Bunkering
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Stena Bulk MR tanker takes on biofuel
Swedish tanker owner Stena Bulk has commenced a test to run one of its MR tankers on 100% biofuel. The…
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Wärtsilä commences testing for ammonia as a ship fuel
Finnish marine technology group Wärtsilä has initiated combustion trials using ammonia to help the company prepare for the use of…
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Fuel price spread plummets to as low as $62 per tonne
Latest data from Ship&Bunker shows the average price spread between high and low sulphur fuel oil at the world’s 20…
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Bunker price spread edges into double-digit territory
The average price spread between low and high sulphur fuel at the world’s four largest bunkering hubs ducked into double-digit…
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Shipping passes peak scrubber as fuel price spread stabilises
The tenth week of the year has finally brought some stability to the bunker price differential between high and low…
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UECC and GoodFuels commence car carrier biofuel trial
Norwegian-headquartered roro operator UECC has teamed up with marine biofuel firm GoodFuels to launch a trial of GoodFuels Bio-Fuel Oil…
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Fuel carriage ban comes into effect
Port state control authorities began to enforce the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) fuel carriage ban yesterday, whereby ships without a…
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Splash Extra: Rapid fuel price spread drop catches industry by surprise
There is an inevitable coronavirus theme to the February issue of Splash Extra with all the main shipping markets coming…
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KPI Bridge Oil acquires OceanConnect from Glencore
Bunker broker and trader KPI Bridge Oil has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire OceanConnect Marine,…
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Maersk makes late scrubber run, set to increase HFO use by 150%
Maersk, the world’s largest containerline, is set to more than double the amount of heavy fuel oil (HFO) its fleet…
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Illicit secondary bunker market emerging as carriage ban approaches
Law firm Ince Gordon Dadds is warning of rogue bunker operations escalating as the days tick down to the International…
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BW LPG retrofits another four ships
BW LPG has announced that it has exercised an option for the delivery of four additional LPG dual-fuel engines. With…
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Ammonia’s advantages detailed in new report
A 33-page report from class society Korean Register (KR) has highlighted the advantages of ammonia as a ship fuel, the…
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Dutch multinationals demand more transparent CO2 reporting per container
On the back of successful biofuel trials onboard the 18,000 teu from Rotterdam to Shanghai last year, the Danish carrier…
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DNV GL develops LNG bunkering platform
One of the biggest backers of LNG as a marine fuel has developed a one-stop shop platform for owners to…
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Hapag-Lloyd trials biofuel on boxship
German liner Hapag-Lloyd has launched the trial of B20 fuel, a combination of low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) and bio-diesel…
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ADNOC trials biofuel on its OSVs
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has said it will trial biofuel on its ships. “We’re studying with one of…
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MOL details restructuring measures
Japan’s largest shipping company by fleet size and revenues, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), has announced a restructuring today. Effective April…
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January’s top research picks
Launched yesterday for subscribers of Splash Extra, our team of journalists has combed through the the hundreds of shipping analyst…
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New report argues LNG as a fuel could worsen shipping’s climate impact
A damning report published this week from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that ships fuelled by liquefied…
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