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Expectation of Higher Oil Prices Holds Back Scrubber Cancellations: Gibson

Several tanker companies have recently announced delays to some of their scrubber retrofits while freight rates are strong and fuel spreads are narrow.

18 May 2020

INTERVIEW: The Falling Cost of Biofuel - Now a "Commercially and Technically Viable" Alternative to Fossil Bunkers

Even as the price of conventional marine fuel slumps to multi-year lows, says GoodFuels.

18 May 2020

Yet More Gains For Crude As Back To Work Momentum Generates Upbeat Demand Forecasts

At present the optimism is eclipsing health concerns of a second virus wave.

15 May 2020

Chevron Launches US Gulf Coast Offshore Bunkering Service

Offering MGO 12 nautical miles offshore, across all USGC locations.

15 May 2020

Hapag-Lloyd Loses $63.2 Million on Bunker Stock Devaluation After Oil Collapse

The company's bunker consumption in the first quarter was 1.1 million mt, little changed from the same period last year, and the average price paid gained $98/mt to $523/mt.

15 May 2020

Glander Sees Limited Demand Impact From COVID-19 Pandemic So Far

"Up to now, we haven't seen a severe drop in demand."

15 May 2020

Port of Qingdao Completes First Bunkering of Large Vessel

Sinopec bunkered the VLCC New Vista with 1,600 mt of VLSFO at Qingdao on 11 May.

15 May 2020

Seaspan Orders Fuel Heating System for Eight Container Ships

Alfa Laval will install a steam boiler system on board eight of the company's container ships over the next two years.

15 May 2020

More Gains For Oil As Economic Recovery Data Continues to Contradict Gloomy Analytical Forecasts

Meanwhile, more evidence suggests the virus panic may have been needless.

14 May 2020

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2020 Week 19

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from May 7 – May 13, 2020.

14 May 2020

VPS Identifies 40 Vessels With Engine Damage Using Combination of VLSFO and 40BN Lubricants

Abstract from VPS White Paper - Engine Protection for VLSFOs

14 May 2020

OceanConnect Teams in Hamburg and Athens Leave Company: Sources

Most of the staff in both offices previously worked for Bomin before joining OceanConnect.

14 May 2020

LNG Bunker Demand Jumped in Spain in 2019

A total of 195 LNG bunkering operations were carried out at the country's ports last year comprising 81,704 m3 of gas.

14 May 2020

Australian Refinery in Temporary Shutdown

On weak refining margins related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

14 May 2020

Global Risk Management Gets new Managing Director

Strategy director takes top slot at Bunker Holding company.

14 May 2020

EU Grant for Renewables Research

Dutch institution's Ideafuel project to study renewable marine fuel production.

14 May 2020

Gibraltar Bunker Calls See Year-on-Year Decline in April

The number dropped to 440 ships in April, down from 516 in the same month a year earlier but up from 409 in March.

14 May 2020

Few Ports With VLSFO Availability Problems: Minerva Bunkering CEO

In the third part of Ship & Bunker's interview with Tyler Baron, the Minerva Bunkering chief sets out his assessment of IMO 2020 so far.

14 May 2020

Oil Drops Slightly on Sentiment That Economy Will Take "Many Months" To Recover

However, data suggests demand is resurging as lockdowns ease.

13 May 2020

Repurpose Blue Economy in Covid-19 Downtime, Says WEF

Port electrification, retooling shipyards to build zero-emission ships covered in World Economic Forum post.

13 May 2020