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Middle East
Seafarers on edge following latest Middle Eastern tanker attacks
Seafarers face an anxious few months ahead transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a kew Middle Eastern waterway where vast volumes…
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Middle East
Tankers torpedoed in the Middle East
Two tankers have been targeted this morning while transiting waters near to Fujairah. Frontline’s fully laden LR 2 was hit…
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Contributions
Known unknowns on tanker terrorism
Security consultant Lars Bergqvist questions why shipping was not put on high alert prior to the tanker attacks off Fujairah…
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Europe
Navios takes Imabari VLCC option
Angeliki Frangou’s Navios has signed for an optional VLCC at Japan’s top shipyard, Imabari Shipbuilding. Brokers Intermodal report that the…
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Middle East
Joint War Committee extends high risk area across the Gulf
In the wake of attacks on four tankers in waters near Fujairah eight days ago, the Joint War Committee of…
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Middle East
Extra security measures in place for ships heading through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipowners and shipmanagers are taking extra security measures when transiting the Strait of Hormuz and around the key bunkering hub…
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Middle East
Saudi Aramco says pipeline hit by armed drone attack
After two of its tankers were hit by suspected explosive devices on Sunday off Fujairah, Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest…
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Tankers
Navios VLCC Shinyo Ocean deemed beyond repair and sent for demolition
With damaged vessels in Fujaihrah waters dominating shipping headlines this week, there’s news of another tanker that has been deemed…
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Containers
Weekly Broker: Volatility keeps deals at bay
The extraordinary volatility within the dry bulk space continues to mute S&P deals. The spot market has seesawed in the…
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Contributions
Shipowners losing millions by choosing the wrong bunker port
Ishaan Hemnani from BunkerEx has some advice on where to get fuel. Bunkers are one of the largest costs associated…
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Middle East
UAE authorities dish out fines to owners involved in dangerous tanker prang
Authorities in the UAE have wasted little time in dishing out fines to two companies involved in a dangerous collision…
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Middle East
GP Global to offer compliant fuel from next week
UAE-headquartered bunker provider GP Global is gearing to start offering 0.5% sulphur content fuel from next week. In a release…
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Bunkering
Refiners have already spent $1bn preparing low sulphur fuels: BP
BP’s global head of marine fuels has said global refiners have spent $1bn to date producing low sulphur bunker fuel…
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Contributions
Live Animal Export: Can farmers find an alternative in only 40 weeks?
Livestock carriers have the oldest age profile in deepsea shipping. The sulphur cap should ensure many of them find their…
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Europe
Stena Bulk to fit 16 tankers with scrubbers
Swedish owner Stena Bulk has made an investment for the installation of scrubbers on 16 tankers in its fleet before…
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Americas
ExxonMobil’s 0.5% fuel will be on sale from Q3 this year
ExxonMobil has revealed its low sulphur bunker fuel will be available from the third quarter of this year, joining the…
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Contributions
Futures market leads 2020 price discovery
Chris Hudson, a fuel oil futures broker with Freight Investor Services, gives readers an idea of the bunker price spread.…
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Asia
Japan comes out in favour of open-loop scrubbers
Japanese authorities have declared washwater discharge from open-loop scrubbers to be not harmful to the environment, lending credence to a…
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Environment
Battle for scrubber legitimacy intensifies
The tit-for-tat battle on the legitimacy of scrubbers has ratcheted up in recent days as member states of the International…
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Contributions
Beyond the normal supply-demand imbalance
Regular Splash contributor Panos Patsadas gives readers his take on dry bulk’s collapse It was only a few months ago…
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