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Call for Second Bunker Barge at Cape Town as "Ageing Shoreside Fuel Lines Cannot be Used"
Maritime author says an additional barge could lure many of the 50 ships that pass the Cape daily.
5 Nov 2015
Greek Shipping Fleet Grows in 2015 Despite Challenging Markets
The fleet grew over a 12 month period by 4.3 percent to 4,909 vessels in total.
5 Nov 2015
DuPont: Biofuel Not Financially Viable Until $70-$80 Oil
The chemical group asserts that, while biofuels may be desirable from an environmental perspective, it is not currently economically feasible.
5 Nov 2015
APICORP: It Will Take "Years Rather than Months" For Iran to Reach Full Oil Export Capacity
But if Iranian supply growth surprises, "it will exacerbate the global storage glut, putting a cap on any price recovery."
5 Nov 2015
Piraeus Strike Hits Bunker Suppliers with Loading Delays
The strike, which was scheduled to last from 6 a.m. local time on Monday to 6 a.m. on Wednesday, was extended a further 48 hours.
5 Nov 2015
Private OPEC Report Suggests Low Bunker Prices for Several Years, Pressure on Crude Prices Until 2019
OPEC says its crude output would fall if non-OPEC supply fails to fade as expected.
5 Nov 2015
Hapag-Lloyd Completes Public Offering With Lowered Price
The company raised its projected $300 million, selling 15 million shares for €20 ($22) each.
5 Nov 2015
Crude Futures Reverse Yesterday's Gains
WTI contracts for December delivery settled down 3% while Brent December contracts softened nearly 4% by days end.
4 Nov 2015
Scorpio Bulkers: One Cannot Run Indefinitely in a Market that is this Bad
The dry bulk player widened its 9 month net loss to $208.8 million for the period ending September 30th, compared to a net loss of $44.6 million last year.
4 Nov 2015
Maersk Line to Cut 4,000 Jobs, Reduce Network Capacity, Pass on 19,000 TEU Mega-Ship Options
"These decisions are not taken lightly, but they are necessary steps to transform our industry," says CEO Søren Skou.
4 Nov 2015
GPS Bunkers Set to be the Pioneer of Mass Flow Meters in Fujairah
"We are expecting a favourable response from ship owners and buyers," says a GPS Bunkers official.
4 Nov 2015
World Fuel Services Pursues $500,000 Unpaid Bunker Bill from Already Seized Vessel
'World Fuel Services' interest in its maritime lien will be impaired, and likely lost, unless World Fuel Services is permitted to intervene," WFS' documents read.
4 Nov 2015
Algeria, Iran Want OPEC to Reinstate Quota System as Current Strategy Begins to Take its Toll
The countries say policy changes are necessary to make production management "equitable".
4 Nov 2015
Red Sea Player Hails its First STS Supply Off Djibouti
The company's vessel Cosmic was said to have supplied an unspecified amount of 380 cSt bunkers to the Vitol chartered MT Nisida.
4 Nov 2015
Clean Energy "Participates in a Little History" by Bunkering World's First LNG-Powered Box Ship
The LNG is reported to have delivered from Clean Energy's Boron, California liquefaction plant.
4 Nov 2015
Florida Ports Anticipate More Asia Trade From Expanded Panama Canal
The Port of Miami says that its share of throughput from Asia is expected to rise to 50 percent from 35 percent.
4 Nov 2015
Russia's Energy Minister says Nation Can Compete With OPEC
Aleksandr Novak joins other Russian oil experts in downplaying OPEC strategies.
4 Nov 2015
Scorpio in Talks to Finance Its 60th Newbuild Bulker
The company has announced that it is in talks with a European financial institution and final commitments will be secured by 2015's Q4.
4 Nov 2015
BW Pacific Launches Oslo IPO to Fund Newbuilds
The move expected to gain the company $250 million through the issuance of 48.7 million new shares.
4 Nov 2015
Diana Shipping Acquires Capesize Dry Bulker
The move comes amid a challenging market suffering from a glut of vessels.
4 Nov 2015