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Bunker Markets Confused as Energy Markets Make Mixed Movements
Soft bunker markets in the near future seem to continue despite any short term spikes.
23 Mar 2015
Shipowners Unhappy With Worldscale ECA Differential Review
Differentials suggested by current spot prices are some way below Worldscale published rates.
23 Mar 2015
Rosneft Bunker Sales Up 21% in 2014
The company sold almost four million tones of bunker fuel.
23 Mar 2015
Higher Fuel Export Taxes May Lead to Russian Bunker Price Hike
A new law announced late last year hiked Russian fuel oil export duties to 76 percent of the current rate on crude oil.
23 Mar 2015
Alliances Launch Asia-U.S. East Coast Services to Bypass West Coast Congestion
Panama Canal will be used to complete new all-water services between Asia and the U.S. East Coast.
23 Mar 2015
DNV GL Launches Fuel Saving Hull, Propeller Performance Monitor
DNV GL's new ECO Insight module monitors hull and propeller degradation to calculate optimal maintenance schedules.
23 Mar 2015
Singapore's MPA Urges More Cooperation In Battling Piracy
The city-state reconfirmed its own commitment to the cause.
23 Mar 2015
Eurotunnel Expects to Benefit from ECA Cost Increases
Eurotunnel's pricing will become more competitive as ferry operators are forced to raise prices to recover rising costs, says CEO.
23 Mar 2015
Industry Insight: An interview with Samir Bailouni, Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Co.)
Industry Insight: An interview with Samir Bailouni, Nakilat (Qatar Gas Transport Co.)
Nakilat is a Qatari company that ships LNG from Qatar mega projects to the world.
23 Mar 2015
Aegean: New Business Will Push 2015 Results Higher, But 2014 Volumes Like-for-Like
"It was basically same store sales," says President as Aegean exceeds 3 million tonnes in quarterly bunker sales for the first time.
23 Mar 2015
Bunkers Sales Triple at Russian Port
The Port of Kavkaz said growth was largely because of increased cargo sent to Crimea.
20 Mar 2015
New Terminal Gives Boost to Cape Verde Bunker Market
Enacol built the terminal for $1.9 million
20 Mar 2015
New Sulfur Regulations "Favourable" for Aegean
Tighter sulfur regulations means better spreads and disruption to competitors, says Aegean.
20 Mar 2015
Reports: Armed Bunker Pirates Steal 1,500 tonnes of Fuel in SE Asia
The hijacked Malaysian ship has since been found off Indonesia with its crew unharmed, but without the cargo of bunkers it was carrying from Singapore.
20 Mar 2015
Russian Far East Bunker Market Doubles, Hits 47% of National Sales
Bunker sales in the Russian Far East almost doubled in 2014, hitting 8.145 million tonnes out of a total for the country of 17.13 million tonnes.
20 Mar 2015
Crude Resumes Price Decline
Brent front-month contracts for May fell under $54 before settling at $54.43.
19 Mar 2015
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2015 Week 11
Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report: 2015 Week 11
Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue.com's demolition sales from Mar 12 - 18, 2015.
19 Mar 2015
Aegean: Low Oil Prices Good for Business
Low oil prices mean higher sales volumes as well as lower operating and interest costs, says Aegean President.
19 Mar 2015
Vladivostok to Become "Free Port" in 2016
It is not clear whether bunkers will be included within the duty free regime, but the focus is said to be on logistics, ship repair and export-oriented goods.
19 Mar 2015
Slow Steaming has Created a "Huge Gap" in the Market
Slow steaming by shipping companies has opened a gap for rail transport, which although more expensive is seen as quicker and more reliable.
19 Mar 2015