Bunkering
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Maersk boxship covered in bunker fuel as HK authorities struggle to contain big spill
Authorities in Hong Kong spent Sunday containing a big bunker spill, which has already spread for a number of kilometres.…
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Trump viewed as biggest threat to the timely introduction of the sulphur cap
President Donald Trump and his administration in Washington are now considered to be the biggest threat to the start of…
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Pan Ocean’s Vale COA deal slashed by $1.3bn
South Korea’s Pan Ocean has agreed with key client Vale to shave off a $1.3bn from a consecutive voyage contract…
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Why today’s fuel debate will look like hot air 10 years from now
First up in this annual roundup I’d like to apologise to my son. Splash Towers has been like Withnail on…
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Aegean Marine goes back to Mercuria for salvation
Bust Greek maritime fuel provider Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has found a new restructuring partner in the form of Mercuria…
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Shell to develop bunkering hub at Duqm
Shell Oman Marketing Company has signed an agreement with Port of Duqm in Oman to develop fuel bunkering facilities, including…
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Chinese port sets out to overhaul Singapore’s bunkering dominance in the low sulphur era
Zhoushan in the east of China has set out to overhaul Singapore as the world’s top bunkering hub in the…
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ONE details sulphur cap bunker surcharge plans
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the new Japanese liner, has revealed how it intends to get clients to pay for its…
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MSC details new bunker recovery charge
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has become the latest line to explain how it intends to get customers to pay for…
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Singapore bans open-loop scrubbers
One of the busiest port cities in the world, Singapore, is to ban the use of open-loop scrubbers in its…
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Norden trials used vegetable oil as a fuel
Denmark’s Norden has become the latest shipowner to offer clients shipments powered by vegetable oil. Norden’s CEO Jan Rindbo said…
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How will the container industry recover $60bn in higher fuel costs?
Industry consultant Neil Dekker reckons a healthy dose of transparency will be vital for liners starting next year. The way…
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NYMEX launches 0.5% bunker futures contracts
Ahead of IMO’s 2020 fuel sulphur cap, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) will list 11 marine fuel futures contracts…
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Bomin sells out in Belgium
Marine fuels supplier Bomin Group has announced the sale of its operations in Belgium to members of the Somers family,…
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Ultrabulk trials sail technology
Danish owner Ultrabulk is teaming with three British outfits to look at retrofitting a ship with sail technology. British utility…
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BIMCO unveils two 2020 bunker clauses
Global shipowning body BIMCO has developed two 2020 bunker clauses ahead of the global sulphur cap that deal with general…
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Low sulphur bunker terminal to be built by Saras in central Med
Milan-based refinery group Saras is constructing a new bunkering terminal at its Sardinia plant in Sarroch and will market a…
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European project taps space technology to make giant leap in LNG shipping
ABS, OceanFinance and Scorpius Space Launch Company (SSLC) are joining forces on the Space Tech4Sea project to adapt composite technologies…
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Aegean Marine Petroleum Network files for chapter 11
Greek bunker supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network and certain subsidiaries have filed for chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for…
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Important next step taken in the development of hydrogen fuel cells for ships
Swiss manufacturer ABB and Norwegian research outfit SINTEF Ocean have provided an update on groundbreaking research to test the viability…
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