Bunkering
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EU Navfor confirms fuel tanker has been hijacked by Somalis
The EU naval force deployed in the Indian Ocean has confirmed that the eight crew onboard the fuel tanker have…
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Suspected first Somali pirate hijacking since 2012
News breaking off the Horn of Africa will send shockwaves across the world’s seafaring community. It looks likely Somali pirates…
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Five Singaporean bunker tankers found to have dodgy mass flow meters
Having found irregularities with some of its mass flow meters Singapore’s Maritime Port Authority has suspended the harbour craft licences…
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PIR and Edison join forces for a new LNG terminal in the port of Ravenna
The Adriatic Sea will have at least one LNG bunkering facility in Italy. Petrolifera Italo Rumena (PIR) along with Italian…
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Former BP bunker exec charged for corruption in Singapore
Chang Peng Hong Clarence, BP’s former eastern regional director for marine fuels, was charged today for taking S$5.65m ($3.98m) in…
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Sulphur cap could add $60bn to annual global bunker bills
According to a Wood Mackenzie study, global bunker fuel costs could rise by up to $60bn annually from 2020, in…
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Shipping has a ‘clear preference’ for a bunker fuel levy: Esben Poulsson
The chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Esben Poulsson, has set out what he believes the industry would like…
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LNG bunkering vessel delivery marks big advance in shipping’s fuel switch
ENGIE, Fluxys, Mitsubishi Corporation, and NYK have taken delivery of the world’s first purpose built liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel…
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PDZ claims to be unfazed by vessel arrest
Malaysia’s PDZ Holdings has tried to play down the financial impact from the arrest of its vessel over unpaid bunker…
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Garolla: Fleet diversification drive
The company’s last investment was a new bunker vessel to be deployed in southern Italy but for the Naples-based Garolla…
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LNG-fuelled capes eyed along ‘Green Corridor’ connecting Oz with China
A group of maritime players are looking at LNG fuelled capesizes to move along a so-called ‘Green Corridor’ between Australia…
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New Ocean Maritime fined for bunkering without licence
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced that Singapore bunker service provider New Ocean Maritime was convicted…
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Petroil Marine tanker runs aground off Canada
Bunkering tanker , operated by Mexican company Petroil Marine, has run aground near Little Pond, Canada while enroute to Sydney…
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Aegean acquires German bunkering unit
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has announced the launch of a new service center in Rostock, Germany that will serve all…
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China extends low sulphur limit to a further 11 ports
China’s Ministry of Transport have expanded a 0.50% sulphur limit for ships operating within three domestic emission control areas (ECAs)…
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Jamaican agency blames bunkering accidents for oil spills in Kingston Harbour
A Jamaican government agency has announced that initial investigations of oil spills in Kingston Harbour last month point mainly to…
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VPS launches Mass Flow Meter Performance Investigation Service
With the imminent implementation of mandatory use of Mass Flow Meters (MFMs) for all heavy fuel supplies in the port…
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Singapore takes the LNG bunkering lead
The republic is pressing ahead with all sorts of initiatives to make LNG as a ship fuel more attractive Singapore…
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Suardiaz and Sarda Bunkers invest in new bunker vessels
Spanish shipping company Suardiaz has finalised an order for three bunker vessels capable of transporting traditional fuels and LNG. Juan…
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Hyundai Mipo cementing reputation for LNG fuel expertise
South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is rapidly building up a reputation as a builder of LNG-fuelled vessels. It has just…
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