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SIBCON22: Shell Has 'Heavy Safety Reservations' About Ammonia Bunkers

While the firm is in principle open to any of the future alternative bunker options under discussion, it has 'heavy safety reservations' about ammonia, a Shell Marine representative tells Ship & Bunker.

10 Oct 2022

OPEC Move Keeps Prices Up As Rudderless Washington Releases More SPR Inventory

Meanwhile, Ron Insana outlines a strategy to cripple OPEC.

7 Oct 2022

SIBCON22: SEA-LNG Study Forecasts 30% Drop in Bio-LNG Bunker Costs by 2030

The study was produced by the Maritime Energy and Sustainable Development Centre of Excellence at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, on behalf of SEA-LNG.

7 Oct 2022

Maersk Gains Cargo Space in New Methanol-Fuelled Ships From Optimised Design

The container line has been able to find more space for cargo with a minor change in design, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.

7 Oct 2022

BUNKER JOBS: Bunker Holding Seeks Administrative Risk Manager in Denmark

The firm is looking for candidates with strong written and spoken Danish and English, and possibly with a degree in finance or experience in a similar position.

7 Oct 2022

Cepsa to Offer Biofuel Bunker Blends After Successful Trial

The firm recently tested a blend of ISSC-certified used cooking oil with VLSFO over several weeks on board its chartered vessel the Montestena.

7 Oct 2022

EMSA Deploys Sulfur Sniffer Drone at Marseilles-Fos

The deployment follows a request from the French authorities to support tasks including the monitoring of marine emissions in the area.

7 Oct 2022

Cepsa Bunker Hires Global Director From Maersk Oil Trading

The firm has hired Samir Fernandez as the new global director of Cepsa Bunker, a representative tells Ship & Bunker.

7 Oct 2022

Oil Maintains Rally As Experts Disagree About Impact Of OPEC Cuts

Meanwhile, Biden claims "There's a lot of alternatives" to take.

6 Oct 2022

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2022: Week 39

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from September 29 – October 5, 2022.

6 Oct 2022

SIBCON22: Berge Bulk Plans Methanol-Fuelled Vessel Orders

Meeting its zero-carbon target by 2025 will initially require carbon offsets, but methanol-fuelled ships are likely to be a medium-term focus, CEO James Marshall tells Ship & Bunker.

6 Oct 2022

Three Former Sentek Bunker Clerks Face Corruption Charges Over Shell Singapore MGO Misappropriation

Wong Wai Meng, Wong Kuin Wah and Boo Pu Wen were scheduled to face the charges in a Singapore court on Thursday.

6 Oct 2022

SIBCON22: Vitol Bunkers Takes Up Half of Singapore's Biofuel Sales in 2022

In 2022 about 70,000 mt of biofuel blends have been sold in Singapore, of which Vitol was involved in about half.

6 Oct 2022

SIBCON22: Panel Warns of Potential LNG Bunker Barge Shortage

Orders of LNG bunker barges may not be coming in at the pace required to keep up with the rapid demand growth seen in recent years.

6 Oct 2022

KPI OceanConnect Saw Volumes Gains in Q2 as Global Market Declined

The company's global volumes climbed by 2% in Q2 compared with Q1, while Ship & Bunker and BLUE Insight estimate the global market slipped by 5.3%.

5 Oct 2022

OPEC Supply Cuts Anger Western Leaders As Oil Prices Rise Yet Again

But the Oil & Gas Association blames Biden for OPEC's influence in the U.S.

5 Oct 2022

SIBCON22: Singapore Develops Biofuel Bunker Quality Standard

A concern that the ISO would take some time to develop such a specification may have prompted the move, a market source tells Ship & Bunker.

5 Oct 2022

SIBCON22: Vote of Confidence for 'Pragmatic' LNG Bunkers From Singapore Government

"I want to be clear, LNG is not zero-carbon, but it is better than traditional bunker fuels," Chee Hong Tat said in the opening address at Sibcon on Wednesday.

5 Oct 2022

Stena Bulk to Trial Onboard Carbon Capture

To assess technology's potential for shipping.

5 Oct 2022

Netherlands-Based Gulf Bunkering Acquires Zeeland Bunkering

The acquisition adds four barges totalling 650 m3 in capacity to Gulf Bunkering's supply footprint.

5 Oct 2022