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USCG Responds to Diesel Spill from Sunken Barge in San Francisco

State and federal responders are carrying out clean up operations for a "potential release" of as much as 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel.

10 Apr 2017

"Major Weaknesses" in Arctic Oil Spill Response Plans, Says Environmental NGO

WWF-Canada says remote Arctic communities are faced with "almost certain environmental catastrophe" as a result.

10 Apr 2017

DNV GL Grants AiP to MOL and SHI for Design of LNG-Fuelled Container Vessel

While a LNG bunkering system has not yet been established for the vessels, DNV GL says such a system is expected in the near future.

10 Apr 2017

Preparations for 2020 Demand to Be Driven by Bunker Suppliers, Says Port of Gibraltar

However, Bob Sanguinetti, GPA CEO has told Ship & Bunker that the port authority will work closely with the bunker community to prepare ahead of 2020.

10 Apr 2017

Crude Spikes on US Syria Strike, and Analysts Expect More Gains With the Possibility of a Return to `Risk Premium'

But John Kilduff suggests that Friday's market reaction is being overly analyzed.

7 Apr 2017

Quadrise Warns of More Likely Delays to MSAR Emulsion Bunker Fuel Trials

But the Maersk trial LONO is still expected, and Quadrise remains confident that using HFO + scrubbers will be the lowest cost option for marine operators.

7 Apr 2017

Petrotrin Resumes Bunkering with Chartered Tanker

Valme B, which arrived in Trinidad on March 29, is on hire to Petrotrin for an initial one year period.

7 Apr 2017

GOIL Commissions $15 Million Bunker Storage Facility at Takoradi

The 13.5 million litre capacity facility is set to supply MGO to vessels calling at the Takoradi Port.

7 Apr 2017

Rosneft Initiates Bunker Fuel River Transport for 2017 Navigation Season

The company says it expects to transport more than 4 million tonnes of dark and light oil products in 2017.

7 Apr 2017

Maersk Line Looks Likely to Favour 0.5% Sulfur Bunkers, Not Scrubbers, for 2020 Compliance

The indication came in comments during a recent presentation given by Maersk Oil Trading.

7 Apr 2017

ENGIE Zeebrugge Set for First Supply Operation

The vessel is reported to have arrived at its home port of Zeebrugge on April 1.

7 Apr 2017

Alfa Laval Set to Supply Scrubbers for Two More Vessels Under New Order

The SEK 125 million ($13.81 million) order includes eight hybrid Alfa Laval PureSOX scrubbers.

7 Apr 2017

Iran Faces "Struggle" to Maintain Exports as its Sea Storage Stocks Dry Up

More trouble for the Islamic republic comes in the form of India halting imports and ongoing tensions with the U.S.

7 Apr 2017

Crude Gains "Hard to Justify" in Face of Fundamentals, Warn Experts

But that doesn't mean oil is dead, they add.

7 Apr 2017

Australia Lends Support to Taiwanese Investigation into Suspected Bunker Spill

Approximately 8 km of Green Island's coast is said to have been polluted in March as a result of a spill from a currently unidentified source .

7 Apr 2017

USCG Monitoring Fuel Oil Spill from Sunken Ferry in Boston Harbor

Contractors cleaning up the spill are said to have recovered about 2,000 gallons of the oily waste.

7 Apr 2017

"No Loud Call" for Mass Flow Meters in Gibraltar: Sanguinetti

"We have very few complaints related to both quantity and quality, both of which we regulate carefully," the port's CEO tells Ship & Bunker.

7 Apr 2017

Babcock Granted AiP from LR for Efficiency-Boosting LNG Reliquefaction Tech

Babcock's LNG MR reliquefaction system is designed to address issues of excess BOG in carriers utilising dual-fuel propulsion engines.

6 Apr 2017

Nor-Shipping 2017 to Foster Cross-Industry Collaboration for Clean Maritime Fuels: Director

"The transition to clean fuels cannot be achieved by companies working in isolation," said Birgit Liodden, Nor-Shipping Director.

6 Apr 2017

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2017 Week 13

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from March 30 – April 5, 2017.

6 Apr 2017