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Week Ends with Small Mixed Bunker Price Movements
Bunker prices ended the week with U.S. and Asia mostly steady, while Europe saw small gains.
7 Sep 2012
Matson To Up Fuel Surcharge After Bunkers Rise Over 13%
Surcharge to rise by 4.5% effective October 7, 2012 following decreases in June and July of 3.5% and 3% respectively.
7 Sep 2012
New Dual-Fuel Engine From MAN
Can use HFO, MDO, MGO and natural gas, meeting IMO Tier II standard in diesel mode and Tier III in gas mode.
7 Sep 2012
MV Rena Officers Deported After Early Release
Not know if the men would choose to work on ships again but council said the company has kept their jobs open.
7 Sep 2012
Rolls-Royce Gets Ship of the Year Award
SMM says the choice reflects the importance of the offshore segment.
7 Sep 2012
Tank Barge Operator Makes $116M Acquisition
Kirby adds 10 tank barges, three dry-bulk barges to fleet, says the deal gives it a strong footprint to grow the petrochemical segment.
7 Sep 2012
Iran: Insurance for Any Oil Tanker Carrying Iranian Crude
Iran Insurance Company says extends insurance coverage for every oil tanker loading in Iranian ports.
7 Sep 2012
BP Accused of Gross Negligence and Wilful Misconduct
Damages under the Clean Water Act could nearly quadruple to $21 billion.
7 Sep 2012
Oil Outlook: WTI Expected to Hit $72 a Barrel
Deutsche Bank analyst adds that at the very most anything above $130 a barrel for Brent is unsustainable.
7 Sep 2012
Thursday Bunker Prices Make Small Downward Movements
Global bunker prices fell again in many ports on Thursday, however losses were more modest than yesterday.
6 Sep 2012
New APL Ships To Be 20% More Fuel-Efficient
Hull design accounts for multiple draught and speed conditions will give savings of $3 million per ship per year.
6 Sep 2012
GL Plans Zero-Emissions Ship
Hydrogen for fuel cell would come from wind power while a dual-bunkering approach allows for a three-hour bunkering time.
6 Sep 2012
Titan Wind-Up Petition Adjourned Again
The new hearing will be on September 18, 2012 when SPHL's application to appoint joint provisional liquidators will also be heard.
6 Sep 2012
CMA CGM, Daewoo To Develop LNG-Powered Container Ship
The first vessel could be built within five years when a solution has been completed to supply the vessels with LNG.
6 Sep 2012
DNV Says Fuel Cell Technology Proves Successful
Classification society says it has paved the way for safe and smooth introduction of fuel cells for ships.
6 Sep 2012
Biofuels Get Nod From U.S. General James F. Amos
The high ranking U.S. military official says he is a "big believer" in alternative fuels and that biofuel "is probably just one step along the way."
6 Sep 2012
Bunker Prices Drop on Wednesday
A number of ports worldwide saw bunker prices drop by significant amounts on Wednesday.
5 Sep 2012
LNG is Indisputably the Best Long-Term Solution for Ship Owners
Rolls-Royce's Merchant President Neil Gilliver makes the comments as the EPA approves the firms C-engine range marine LNG engine.
5 Sep 2012
WFS Completes CarterEnergy Deal
Overland Park, Kansas based CarterEnergy is a branded distributor for Philips 66, BP, Valero, Suncor, Shell, ExxonMobil, Cenex and Sinclair.
5 Sep 2012
LUKOIL Ups Stake in Sicily Refinery
ERG sells half its interest in the Italian facility meaning the oil major now holds an equity interest of 80%.
5 Sep 2012