Bunkering
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BunkerEx claims pricing breakthrough
BunkerEx, the new online marketplace for bunker purchases, claims it is now capable of offering the lowest bunker prices for…
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Oshima Shipbuilding develops new ecofuel
Japanese shipyard Oshima Shipbuilding is developing a new fuel, which it claims will meet all upcoming air emission regulations. Called…
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Heated LNG red herring debate
Part of my job as an editor of a daily shipping news title is to generate debate. So when an…
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Fratelli Cosulich acquires bunker tanker for Singapore
Italy’s Fratelli Cosulich has just sealed the acquisition of its third bunker tanker to be deployed in the port of…
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Why LNG as the ship fuel of the future is a massive red herring
Dr Tristan Smith from UCL Energy Institute takes issue with a feature we ran last week on France’s push to…
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France’s joined-up thinking gives it the lead in race for LNG as a ship fuel
Public and private sectors have come together to push the European nation to the front of the LNG bunkering revolution.…
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IMO’s latest bunker ruling could boost scrubber adoption
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to move forward with a prohibition on the carriage of fuel oil for…
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Study claims sulphur cap will reduce childhood asthma by 3.6% globally
The International Maritime Organization’s 2020 sulphur cap on ship fuel will slash childhood asthma across the world by 3.6%, according…
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MOL orders LNG bunkering vessel at Hudong Zhonghua
Japanese owner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has placed an order at CSSC-affiliated Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding for the construction of a…
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LPG-fuelled engines gaining traction
MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD)…
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Report claims LPG ‘at least as attractive’ as LNG as alternative ship fuel
The World LPG Association (WLPGA) has issued a report on using the fuel in ships, something the association claims has…
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Maktec Marine: The case for HydroDiesel
Maktec Marine is a UK-based company which improves performance, rebuilds and repairs diesel engines. “Maktec is focused on changing how…
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Amsterdam readies LNG bunkering service
Port of Amsterdam and Titan LNG have signed a long-term contract for the home location of Titan’s bunkering pontoon: the…
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Japanese giants discuss LNG bunkering
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) have begun joint…
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Have scrubbers been granted a stay of execution?
Mark Williams, managing partner at Affinity Research, reacts to this week’s call to ban the the carriage of non-compliant fuel…
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Sulphur debate in the spotlight ahead of MEPC
Leading environmental and shipping organisations have joined forces in calling for an explicit prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant marine…
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OW Bunker collapse: can it happen again?
Ishaan Hemnani, CEO of BunkerEx, discusses the financial health of the bunker industry. The OW Bunker bankruptcy affected over 20,000…
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Societe Generale ups financial support for LNG-powered ships
Societe Generale has become the bank with the most overt support for LNG as a fuel for shipping. The French…
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11% of newbuild contracts last year were for LNG-powered vessels
Dutch gas provider Titan LNG believes shipping reached a tipping point in terms of gas bunkering in 2017. According to…
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Vodka-fuelled bunker barge master sentenced
A Polish master of a bunker barge has been fined £1,000 at a court in Belfast after he was found…
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