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Chemoil Confirms COO / CFO Resignation
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer Mats Henrik Berglund to join Pacific Basin Shipping Limited in Hong Kong.
7 May 2012
Lorenzo Shipping Profits Slip 78% for 2011
Manila-based box shipper says higher freight revenues were offset by rising bunker costs
4 May 2012
Ship Operators Vetting Bunker Suppliers for Iranian Product
But BIMCO analyst says the problem is "We don't know how much Iranian oil is already blended in [to existing product]".
4 May 2012
New Trader at Dan-Bunkering's Head Office
Yong Geng joins Dan-Bunkering's trading team in Middelfart, Denmark.
3 May 2012
Vopak Selected for Baltic LNG Terminal Feasibility Study
Tallinn terminal could supply "the whole of the Baltics and Finland."
3 May 2012
Tide Data Saves $9,400 of Bunker Costs in One Journey
Tidetech says newly available information can improve efficiency on coastal shipping routes.
3 May 2012
Sunken US Army Vessel "Leaking bunker Fuel"
USAT Brigadier General M. G. Zalinski sank in 1946 with a reported 700 tonnes of bunker fuel on board.
2 May 2012
Cruise Companies Want Congress On Board with Alternate ECA Rules
Cruise-ship industry reported to be lobbying Washington to press the EPA as Short Sea Shippers ask for exceptions to be made.
2 May 2012
Iranian sanctions Putting Asian Fuel Oil Markets 'At Risk'
Asian fuel market could see a defect equivalent to 45 percent of current Singapore inventories every month.
2 May 2012
'Large volumes' of Iranian Bunkers Diverted to Singapore
Traders quoted as saying that "disguising the origin of shipping fuel in Singapore is easier".
2 May 2012
World Fuel Services' Bunker Business Grows 37%
World Fuel Services Corporation says 2012 Q1 year-on-year gross profit for its marine segment grew $14.9 million to $55.1 million.
2 May 2012
Significant Profit Decline Warning for Brightoil
Hong Kong bunker operator is expecting profits to "decrease significantly".
1 May 2012
No P&I Cover for Ships Carrying Iranian Bunkers
Directive will have a "far-reaching impact" with any ship running on Iranian origin bunker fuel, regardless of nationality or type, to be affected.
1 May 2012
Call for Ship Owners to Pay for Oil Spill Clean Ups And Compensation
Vancouver Mayor's proposed legislation would mean multi-billion dollar insurance coverage for ship owners who would be liable for all oil spill clean up and compensation costs.
1 May 2012
Short Sea Shippers Want Smaller North American ECA
CSL President Paul Cozza says "although well-intended, flaws in current ECA regulations will jeopardize the Short Sea Shipping sector."
26 Apr 2012
Shipping Companies Land Fines for Sulphur Level Violations
Dojima Marine and Korkyra Shipping fined $55,500 each.
25 Apr 2012
Largest Ever Mewis Duct Records 5% VLCC Fuel Savings
Bunker fuel savings equate to reducing CO2 emissions by 2,800 tonnes of per year.
24 Apr 2012
Prices Mixed Across the Major Ports
Prices generally mixed, with major Asian ports firming.
24 Apr 2012
Ports are a 'Major Source of Pollution'
Study shows 30 percent of sulfur dioxide in Shenzhen came from the ports.
24 Apr 2012
Singapore and Norway Sign Maritime MOUs
Deals aim to strengthen education and training efforts across maritime sector, and promote sustainable maritime-related R&D in Singapore.
24 Apr 2012