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Hong Kong's OOCL Orders Five New Giant Boxships

The vessels will have a cargo capacity of 23,000 TEU, bigger than any boxships on the water today.

12 Mar 2020

Saudi Output Uptick Causes More Crude Losses, But Analyst Sees Chance For Industry To Restructure

Meanwhile, the IEA downgrades its demand forecast.

11 Mar 2020

FEATURE: Remote Island FONAR Shows Environmental Dilemma for Scrubber Bans

Vessel forced to burn HSFO with its scrubber shut off to comply with local regulations.

11 Mar 2020

Bunker Supply Continues at Italian Ports Despite Quarantine: Shipowner

Italy extended emergency virus containment measures to the entire country this week, with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conti ordering people to stay at home and seek permission for essential travel, but the country's ports have continued to operate.

11 Mar 2020

MAN to Provide Engines for New Tallink Grupp LNG-Fuelled Ferry

Tallink Grupp's new ferry the MyStar will have duel-fuel main engines supplied by MAN, with LNG as the primary fuel.

11 Mar 2020

Tanker Oprator TORM Plans 17 More Scrubber Installations This Year

As of March 11 the company has 30 vessels operating with scrubbers.

11 Mar 2020

COVID-19 Outbreak Cuts February Long Beach Container Throughput by 9.8%

The port authority expects a sharp rally in thoughput once the virus is contained.

11 Mar 2020

Consultant Sees Low Bunker Price Prompting Boxships to Dodge Suez and Panama

In late 2015 and early 2016 as many as 100 ships took advantage of low bunker prices to avoid the canals.

11 Mar 2020

Oil Rebounds, But Threat of Russia/Saudi Price War Still Worries Analysts

Meanwhile, another expert dismisses claims that U.S. shale was in Russia's crosshairs.

10 Mar 2020

Sea-Intelligence Sees COVID-19 Impact on Container Freight 'Subsiding Rapidly'

The past two weeks have seen a "tapering off" in new boxship blank sailing announcements, according to the marine analysis firm.

10 Mar 2020

FONAR Filings Do Not Reflect True Scale of VLSFO Shortages: BIMCO

A lack of FONARs being filed does not necessarily mean that VLSFO supply has been sufficient in every port.

10 Mar 2020

Clean Marine Brings Scrubber Retrofit Time Down to 30 Days

The company has recently retrofitted a VLGC with a hybrid scrubber in 30 days.

10 Mar 2020

Saudi Aramco to Hike Crude Supply to 12.3 Million B/D in April: CEO

Total Saudi production was just 9.69 million b/d in February.

10 Mar 2020

Houston Extends Lead as Most Expensive Bunker Hub for VLSFO

Houston's VLSFO prices first overtook Singapore and Fujairah on February 21, according to Ship & Bunker pricing.

10 Mar 2020

Bunker Jobs: Brokers Wanted

Dubai, London, and worldwide remote positions are available.

10 Mar 2020

Historic Losses For Crude Point to U.S. Shale In Russia's Crosshairs, Say Analysts

Meanwhile, IEA wants Saudis and Russia to abandon playing "Russian Roulette."

9 Mar 2020

S&B ANALYSIS: OPEC+ Collapse and COVID-19 Could be Perfect Storm for Bunker Suppliers

Suppressed demand meeting rapidly increasing supply may mean trouble for smaller bunker suppliers.

9 Mar 2020

Standard Club Warns Against Using Open-Loop Scrubbers in Brazil

Brazil's current position on open-loop scrubber discharge is unclear, according to Standard Club.

9 Mar 2020

Lithuania's Port of Klaipeda Joins LNG Bunkering Club

LNG bunker supplier Cryo Shipping delivered 45 cubic meters of LNG in an ISO container to the cement carrier MV Greenland on Sunday

9 Mar 2020

IEA Sees Global Oil Demand Falling for First Time in 11 Years

Global demand may drop by 90,000 b/d this year compared with 2019.

9 Mar 2020