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Shipping Company Golden Ocean Completes Scrubber Installation Programme
Shipping Company Golden Ocean Completes Scrubber Installation Programme
The company now has 23 Capesize vessels with scrubbers installed.
27 May 2020
Singapore Bunker Margins Post Small Rally on Signs of Increased Demand
Singapore Bunker Margins Post Small Rally on Signs of Increased Demand
The premium for very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) delivered in Singapore over local cargo prices gained $3.18/mt to $14.57/mt in the week to Friday.
27 May 2020
Ferry Company Scandilines Adds Rotor Sail System Overnight
Ferry Company Scandilines Adds Rotor Sail System Overnight
The 30-meter system was added to the M/V Copenhagen at Rostock in just a few hours.
27 May 2020
Surging Demand, Economic Rebound Sends Crude Prices Up Yet Again
Surging Demand, Economic Rebound Sends Crude Prices Up Yet Again
Meanwhile, IEA predicts crude demand won't peak until 2030.
26 May 2020
IBIA Seeks to Develop Bunker Licensing Scheme at Ports Worldwide
IBIA Seeks to Develop Bunker Licensing Scheme at Ports Worldwide
The ports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp plan to introduce such a scheme by the start of 2022, following the example set by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) in Singapore.
26 May 2020
European Commission Publishes Report on Carbon Emissions From Shipping
European Commission Publishes Report on Carbon Emissions From Shipping
The data, from 11,600 ships calling at ports in the European Economic Area (EEA) in 2018, shows the ships contributed a total of 138 million tonnes of carbon dioxide that year.
26 May 2020
Danish Companies Join Forces to Produce Renewable Fuels
Danish Companies Join Forces to Produce Renewable Fuels
AP Moller-Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS, Ørsted and Copenhagen Airports have all joined the partnership.
26 May 2020
ABS Survey Respondents See Hydrogen and Ammonia as Best Long-Term Bunker Options
ABS Survey Respondents See Hydrogen and Ammonia as Best Long-Term Bunker Options
In a recent survey the organisation found 60% of respondents saw ammonia and hydrogen as the most attractive fuel options for the long term.
26 May 2020
Rotterdam Bunker Prices Climb to Two-Month High
Rotterdam Bunker Prices Climb to Two-Month High
The VLSFO price at the Dutch port gained $14.50/mt to $255/mt Monday, the highest level since March 16.
26 May 2020
Oil On Track For Best Month Ever As More Criticism Heaped On Economy-Killing Virus Lockdowns
Oil On Track For Best Month Ever As More Criticism Heaped On Economy-Killing Virus Lockdowns
Meanwhile, India plans to store cheap oil in the U.S.
25 May 2020
State of the Industry: Bunker Suppliers, Ship Owners in for Harder Times
State of the Industry: Bunker Suppliers, Ship Owners in for Harder Times
Ship & Bunker's complimentary two-hour online event will be held on May 26 at 11 AM CET / 10 AM London / 5pm Singapore time.
25 May 2020
Container Industry Sees Some Blank Sailings Reinstated
Container Industry Sees Some Blank Sailings Reinstated
Meanwhile the average size of boxship being used on the Asia-North Europe route has increased to 17,000 TEU.
25 May 2020
Chinese Fuel Oil Output Surged in April
Chinese Fuel Oil Output Surged in April
Fuel oil output gained 68% on the year to hit 3.09 million mt in April.
25 May 2020
K Line Renews Push for Wind Propulsion in Decarbonisation Efforts
K Line Renews Push for Wind Propulsion in Decarbonisation Efforts
Firm said to be sending a clear message to the industry and policy makers that wind propulsion is a credible, viable and increasingly attractive solution.
25 May 2020
Port of Helsinki Cuts Staff Days to Reduce Costs
Port of Helsinki Cuts Staff Days to Reduce Costs
All of the port's staff will be temporarily dismissed for 30 days between August and the end of the year, and for another 30 days early next year.
25 May 2020
Fourth Consecutive Weekly Gain For Crude As Analysts Say Markets Finally Gaining Firm Footing
Fourth Consecutive Weekly Gain For Crude As Analysts Say Markets Finally Gaining Firm Footing
However, Chinese and India demand recovery still poses challenges.
22 May 2020
Bunker One Operated Barge Briefly Detained in Ghana
Bunker One Operated Barge Briefly Detained in Ghana
The Thornton, operated by Bunker One and owned by Union Maritime, was held by the maritime authorities in Ghana early last week.
22 May 2020
Woodside Petroleum to Alter Vincent Crude to Target VLSFO Market
Woodside Petroleum to Alter Vincent Crude to Target VLSFO Market
The company plans to shut off the Cimatti field in Western Australia to raise the average flash point of the Vincent blend.
22 May 2020
Rosneft Starts VLSFO Production at Syzran Refinery
Rosneft Starts VLSFO Production at Syzran Refinery
Rosneft expanded sales of the product to ports in the Russian Far East, the Black Sea, the Arctic and the Baltic in April.
22 May 2020
Straits Inter Logistics Revenue Almost Triples From Bunker Expansion
Straits Inter Logistics Revenue Almost Triples From Bunker Expansion
Revenue from oil trading and bunkering jumped to 659 million ringgit ($151 million) in 2019, up from 256 million ringgit a year earlier.
22 May 2020