Bunkering
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Vietnamese master jailed in ‘unprecedented’ Shell fuel heist
A Vietnamese ship captain was jailed for five and a half years yesterday for his involvement in stealing more than…
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Dangerously defective new fuels detected across Europe
Europe is grappling with multiple cases of defective low sulphur fuel oil with the IMO 2020 regulation less than two…
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Case made for LNG-fuelled VLCC newbuilds
Lobby group SEA\LNG has released the results of its latest investment study, which makes the case for LNG as a…
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Liners accused of blatant profiteering as 90% variance in low sulphur surcharges is revealed
Low sulphur surcharges implemented by the world’s top liners from the start of this month vary by as much as…
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SAL Heavy Lift in world-first use of hydrogen, methanol injection technology
Hamburg’s SAL Heavy Lift has become the first shipping company in the world to adopt a new hydrogen/methanol technology to…
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IMO2020: How long will majors and refiners be able to bear the credit heat?
Will Hogg from Infospectrum on risk management in the sulphur cap era. IMO 2020 seems to be providing oil majors…
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MPA revokes bunker licence of Inter-Pacific Petroleum
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has revoked the bunker supplier licence of Inter-Pacific Petroleum due to its…
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Christmas crisis for the handy market
Operators of handy bulk carriers are facing plenty of fuel headaches in the final month before the sulphur cap starts.…
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Norden in pioneering trials of plant-based fuel
Denmark’s Norden has entered into a partnership with compatriot Kvasir Technologies, a spinout from the Technical University of Denmark with…
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Ammonia grows in stature at Marintec China
Ammonia as a future fuel for shipping has been one of the main talking points at Asia’s largest maritime exhibition…
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Saadé gets Macron to lead shipping’s new fuel quest
The president of France had an especially busy day yesterday. Prior to locking horns with Donald Trump over NATO matters…
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LPG makes late run to outmuscle LNG as shipping’s next fuel
Future fuels for shipping are dominating discussions across the busy halls at Asia’s largest maritime exhibition, Marintec China in Shanghai,…
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Ammonia-fuelled boxship design revealed at Marintec
Making headlines at Marintec China in Shanghai this week is ammonia. UK class society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted approval…
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Fratelli Cosulich enters LNG joint venture with Novella and Autogas
Italy’s Fratelli Cosulich has made a step forward in the process to enter the Italian LNG bunker market by taking…
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Low sulphur fuel delays hit Singapore
Bloomberg is reporting that ships are queuing more than twice as long as normal to stock up on new low…
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IKEA pieces together marine biofuels solution
Marine biofuels have been hailed by one of Sweden’s largest shippers as an “important part of the puzzle going forward”…
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FIS concludes landmark March low sulphur futures trade at $503 per tonne
Freight Investor Services (FIS) has concluded its first futures trade on the SGX Platts Marine Fuel 0.5% FOB Singapore Index…
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MSC makes clear its position on LNG-fuelled ships
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest containerline , has made its position clear on LNG as a fuel.…
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Volume uptake of gas as fuel awaits the conversion of LNG-ready tonnage
LNG-fuelled newbuildings will remain a minor component of the global fleet going forward, says Stuart Nicoll from Maritime Strategies International.…
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Weekly Bunker: Credit crunch approaching
Earlier this week 4 cargoes totalling 80,000 of VLSFO in Singapore changed hands in a single day, with Hin Leong…
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