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Asia Ports Under Pressure to Improve Productivity
Mega vessels and shipping alliances have driven ports to increase productivity despite downtimes where equipment lays idle
16 Oct 2014
BIMCO: 2016 Crude Tanker Growth at an 'Uncomfortable' Four-Year High
Projected growth for the crude oil tanker segment is expected to be at 3 percent.
16 Oct 2014
AIDA: LNG Bunkers are the Future for the Cruise Ship Sector
The company said that shoreside energy was only a temporary solution until LNG infrastructure is sufficient.
16 Oct 2014
Scorpio Tankers Predicts Q3 Loss, Announces Receipt of New Tankers
Scorpio Tankers says it is likely to report a loss of between $0.01 and $0.04 per share for Q3 2014, but newbuild ships see its fleet continue to grow.
16 Oct 2014
Global Shipping Will See Lower Demand, Says BIMCO
Fragile and uneven recovery reflected in downgraded IMF growth forecasts will mean lower demand for the global shipping industry.
16 Oct 2014
Dynamic Oil Trading Appoints New Trader Experienced in the Russian Bunker Markets
Nikita Miroshnik joins Dynamic Oil Trading to bolster Worldwide bunker team and drive growth in Russian market.
16 Oct 2014
Changes Looming for Russia's Bunker Markets
ECA rules will bring changes to Russia's bunker markets in 2015, but so will the tax landscape and western sanctions, says Lukoil.
16 Oct 2014
Oil Prices Continue to Fall
OPEC is showing no signs of easing the oil glut betting that U.S. production will be curbed first.1
15 Oct 2014
New Tool Aims to Help Ship Operators Prove ECA Compliance
Cloud specialist Inatech has developed the tool which monitors, reports and alerts on ECA compliance matters.
15 Oct 2014
Costa Rica Court Green Lights APM Terminal
The Moin Container Terminal will be built in Limon on the Caribbean Coast.
15 Oct 2014
Monjasa Founders to Withdraw from Daily Operations
Anders Østergaard and Jan Jacobsen will both move up to work in other parts of the company.
15 Oct 2014
Piracy in Asia Hits New High
129 cases have been reported between January and September 2014.
15 Oct 2014
Today's SGMF Launch at SIBCON to Be Conducted by Singapore's Transport Minister
The Society for Gas as Marine Fuel will use SIBCON as a platform to launch itself in Asia.
15 Oct 2014
Inflexible ECA Start Date Sees Brittany Ferries Abandon LNG Bunker Plans
The company says it cannot afford to pay for 6 retrofits and one LNG ferry newbuild while it was also paying for ECA compliant fuel.
15 Oct 2014
Falling Bunker Prices Boost Tanker Earnings
Shipbroker Charles Weber says TCE rates are staying constant while bunker prices fall meaning tanker operators are benefitting.
15 Oct 2014
Seaboard Marine to Make Early Switch to 2015 ECA Compliance Fuel
The company also announced it will make efficiency gains through a new vessel sharing agreement with Crowley Maritime Corp.
15 Oct 2014
Brent at Levels Not Seen Since 2010
Supply is far out pacing demand and OPEC seems unwilling to defend a specific pricing level.
14 Oct 2014
New Order for MAN Diesel & Turbo's ME-GI Dual Fuel Engines
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. has ordered four dual fuel engines for use on BW Group LNG carriers.
14 Oct 2014
OOCL Announces Low Sulfur Surcharge Rates
OOCL will add a low sulfur surcharge to shipping rates of up to $110 per TEU from January 1.
14 Oct 2014
Hong Lam Marine: Mass Flow Meters Will Put 10% of Singapore's Suppliers Out of Business
Lim Teck Cheng has said that increased capacity resulting from MFMs will expose a 15 to 20 percent overcapacity in current Singapore fleet.
14 Oct 2014