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Tanker Sector Can't Rely on Scrapping to Keep Market Balanced
Poten & Partners says there aren't enough candidates to make this course of action feasible.
21 Jan 2016
Orkney Islands Receives New Low Sulfur Bunkering Service
The new service is said to provide flexibility to the market for a wide variety of ship types, allowing vessels to bunker alongside and at anchor.
21 Jan 2016
U.S. Navy to Launch Biofuel Bunker Powered Carrier Strike Group
Some critics and environmentalists say the decision, which is said to be intended to reduce dependence on foreign oil, may do more harm than good.
21 Jan 2016
Eagle Bulk Has Until February to Reach Outstanding Loans Agreement
Eagle's payback woes come at a time of record dry bulk market lows.
21 Jan 2016
Crude Benchmarks Take Another Nosedive, US Crude Under $27 for the 1st Time Since 2003
Bunker buyers can expect to continue to see favorable pricing.
20 Jan 2016
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network To Enter South American Market in Q1 2016
The new office will be based in Brazil.
20 Jan 2016
Monjasa to Expand Panama, Mexico, Other Latin America Bunker Markets
As part of its plans, the supplier expects to expand its offices in Panama to accommodate approximately 40-45 employees, up from around 20 at present.
20 Jan 2016
Baltic Dry Index Falls Another 5 Points to 358, but Capesize Rates Show Slight Improvement
Most analysts once again pointed to China as the main driver for the continued fall.
20 Jan 2016
Industry Insight: Sustainable Marine Biofuel – Scaling-Up for a Crucial Role in a Low Emission Future for Shipping
Industry Insight: Sustainable Marine Biofuel – Scaling-Up for a Crucial Role in a Low Emission Future for Shipping
In playing our part in contributing towards a "well below" 2-degree cap, a paradigm shift is required for new types of low carbon bunker fuels.
20 Jan 2016
Oil Demand Growth Stymied by Warm Weather and Lousy Global Economics: IEA
The Agency also thinks that mounting global inventories in 2016 could make floating storage profitable.
20 Jan 2016
IMO Names World Maritime Day 2016 Theme "Shipping: Indispensable to the World"
The theme is said to have been selected to bring focus to the critical link between shipping and global society.
20 Jan 2016
Oil Spill Cleanup Underway After Bunker Tanker Sinks in Tokyo Bay
The bunker tanker Sunway Maru sank after colliding with aggregate carrier Daifuku Maru No 8 in Tokyo Bay on Saturday.
20 Jan 2016
New LNG Ship Design Said to Provide 3-5% Fuel Savings
The company says the goal of the project is to improve the efficiency and layout of the best LNG vessel designs currently being built.
20 Jan 2016
Malta Says it is Falling Short of its Potential in Mediterranean Bunker Market
"There are other countries in the Mediterranean that are in a less strategic position and are growing in this industry more than we are," says official.
20 Jan 2016
OPEC Predicts Increased Oil Demand in 2016 While Analysts Anticipate Further Price Reductions
OPEC also says 2016 is the year in which "the rebalancing process starts."
20 Jan 2016
Iran Cuts European Crude Prices for February Delivery
Both Iran and Saudi Arabia have increased light crude prices for February delivery to Asia by $0.60 per barrel, however.
20 Jan 2016
Crude Future Continue to Soften
The market saw a brief rally today as traders covered short positions and China reported oil demand hit a record high in 2015.
19 Jan 2016
NAT: Strong Tanker Market Continuing Into 2016
The tanker owner says 2015 was a "very good" year, and that "a low oil price is good for NAT."
19 Jan 2016
Piraeus Strike to Hit Bunkering
Tightness and loading delays are expected for the rest of the week.
19 Jan 2016
Rare Positive for Dry Bulk as Safe Bulkers Bags Bumper Charter Deal
The unnamed customer is set to pay significantly more than recent charter rates for the 87,000 dwt bulker.
19 Jan 2016