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CSCL Sought for $1.77M in Unpaid OW Bunker Bill
Russian bunker supplier Big Port Service is said to be pursuing CSCL through an arbitration procedure in New York.
14 Apr 2015
Study Reveals Newer Built Ships Are 10 Percent Less Fuel Efficient Than Those Built in 1990
Study also says containerships built 30 years ago exceeded IMO standards set for ships built in 2020 through its Energy Efficiency Design Index.
14 Apr 2015
Vancouver Mayor Slams "Totally Inadequate" Response to Bunker Spill
Mayor Gregor Robertson said that the lack of provincial and federal response revealed a lack of leadership from the very top.
14 Apr 2015
Crude Maintains Upward Trend
But Citigroup has put out a commodities outlook report stating that Brent Crude will have an average of $55 per barrel during 2015.
13 Apr 2015
New Tallink High Speed Ferry to Run on Linde LNG System
"With this project, AS Tallink Grupp and the marine industry takes an important step to contribute to a green Baltic Sea," says MD.
13 Apr 2015
Ship That Caused Bunker Spill in Vancouver Was On Maiden Voyage
The MV Marathassa was reportedly in Vancouver collecting grain.
13 Apr 2015
Russia's Port Kavkaz Doubles Bunker Sales as Q1 Throughput Triples
Bunker sales rose to 84,500 tonnes between January and March 2015.
13 Apr 2015
Update: Shipowner Will Likely Have To Pay for All Vancouver Bunker Spill Cleanup Costs
The M/V Marathassa was confirmed as the cause of the bunker spill.
13 Apr 2015
Condor Ferries to Fit DuPont Scrubbers
"We will minimize sulphur oxide and particulate emissions whilst keeping prices as low as possible for freight transport," said Condor.
13 Apr 2015
Geos Group in Strategic Alliance with Phillips 66
Under the agreement, Phillips 66 will operate all ex-rack road loading services from Geos Group's recently opened Port of Blyth storage facility.
13 Apr 2015
3 Year Study Concludes Eco-Retrofits Can Realistically Give 5% Fuel Savings
The project was in part initiated by Imtech Marine, and was funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme.
13 Apr 2015
Norwegian Ferries to Install Bunker Saving Rolls-Royce Propulsion Systems
Full feathering propellers allow the ferry operators to reduce the amount of engine power needed during crossings, says Rolls-Royce.
13 Apr 2015
Wärtsilä Says New Pump is "Important Enabler" for LNG Bunkers
The Wärtsilä Svanehøj ECA Fuel Pump minimises the gas pump's contribution to boil-off gas generation, improving efficiency, says maker.
13 Apr 2015
G6 Alliance Struggling with Smooth Integration of East-West Networks
Industry criticism has also pointed to the number of participants, all with different company philosophies and geographical priorities.
10 Apr 2015
Singapore Dry Bulk Market Might Not Be "So Bad" in 2015
Comapnies are focussed on driving efficiencies while ship orders have "ground to a halt," says Precious MD.
10 Apr 2015
Iran Deal: Iran Says Sanctions Must Lift From Day 1, EU Renews Existing Sanctions
Hourani says Iran will not sign a deal unless sanctions lift from day one, meanwhile the EU renews sanctions against 33 Iranian companies.
10 Apr 2015
Concordia Maritime Receives New Fuel- Efficient Tanker
The Stena Image is the first of two that will be delivered
10 Apr 2015
Room for "Cautious Optimism" in Singapore Maritime Industry
Singapore shipping should invest in R&D, particularly LNG, if it is to be prepared for a future bounce back in bunker prices.
10 Apr 2015
Strong Start to 2015 for Stolt-Nielsen, Expects to Continue to Benefit from Low Bunker Prices
"...but cargo volumes must increase if we are to see any material improvement in the chemical tanker market," says CEO.
10 Apr 2015
ICS: UN Environment Regulations Must Be Economically Viable
"Unless the shipping industry is commercially viable it will not be able to deliver the investments," required by regulators, says ICS.
10 Apr 2015