Bunkers International Corporation

07/17/2014

"June bunker sales in the port of Singapore were down 7.25 percent month-on-month and down 3.00 percent year-on-year to 3,373,800 metric tonnes (mt), according to the latest data published by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)."

http://shipandbunker.com/news/world/803169-singapore-2014-h1-bunker-sales-on-par-with-last-year

Bunker sales in June 2014 were down 3.00 percent year-on-year to 3,373,800 metric tonnes.

07/16/2014

A new biorefinery construction is to produce $7.8 billion over 10 years.

http://shipandbunker.com/news/am/984488-biofuel-growth-predicted-in-us-marine-market

New biorefinery construction will produce $7.8 billion over 10 years in the nation, report says.

07/15/2014

"Now is the time to buy"
http://shipandbunker.com/news/world/371902-energy-prices-stabilise

Now is the time to buy if you have been holding a ship out to see if the market would continue to tumble.

07/14/2014

"A new auto-mooring system could help speed the bunkering process by allowing bunkering tanks to be moored alongside other vessels quickly and safely, industry news site Maritime Journal reports."

http://shipandbunker.com/news/world/147650-auto-mooring-system-could-mean-quicker-bunkering

The Docklock system was developed by Mampaey Offshore Industries for VT Group.

07/03/2014

"Iraq crisis is increasing bunker prices, could impact tanker freight rates in the near future says shipbroker"
Nikos Roussanoglou of Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide reports:

http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iraq-crisis-is-increasing-bunker-prices-could-impact-tanker-freight-rates-in-the-near-future-says-shipbroker/

07/02/2014

Jonas Östlund, marine chemicals product marketing manager at Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS), writes: "It's a hard but inescapable fact that the quality of marine fuel used across the world's shipping fleet has been deteriorating over many years."

http://shipandbunker.com/news/world/261485-wilhelmsen-ships-service-marine-fuel-quality-is-deteriorating

07/01/2014

It is said that the market for bunkers and other transportation fuels will drive the Diesel-LNG industry.

http://shipandbunker.com/news/am/515360-diesel-lng-price-spread-driving-conversions

Consultant says the difference, combined with new environmental rules, makes LNG-fuelled vessels logical.

06/26/2014

It is predicted that next year the North and Baltic Sea region's diesel fuel market will grow by 10 million tonnes to 13.5 million tones.

http://shipandbunker.com/news/emea/929441-bunker-player-anticipates-huge-growth-in-distillate-sales-for-north-and-baltic-sea-region

Next year the North and Baltic Sea region's diesel fuel market is predicted to grow by 10 million tonnes to 13.5 million tonnes.

06/25/2014

"Emissions will be a burning issue during the run up to 2015," says Alexander Saverys, Founder of Delphis.

http://shipandbunker.com/news/emea/716641-emissions-rules-put-pressure-on-feeders

"Emissions will be a burning issue during the run up to 2015," says Delphis head.

06/24/2014

Hambantota, Sri Lanka's newest port, will commence bunkering operations this Sunday.

http://shipandbunker.com/news/apac/206544-hambantota-first-bunkering-operation-to-take-place-on-sunday

Bunkers will be supplied to a container ship arriving from Dubai to mark the terminal's inauguration.

06/23/2014

Port of Piraeus is predicted to become "one of the most competitive ports in the world," as China and Greece signed business deals worth about $5bn.

http://shipandbunker.com/news/world/497638-piraeus-can-be-a-gateway-of-china-to-europe-as-the-countries-sign-deals-worth-5bn

Chinese investment could turn the Port of Piraeus into "one of the most competitive ports in the world,"

06/20/2014

Global Gateways looks at which ports are on the ball and which are heading for an upset.

http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/containers/article443724.ece

Global Gateways looks at which ports are on the ball and which are heading for an upset