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Wärtsilä Successfully Tests Wireless Charging System on Hybrid Ferry

The MF Folgefonn is said to be the first commercial ferry in the world to operate with high power wireless charging capability for its batteries.

20 Sep 2017

Two Arrested on Fuel Smuggling Charges During Agia Zoni II Spill Clean-Up Efforts in Greece

The captain and chief mechanic were arrested after undeclared fuel was found onboard the tanker Lassea, which was being use to recover oil from Agia Zoni II.

20 Sep 2017

Q88 and ClearLynx Offer Integrated Service to Users

Customers common to both platforms will be able to create requistions in ClearLynx automatically from Q88VMS

20 Sep 2017

Shipping Companies Reported to Danish Police for Breaking Bunker Sulfur Rules

"We're putting a lot of effort into inspecting ships in Danish ports and Danish waters," says Sara Ropke, DEPA

20 Sep 2017

2020 Sulfur Cheats: Can Monitoring the Emissions of the Entire Global Fleet Ever be Possible? This Company Says "Yes"

"Mandating this type of technology should be straightforward as something similar already exists within the aviation field," Green Sea Guard managing director Anita Bradshaw tells Ship & Bunker.

20 Sep 2017

Crude Prices Soft Ahead of Friday Oil Deal Meeting

Bunker prices were somewhat softer in the primary ports.

19 Sep 2017

Baltic Dry Index Continues Gains as Analysts Suggest Dry Bulk Slump Nearing Conclusion

The Baltic Dry Index gained 17 points today to reach 1415 - the highest the index has been since November 10, 2014.

19 Sep 2017

Klaipėdos Marks LNG Reloading Station Commissioning With Cargo Delivery From LNG Bunkering Vessel

Shell's vessel Cardissa delivered 1,000 cbm of LNG to the Klaipėda Seaport on Sunday.

19 Sep 2017

Skangas Marks First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Operation by Coralius

Coralius bunkered LNG to the Furetank tanker Fure West in the international waters of Northern Kattegat.

19 Sep 2017

Rosmorport Pursues Bunkering Tanker Newbuild

Rosmorport is working toward the construction of a 3,000 to 5,000 cbm LNG bunkering tanker at the Onezhsky shipyard.

19 Sep 2017

Industry-Led Event Hopes to Influence Blue GHG Agenda

"Many in the industry do not believe that sufficient action is being taken at a fast-enough pace to meet the urgency of the challenge," say organisers

19 Sep 2017

Tacoma Defends Decision on LNG Bunkering Facility

Port commissioners point out that LNG "emits a fraction of the pollution of the industry standard bunker fuel"

19 Sep 2017

OPEC Faced With Potential Producer Split and Calls for Managing Exports, Not Production

But it seems the cartel is more interested in maintaining status quo than policy reform.

19 Sep 2017

Crude Flat as Rising Tensions Over North Korea Balance Slowing U.S. Shale

Expect a continuation of range bound prices in the near term, say experts.

18 Sep 2017

Citizens Call for Faster Debunkering Process After Cargo Ship Grounding off Hong Kong's Discovery Bay

Yuhai 1 ran aground near Discovery Bay during Typhoon Hato on August 23 with 50 tonnes of marine fuel and gas oil onboard.

18 Sep 2017

IMO Head: Progress in Talks for Reducing Shipping's CO2 Footprint a "Miracle"

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said member states are "getting closer" to an agreement on plans to reduce shipping's CO2 emissions.

18 Sep 2017

CMPort to Detail Plans for Hambantota Port

CMPort will present its "Road Map for the Development of the Hambantota Port" at a seminar on September 22.

18 Sep 2017

Spill From Greek Bunker Tanker an Accident Waiting to Happen, Say Experts

At least 800 tonnes of HFO is said to have been recovered so far from the sunken tanker Agia Zoni II.

18 Sep 2017

Wärtsilä Launches New Bunker-Saving Tug Design Series

Wärtsilä HYTug series, which utilises hybrid propulsion technology, is said to place an emphasis on environmental sustainability.

18 Sep 2017

AISSOT Hails Maiden Bunkering in Iraq

AISSOT says it loaded 800 metric tonnes (MT) of 380 cSt bunkers onto the 280,000 DWT VLCC MT New Discovery.

18 Sep 2017