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Panama to Receive LNG Bunkering Facility
AES says its subsidiary has been awarded a contract to develop a natural gas power generation plant, as well as a LNG storage tank and regasification facility.
18 Sep 2015
Press Release: BMS United Bunkers Warns on Name, Logo Similarities With New Asia Based Player
"It has recently come to our attention that another company has started operating in the bunker industry under an almost identical name."
18 Sep 2015
Hull Vane Study Shows Device Provides 12.5% Fuel Savings
A new study shows is said to show a 12.5 percent fuel-savings for the Royal Netherlands Navy through their use of Hull Vane's technology.
18 Sep 2015
Low Bunker Prices "Good News All Around" for Hong Kong's Chu Kong Shipping
The ferry operator says low fuel prices have assisted the company's profit and passenger growth.
18 Sep 2015
OW Bunker Trustees Await Final Court Ruling Over Disputed Fuel Claims
London's Court of Appeal will likely determine whether numerous competing claims on payment on fuel will go to the OW Bunker estate or to other oil suppliers.
18 Sep 2015
Quadrise Signs Deal with CEPSA to Supply MSAR Fuel to Maersk Line Ships
The program is expected to run from the first half of 2016 to the end of 2016 or early 2017.
18 Sep 2015
Carnival Sets 2020 Sustainability Goals With 25 percent GHG Reduction Target
The company said that it had already met its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from 2005 base levels a year early in 2014.
18 Sep 2015
Crude Softens, Bunker Prices Mostly Stable
No change to benchmark federal funds rate should be bullish for crude short term.
17 Sep 2015
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2015 Week 37
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2015 Week 37
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17 Sep 2015
Goldman Sachs: Oil Prices to Stay Low for 15 Years
"When we think of the longer term oil price, yes we put it at $50 a barrel," says Jeffrey Currie, head of commodities research at Goldman Sachs.
17 Sep 2015
ExxonMobil Helps Triple Vessel's Engine Life, Shows Substantial Savings Potential
The CCM programme and Mobilgard 570 cylinder oil helps COSCO box ship achieve 55,000 hours of continuous engine use without maintenance.
17 Sep 2015
Scandlines Says €6.3 Million EU Funding on Its Way for Scrubbers, Hybrid Upgrades
Scandlines says a main goal of the project is to optimise the fuel consumption of the two vessels that cross between Rostock and Gedser.
17 Sep 2015
Oman Shipping to Boost Tanker Fleet by 10
State-owned Oman Shipping Company says its tanker fleet will receive ten newbuild medium-range tankers within the next year, bringing its fleet to 53.
17 Sep 2015
DNV GL Announces 5 Pilot Maritime Projects To Showcase Bunker Alternatives
The pilot projects are said to include several different types of ships and infrastructure, and are reported to emphasise alternative fuel concepts."
17 Sep 2015
Chemical Tanker Owner Loses "Unnecessary" Low-Sulfur Bunker Use Claim
The vessel owner said burning low-sulfur fuel at a European port was "not necessary."
17 Sep 2015
North American ECA Rules Spurring Newbuild Orders in 2015 to Seven-Year Highs
Carriers are reportedly looking to circumvent the new nitrogen oxide emission requirements which come into effect at the beginning of 2016.
17 Sep 2015
Dry Bulk Downturn Claims Another Victim as Shipper Files for Bankruptcy
Global Maritime Investments Cyprus Ltd. filed on Tuesday.
17 Sep 2015
Fratelli Looking to Grow Singapore Volumes, Move into LNG Bunkering
Fratelli says its Singapore business will also begin installing MFMs on its barge fleet by year end.
17 Sep 2015
Scientist Calls for Singapore ECA
Particulate levels in Singapore this week were said to have far exceeded international standards.
17 Sep 2015
Crude Jumps 4% as US Stockpiles Sink
The stockpile reduction of 2.1 million barrels was in stark contrast to the markets forecast of a 1.2 million barrel build.
16 Sep 2015