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Sentek Marine Named Singapore's Biggest Bunker Supplier by Volume in 2017

Chemoil, having held the top spot on MPAs ranking for the previous two years, drops to third.

15 Jan 2018

Crude Posts 4th Week of Gain Amid Asian Signs of "Healthy" Price Correction

China is producing record amounts of refined oil products, reducing Asia's demand for incremental crude.

12 Jan 2018

IEA Warns Current Crude Prices Will Trigger More U.S. Shale Output - But OPEC Says It Won't Affect Cutback Strategy

Meanwhile, the new king of the OPEC cutback cheaters is revealed to be Kazakhstan.

12 Jan 2018

Singapore Sets New Annual Bunker Sales Record With Over 50 Million MT Sold in 2017

However the number of calls for bunkers in 2017 were down some 3.9%.

12 Jan 2018

Ghana Set to Implement New Taxes and Charges on MGO

Ghana's National Petroleum Authority says the implementation comes in an effort to curb illegal activity in the petroleum downstream industry.

12 Jan 2018

Taiwan Announces New Initiative to Encourage Low Sulfur Bunker Use

Under the initiative, each vessel that switches to low sulfur bunkers are eligible for a subsidy of NT$5,000 ($169).

12 Jan 2018

CMA CGM: Considering More Gas-Fuelled Newbuilds

But ships will be smaller than earlier orders

12 Jan 2018

Swinoujscie LNG Terminal Expansion Could Get EU Funding

Project would make LNG bunkering possible

12 Jan 2018

Greece: Strike but Bunkering Unaffected in Piraeus

One day of industrial action involving public sector workers

12 Jan 2018

Oil Tech Firm IUT On-Track for Commercial HFO Desulphurization Unit by mid 2018

"There is no chemical reason for us not to achieve very high levels of desulfurization with heavy feed stocks," IUT's Engineering team lead, Dr. Pedro Pereira, tells Ship & Bunker.

12 Jan 2018

Analysts Say Brent Breaking $70/bbl Is The Limit - But Producers And Investors Remain Bullish

$70 oil is forecast for the rest of the decade.

11 Jan 2018

OPEC Bullish (Again) on Oil Deal Compliance as Cartel Looks to Formalize Alliance

United Arab Emirate energy minister says OPEC's success is such that there is a sentiment of others wanting to join "the clan."

11 Jan 2018

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2018 Week 2

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from January 4 – January 10, 2018.

11 Jan 2018

Ports' Network in Southeast Asian Set to Grow

Near double digit increase likely up to 2020

11 Jan 2018

Bunker Fuel Pollution Fears Raised over Striken Tanker Sanchi

Ship may burn for a month, increasing pollution risk

11 Jan 2018

CYE Petrol Credits Investment in Infrastructure, MFMs for Near Tripling of Bunker Sales

"CYE Petrol started investments for new generation bunker barges and 'coriolis mass flow meters' in 2013," Ali Deniz Eraydin, CEO of CYE Petrol, tells Ship & Bunker.

11 Jan 2018

LR Bunker Tips: Safety First – Moving Between Vessel and Barge

"Being a surveyor is one of those jobs that regardless of how many safety systems and equipment are in place, you are still at high risk of injury," Chris Bieda, Service Delivery, Lloyd's Register GMT, writes for Ship & Bunker.

11 Jan 2018

Venezuela, Trump Cited as Geopolitical Wildcards That Could Lift Oil Prices to $80/bbl

Citigroup is one of several analysts predicting market chaos this year.

11 Jan 2018

Continuing Crude Rally Causes More Worry About U.S. Shale Growth and Predictions OPEC Will Rethink Cutback Strategy

It is said the cartel will try to talk prices down if oil tops $70.

10 Jan 2018

Alphaliner Expects Record Box Ship Deliveries for January

A total of 1.5 million TEU in new box ship capacity is forecast for delivery in 2018, says Alphaliner.

10 Jan 2018