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Imprecise Fuel Grades on BDNs May Cause Emissions Reporting Problems: Lloyd's Register

Terms that bunker suppliers tend to use on the BDNs such as VLSFO or LSHFO do not follow ISO 8217 guidelines and may mean an incorrect emissions factor is noted for the receiving ship when the note is submitted to the IMO.

31 May 2022

EU to Ban Seaborne Imports of Russian Oil

The plan has been agreed as apart of a sanctions package negotiated at a summit in Brussels.

31 May 2022

Oil Up On EU Optimism And Shanghai Covid Restrictions Lifted

Hungary's requirements seem to bode well for an agreement on Russian bans.

30 May 2022

Japanese Firms Launch Battery-Powered Tugboat

Tokyo Kisen and e5 Lab held a naming and launching ceremony for the electric tug Taiga last week.

30 May 2022

MOL to Be First Japanese Shipping Firm in First Movers Coalition

The company has joined the group with a view to increasing cooperation to help achieve a net zero 2050 target for shipping.

30 May 2022

Iran Seizes Two Greek Tankers After US Oil Confiscation

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy seized two Greek tankers for violations in Gulf waters.

30 May 2022

Avenir LNG Takes Delivery of 20,000 M3 Bunkering Vessel

The firm has taken delivery of the dual-purpose LNG supply and bunker delivery vessel Avenir Achievement.

30 May 2022

Average Bunker Price Jumps Back Above $1,000/MT

The global average VLSFO price gained $25/mt to $1,000.50/mt on Friday, according to Ship & Bunker's G20 Index of prices at 20 leading bunkering ports.

30 May 2022

World Fuel Oil Summit XIII to Address Chaotic Cargo Market in Wake of Russia Crisis

Speakers will include John Ghio, captain of the Gibraltar Port Authority, Savvas Manousos of Spanish energy company Cepsa, Carnival's Michael McNamara and Wärtsilä's Sigurd Jenssen.

30 May 2022

Oil Posts Fifth Straight Weekly Gain As Warnings Of Brent Hitting $150 Surface

Meanwhile, the G7 implore OPEC to open their taps and relieve the crunch.

27 May 2022

Malaysia's Straits Energy Resources Reports 1.3% Gain in Q1 Bunkering Profit

The firm saw pre-tax profit of 3.9 million ringgit ($890,276) from its oil trading and bunkering services unit in the first quarter of this year.

27 May 2022

South African Authorities 'Optimistic' Over Algoa Bay Bunker Spill Impact

No oil has reached the beaches, most of the spilled oil has been cleaned, no oiled birds have been spotted and no oil sheen is visible on the water.

27 May 2022

Peninsula: Low Viscosity VS Lubricity in Fuel Quality Analysis

Jeroen de Vos, head of quality at Peninsula, discusses the difference between low viscosity and lubricity in marine fuels.

27 May 2022 · Jeroen de Vos, Peninsula

BUNKER JOBS: CLIA Seeks Environment and Safety Senior Manager

The organisation is looking for candidates with a good knowledge of international and European shipping legislation.

27 May 2022

S&B ANALYSIS: Supply Crunch Sends Singapore VLSFO Premium to Rotterdam to Record High

Singapore's bunker supplies are tightening just as demand looks set to improve following the re-opening of Shanghai.

27 May 2022

Funnel Fire Halts Carnival Cruise Ship

The Carnival Freedom safety response crew extinguished a fire inside the ship's funnel while in port at Grand Turk on Thursday.

27 May 2022

Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2022: Week 21

Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from May 19 – May 25, 2022.

26 May 2022

Shrinking Supply Buoys Oil Prices, But Demand Destruction Is Beginning

Meanwhile, the U.K. imposes a 25% windfall tax to aid poor homeowners.

26 May 2022

Algoa Bay Bunkering Suspended After Fuel Spill From Minerva Vessels

The spill took place in Algoa Bay on May 23 during a transfer between the tanker Umnega II and the barge MT Lefkas.

26 May 2022

CMA CGM Boxship in First Pipe-to-Ship LNG Bunkering at Cartagena

Spain's Enagas and Repsol jointly bunkered the Borealis with LNG at the Cartagena gas terminal earlier this month.

26 May 2022