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SplashFebruary 9, 2016

Failure to prepare is preparing to fail

Larry Rumbol from Parker Kittiwake on the importance of condition-based monitoring. Despite the benefits of effective condition monitoring and reliability…

Holly BirkettFebruary 5, 2016

Intertanko and Veritas Petroleum Services criticise ISO fuel quality standard revisions

Intertanko and Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) have come together to criticise proposed revisions to the international ISO 8217 specifications of…

Sam ChambersFebruary 4, 2016

Call to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic

A coalition of NGOs has called on the countries in the Arctic Council to ban heavy bunker oil in the…

Sam ChambersJanuary 27, 2016

Keppel and BG Group win Singapore licence to supply LNG as ship fuel

In a big development for the global adoption of LNG as a ship fuel, Keppel Offshore & Marine, through its…

SplashJanuary 6, 2016

20|20 Marine Energy: Bunker guidance in 2016

London: A new consultancy, 20|20 Marine Energy, was launched last month to help companies create and implement strategies for purchasing…

Jason JiangDecember 31, 2015

Brightoil acquires ten bunker barges

Hong Kong-listed Brightoil has announced that its Singapore subsidiary has entered into an agreement with Shenzhen Brightoil Shipping, a company…

Holly BirkettDecember 23, 2015

Shenzhen Brightoil Shipping sells bunker barge newbuilding

Bunker supplier Shenzhen Brightoil Shipping has transferred ownership of a bunker barge newbuilding to its Singapore-based subsidiary for $8.4m in…

Nicola CapuzzoDecember 23, 2015

Fratelli Cosulich acquires Chemoil Monde Export

Italy’s Fratelli Cosulich has bolstered its bunkering position, announcing the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Monaco-based trading company…

SplashDecember 16, 2015

International Bunker Industry Association: Challenges ahead

London: The bunker industry is facing some challenging issues at the moment and the very low cost of fuel is…

Jason JiangNovember 25, 2015

Bomin Linde LNG and Klaipedos Nafta establish LNG bunkering jv

Hamburg-based Bomin Linde LNG and AB Klaipedos Nafta, an operator of the Klaipėda Oil Terminal in Lithuania, have announced that…

Sam ChambersNovember 6, 2015

Singapore port boss urges others to speed up LNG bunkering infrastructure

The chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Andrew Tan has urged other ports to get…

SplashOctober 23, 2015

E.R. Schiffahrt: Fuel savings firsts

Hamburg : E.R. Schiffahrt, the German shipowning and shipmanagement company with activities in container, bulk and offshore vessels, is looking to…

Holly BirkettOctober 8, 2015

India axes tax on bunkers for coastal container shipping

India has removed customs and excise duty on bunker fuels for India-flagged vessels in coastal and domestic trades in an…

Holly BirkettSeptember 30, 2015

Singapore Port launches co-funding grant for new LNG-fuelled ships

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has set aside S$12m ($8.4m) from its Maritime Innovation & Technology Fund…

Nicola CapuzzoSeptember 25, 2015

Italtugs formed after three-way merger

Three of four branches of the Italian Cafiero family are coming back together to form a new tug and bunker provider…

Holly BirkettSeptember 9, 2015

Shipping becoming greener more quickly than we realise, says Stena Line CEO

The shipping industry is moving towards more sustainable operation faster than expected, but environmental regulation must be enforced internationally through…