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Singapore Shipping Association Says Most SE Asia Hijacking Incidents Are Armed Robbery, Not Piracy
SSA says robbery takes place within the territorial waters and under the jurisdiction of the sovereign state, whereas piracy is on the high seas.
25 Jun 2015
New Physical Supplier Enters the Colombian Market
"Our aim is to provide the best marine bunker fuel service to the shipping industry in Colombia," Petrobunkers tells Ship & Bunker.
25 Jun 2015
ClassNK Release Advisory on New Hong Kong Sulfur Rules
Ships must keep information such as arrivals, departures and fuel-switching completions on record for three years.
25 Jun 2015
Hopes of a Charter Rate Rise Buoyed by Drop in Idle Fleet
Idle box capacity last week slide to a five year low of 228,400 TEU.
25 Jun 2015
Bunker Pirates: Caning, 10 Years for Sun Birdie Hijackers
Nine Indonesians were sentenced to 10 years jail and one stroke of the rotan by the Kota Tinggi Sessions court for the robbing of chemical tanker Mt Sun Birdie.
25 Jun 2015
China Drafting Maritime Emissions Regulations
Ships would be required to use shore-based power while berthed at ports, with all ports required to install shore land-based power services.
25 Jun 2015
Crude Futures Fall After Early Rally
Bunkers mostly steady as Brent tumbled nearly $1.00 settling at $63.50 per barrel while WTI fell $0.74 cents settling at $60.27 per barrel.
24 Jun 2015
FMC: No Indication of Price Fixing from Container Alliances
Mario Cordero, chairman FMC, says global maritime regulators have found no evidence of price fixing in freight rates among container shipping alliances.
24 Jun 2015
Global Risk Management Reports "Solid" Fiscal Year Results as Clients Increase
The hedging solutions company said that the volatility of oil has boosted client activity over the past year.
24 Jun 2015
LR: Carnival Mega-Vessel Order Shows LNG Bunkers are "Looking Like an Increasingly Attractive Option"
Lloyd's Register has praised Carnival's decision to build four newbuild LNG-powered mega-cruise ships.
24 Jun 2015
Singapore Eyes More Mega-Ship Calls as PM Opens Latest Pasir Panjang Terminal Expansion
Singapore's container port has opened its newest addition with all new berths designed to handle container ships with capacities larger than 10,000 TEUs.
24 Jun 2015
One Bunker Spill Threat Ended After Listing Ship off Mumbai Towed to Safety, Four More Ships Send Distress Calls
Four more container ships are said to have made distress calls of the Mumbai coast guard due to "extremely bad" weather.
24 Jun 2015
GAC Joins World Ocean Council
The WOC focuses on sustainability and the conservation of the ocean.
24 Jun 2015
Shipping is "Too Conservative" Says Outgoing DNV GL CEO
Henrik O. Madsen urged the industry to see new legislation as opportunities rather than setbacks.
24 Jun 2015
5 Orkim Harmony Pirates Still at Large
MMEA says a total of 13 individuals were involved in the hijacking of MT Orkim Harmony, including eight in custody and another five that still remain at large.
24 Jun 2015
Industry Insight: Five Key Decisions Made at MEPC68
Industry Insight: Five Key Decisions Made at MEPC68
BLUE outlines five key decisions taken at the latest session of the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee.
24 Jun 2015
Crude Futures Rally Heavily on Talk of Iran Deal Delay
if the green-back was soft today we could have easily expected Brent crude prices to be well over $65.00 per barrel.
23 Jun 2015
Asia-Europe Box Rates Slide Even Further, Carriers Now Losing Double What They Were Last Week
"With the bunker-adjustment-factor surcharge at $300 for Asia-Europe, we are losing close to $100 per box," says operator.
23 Jun 2015
Malaysia: Arrest After Investigation into Subsidized Diesel Smuggling
About 1,500 litres of diesel was recovered at the time of the arrest.
23 Jun 2015
Alfa Laval PureNOx Approved for EGR System
The company's PureNOx has been approved for use with the MAN Diesel & Turbo EGR system.
23 Jun 2015