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6 Countries are Responsible for Almost 60% of All Bunker Sales
Singapore, Fujairah, Rotterdam, Hong Kong, and Antwerp are the top 5 ports.
5 Jan 2016
OPEC Warns on Substantial Spike in Low Sulfur Bunker Prices, Heavy Discounts for HSFO
As in 2008, diesel-IFO differentials of $600/tonne could recur and remain until the market is able to respond, "which could take some time."
5 Jan 2016
Bomin Buys Bunkers International Inventory, But $5M Acquisition Bid Falls Through
Bunkers International's bankruptcy attorney Scott Shuker confirms the details to Ship & Bunker.
5 Jan 2016
Crude Futures Start the Year Down
By the end of the day both ICE and NYMEX markets leveled off due to more problematic short term issues.
4 Jan 2016
South Korea to Launch $1.2 Billion Fund for Shipping
The fund is said to be intended to bring more stability to the country's shipping sector and encourage investment into new vessels.
4 Jan 2016
New Analysis Predicts "Astounding" Growth in Global LNG Bunkering Market
Transparency Market Research says market will expand at 63.6 percent CAGR.
4 Jan 2016
Low Bunker Prices Push Up Tanker Worldscale Rates for 2016
The news comes following the Worldscale Association's annual rate recalculation.
4 Jan 2016
Raya Subsidiary Partners with Tumpuan Megah to Enter Malaysian Bunker Market
Selatan Bunker has signed a partnership agreement with Tumpuan Megah Development for the development of bunkering services in Pasir Gudang.
4 Jan 2016
China Approves Another Shipping Merger
Sinotrans & CSC Holdings will become a wholly owed subsidiary of China Merchants Group, no longer directly controlled by the SASA.
4 Jan 2016
Tankoil / Dynamic Oil Trading Relationship Examined: Ex-Singapore Top 10 Bunker Supplier Owed DOT $156 Million at Time of Bankruptcy
Tankoil / Dynamic Oil Trading Relationship Examined: Ex-Singapore Top 10 Bunker Supplier Owed DOT $156 Million at Time of Bankruptcy
Trustee can't find any sound commercial principles for their transactions, and says OW Bunker should have terminated the relationship in 2012.
4 Jan 2016
Bunker Demand Has Seen Only "Marginal" Growth Since 2008
OPEC says growth had been curbed by bunker reduction efforts including slow steaming, and more efficient ship designs.
4 Jan 2016
Bunker Consumption Outlook: Demand Expected To Increase Almost 90% in Developing Countries
OPEC expects fuel oil to be "almost entirely eliminated" from the European bunker markets by the end of 2040.
4 Jan 2016
Ship Owners Have "Little Incentive" to Invest in Scrubbers Prior to 2020, Says OPEC
There is uncertainty over the implementation date for a new global sulfur cap, and bunker costs can generally be passed through to the end customer.
4 Jan 2016
New White Paper: Shore Power Nine Times More Costly than Fuel Switching for PM
Analysts call for incentives if shore power is prioritized as an emissions reduction strategy.
1 Jan 2016
Carnival Firms Up Orders For Four Vessels Under Fincantieri Partnership
Carnival says it is expanding its fleet of vessels to take advantage of a "beyond all expectations" boom in the cruise sector.
1 Jan 2016
Brightoil's Singapore Subsidiary Agrees To Buy Another 10 Bunker Vessels for Delivery Throughout 2016
Brightoil Petroleum says that currently low prices for bunker barges make this an opportune time to expand its fleet with 10 new vessels.
1 Jan 2016
Scorpio Bulkers Sells 5 More Vessels, Announces Reverse Stock Split
Scorpio bulkers says it has agreed to the sale of three Capesize dry bulk vessels and two newbuilding Capesize dry bulk vessels.
1 Jan 2016
Traditional Bunkers Will Trump LNG Well into the Future: OPEC
The cartel says the high cost of LNG development versus the current low cost of oil will dissuade significant investment.
1 Jan 2016
Cyprus Sees Bunker Sales Drop
The total stocks of petroleum products at the end of November rose 6.1 percent compared to the previous month.
1 Jan 2016
OW Bunker Collapse: SØIK Aiming to Conclude Criminal Liability Investigation in 2016
A new report released by OW Bunker's bankruptcy trustees will be taken into consideration within the organisation's own investigation.
31 Dec 2015