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US Gulf Bunker Contamination Problems Still Ongoing: FOBAS

The most recent sample with a confirmed problem that the firm has seen was bunkered in mid-October.

18 Dec 2023

Euronav Tankers to Avoid Red Sea Until Further Notice

"The safety of our crew and our ships comes first," the company was cited as saying.

18 Dec 2023

Container Firm Evergreen Line Halts Shipments to Israel

The company is pausing the shipments with immediate effect.

18 Dec 2023

BP Halts All Tanker Voyages Through Red Sea

Oil tankers now appear to be following the container industry in avoiding the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

18 Dec 2023

Chemical Tanker Targeted for Missile Attack in Red Sea

The 20,000 DWT chemical tanker Swan Atlantic had several projectiles fired at it from areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi movement on Monday morning.

18 Dec 2023

ANALYSIS: Boxships Avoiding Suez Could Lift Global Bunker Demand 2%

Container lines avoiding using the Suez Canal because of unrest in the Red Sea could boost global bunker demand by as much as 2%, according to a Ship & Bunker analysis.

18 Dec 2023

Baseblue Hires Bunker Trader in Greece

The new hire previously worked in the chartering department of shipping firm Marla Dry Bulk Ship Management.

18 Dec 2023

BUNKER JOBS: Trading Firm Seeks Arabic-Speaking Trader in Dubai

A global trading firm is seeking to hire an Arabic-speaking bunker trader in Dubai, Maritime Recruitment Company Ltd tells Ship & Bunker.

18 Dec 2023

UK Reports New Explosion in Red Sea on Monday Morning

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency is investigating a report of an explosion close to an unnamed vessel in the Baab al-Mandab.

18 Dec 2023

BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Jumps to One-Week High

Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index rose to the highest level since December 11 on Friday.

18 Dec 2023

Suez Canal Authority: Traffic is Flowing Normally Despite Red Sea Attacks

The Suez Canal being rendered effectively unusable to large shipping companies would have some significant knock-on effects for the shipping industry and global trade.

18 Dec 2023

INTERVIEW: Industry Stakeholders Struggling to Understand Impact of EU-ETS, says MFA

Executive Officer Anthony Mollet tells Ship & Bunker that biofuels, sanctions, and training are other key areas where the MFA has been helping its membership this year.

18 Dec 2023

Hong Kong's OOCL Halts Shipments to Israel

The firm is stopping the shipments 'due to operational issues'.

17 Dec 2023

CMA CGM Joins Red Sea Boxship Exodus After Houthi Attacks

The company has instructed all vessels scheduled to pass through the Red Sea to pause their journeys in safe waters until further notice.

16 Dec 2023

MSC Joins Other Container Lines in Avoiding Suez After Attacks

The firm's boxship the MSC Palatium III has been taken out of service with 'limited fire damage after an attack in the Red Sea on Friday morning.

16 Dec 2023

UK Warship Shoots Down Drone in Red Sea

The HMS Diamond shot down the drone with a Sea Viper missile early on Saturday.

16 Dec 2023

Oil Trading Follows Conflicting Sentiment On Demand, Prices Decline

However, the commodity achieves its first weekly gain in two months.

15 Dec 2023

World Shipping Council Calls for 'Decisive Action' in Response to Red Sea Attacks

"The time for resolute international engagement is now," the organisation said on Friday following the latest attacks.

15 Dec 2023

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Halt All Container Shipments Through Red Sea After Attacks

Maersk will send vessels on the longer route around Africa rather than traversing the Red Sea.

15 Dec 2023

Spain's Baleària Launches LNG-Fuelled Ferry

The ferry is the firm's 11th to run on LNG as a bunker fuel.

15 Dec 2023