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Fuel Cell/Battery Combo Planned for Norwegian Fjords

Matching alternative forms of power will increase ship's reach.

5 Feb 2020

Singapore Bunker Supplier Count Falls to 44 on Brightoil Exit

Some 55 suppliers were licensed at the port at the start of 2019.

5 Feb 2020

Mercuria, Trafigura, GP Global Eye Singapore Bunker Supplier Role: Report

A spate of fresh bunker licence applications may add new players to southeast Asian premier bunkering hub.

5 Feb 2020

Wärtsilä to Fit Battery Power Systems to Three Finnlines Ferries

The ships will be fitted with a hybrid system including 500 kWh of energy storage, allowing them to operate with zero emissions while in port.

5 Feb 2020

Coronavirus Could Cut 0.7% from 2020 Global Container Throughput Growth: Alphaliner

The extended Lunar New Year holidays will cut cargo volumes at Chinese ports by more than 6 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in the first quarter.

5 Feb 2020

NORbunker Expands Team With Additional Trader

NORbunker was founded in 2016 and focuses on the Northern European market.

4 Feb 2020

Alfa Laval Joins Wärtsilä in Reporting Q4 Decline in Scrubber Sales

The company cited uncertainty over the price and availability of fuels as a factor.

4 Feb 2020

NYK Signs Deal to Build Second LNG-Fuelled Car Carrier

The ship is due for delivery in 2022.

4 Feb 2020

Eastern Pacific Shipping Reports 4.6% Drop in Carbon Emissions in 2019

The company's carbon emissions per tonne mile have fallen by 14.2% since 2015.

4 Feb 2020

Hapag-Lloyd Announces Biofuel Trial to Cut Carbon Emissions

The B20 blend consists of 80% low sulfur fuel oil and 20% biofuel.

4 Feb 2020

VLSFOs - The Black Carbon Emissions Debate?

It is difficult to understand why it is believed by some, that all VLSFOs may be producing more black carbon due to their aromatic content.

4 Feb 2020

FOBAS Alert: Elevated Sediment Fuels from Rotterdam

The TSP results of these fuel samples range from 0.17 – 0.26% mass.

3 Feb 2020

Crude Plummets as Coronavirus Causes Huge Refinery Cuts

Crude will remain "reactionary" to media headlines, says CIBC analyst.

3 Feb 2020

Coronavirus and Extended New Year Hit Singapore VLSFO Premium to Rotterdam

Singapore's VLSFO premium over Rotterdam dropped to a six-week low on Friday.

3 Feb 2020

India Exempts VLSFO From Import Tax: Reuters

The country's federal budget for 2020/21 includes the exemption, Reuters reported Saturday.

3 Feb 2020

MOL CFO Warns of Potential Coronavirus Delays to Scrubber Retrofits: Reuters

The delays may tighten freight markets, Reuters cited MOL's chief financial officer as saying Friday.

3 Feb 2020

Brightoil Releases Unaudited Results Showing $329 Million Loss in 2018-19

The results, released on Friday, show a loss of HK$2.544 billion in the year to 30 June, 2019.

3 Feb 2020

Gasum to Supply LNG Bunkers to Equinor Crude Tankers

Supply will commence when the new ships start operating later this year.

3 Feb 2020

Vopak Completes Sale of Algeciras Storage Terminal

The storage company has sold terminals in Algeciras, Amsterdam and Hamburg to Australia's First State Investments.

3 Feb 2020

IMO 2020 Sends January Bunker Bills 66% Higher

Favourable outlook for owners of scrubber equipped tonnage continues with a January premium for VLSFO over HSFO of $280+/mt.

3 Feb 2020