Performance: Propulsion Dynamics
Hull Performance Firm in Deal to Focus on German Market
25 Apr 2016
VPS, Seagull Maritime to Provide New Training to Address "Pressing Need" for Seafarers to Understand Fuel Quality Issues
"Fuel-related knowledge and capabilities are increasingly becoming the keys to mitigating engine breakdowns and unplanned operational downtime," says VPS.
25 Apr 2016
IMO Approves Mandatory Requirements for Ships to Record and Report Bunker Consumption
But exactly what will be collected, and indeed when, is yet to be decided.
25 Apr 2016
Buyer Fights Back Against OW Bunker $1.8M Unpaid Bunker Bill Claim on Grounds Physical Supplier Was Left Unpaid
Lawyers say the bunker buyer had specified that paying the physical suppliers was necessary for OW to get paid.
25 Apr 2016
No Cut, No Freeze Needed for $85 Oil By the End of 2016: Cornerstone
The analyst bases his prediction on the argument that demand has been understated.
25 Apr 2016
China Wants its Vessels to Divert Via the Arctic's Northwest Passage
Although still fraught with risk, the Arctic route is much shorter than transits via more traditional routes through the Suez Canal.
25 Apr 2016
Here is a New Interactive Map Showing Global Vessel Movements & Emissions Over the Course of 1 Year
UCL EI researchers used AIS data, and combined that with another database on vessel characteristics to calculate emissions.
25 Apr 2016
Ship & Bunker Launches New Average Bunker Price Indices
Six new bunker price averages quickly show the overall trends in both global and regional bunker price movements.
25 Apr 2016
Average Global IFO380 Bunker Price Hits 2016 High After a Surprisingly Bullish Week for Crude
It was the third weekly gain for crude, as failed Doha talks took a back seat to reports talking down production levels.
25 Apr 2016
Russia Prepared to Push Oil Output to Historic Highs
Alexander Novak says the country is "in theory" able to increase production to 12 or 13 million bpd.
22 Apr 2016