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Bleak Outlook for Global Bunker Demand
Supplier says it will be 18 to 24 months before larger demand starts coming back.
19 Oct 2012
Singapore to see LNG Bunkering by 2015
MPA is expected to finalise licensing requirements for bunker suppliers and craft operators by Q1 2013.
19 Oct 2012
MPA In Singapore Joint Oil Spill Exercise
Goal of the multi-agency JOSE 2012 exercise was was to familiarise responding agencies to the Oil Spill Contingency Plan.
19 Oct 2012
Thursday Sees Bunker Prices Continue to Fall
Many ports saw another day of moderate losses on Thursday, while crude continued to see little change.
18 Oct 2012
OW Bunker Calls for Collaboration on Low-Sulfur Bunkers
The fuel supplier says the ECA's 1 percent sulfur fuel rule has create a supply-demand imbalance in North America
18 Oct 2012
EC Calls for Limits on Food-Based Biofuels
New rules would force industry to develop more sustainable "second-generation" biofuels, EU governing body says.
18 Oct 2012
Consolidation Coming to Bunker, Shipping Industries
Inatech CEO says smaller companies must become part of larger firms or find specialty niches.
18 Oct 2012
U.S. Navy On Course With Renewable Energy Timeline
The Navy argues the extra expense of bio-diesel is worthwhile partly to help build a mass market.
18 Oct 2012
Iranian Oil Firms Threaten Legal Action Against EU Sanctions
Source says sanctions are affecting 30 governmental and private companies as Netanyahu says they "are hitting the Iranian economy hard."
18 Oct 2012
Cat Fines Up in US Bunkers as Sulfur Level Drops
DNVPS' Charlotte Rojgaard says as ECA regulations took effect in the US, aluminum and silicon levels rose in bunkers from the country's ports.
18 Oct 2012
Wednesday Bunker Prices Move Down
Many ports saw bunker prices move down on Wednesday, and crude saw small gains.
17 Oct 2012
RN-Bunker Completes Quality Management Process
Lloyd's Register FOBAS says efforts to establish an unbroken chain of control over the quality of bunker fuel holds a bright future.
17 Oct 2012
DNV, Industry Players in Australian LNG Bunkering Study
Study will cover the infrastructure and regulatory requirements for the adoption of LNG fueled ships in Australian waters.
17 Oct 2012
Egyptian Port Strike Stops Cargo Movement
Port owner DP World says the strike has cost it $6.6 million in fines from affected shipping companies.
17 Oct 2012
New FIS Service for Bunker Hedging
The service offers real-time data and swap contracts in sizes as small as one tonne for ship owners and charterers.
17 Oct 2012
13 Organisations Sign Maritime Singapore Green Pledge
MPA said there was now a total of 40 organisations that have pledged their commitment to supporting and promoting clean and green shipping in Singapore.
17 Oct 2012
Drop in Container Volumes at Port of Long Beach
Blames continuing weakness in the economy, and cutbacks in ship calls by several niche vessel operators.
17 Oct 2012
Singapore Wants More Mass Flow Meter Use
MPA introduces step-by-step industry guide, hopes to promote the development of a Singapore Standard for Mass Flow Metering System.
17 Oct 2012
Singapore Takes Action on Cappuccino Bunkers
MPA has commissioned an in-depth study and set up a bunkering assistance hotline for quantity disputes.
17 Oct 2012
K-Line to Sell 10% of its Capesize Bulkers
The sale could reduce the firms annual cargo capacity by up to 10 million tonnes.
17 Oct 2012