Fuels & Lubes News


Dan-Bunkering Names US Managing Director

Jul 01, 2015

Dan-Bunkering (America) Inc. has announced that as of July 1, 2015, Mikkel Søholm Vestergaard has been appointed Managing Director with the company’s office in Houston. Vestergaard began his career with Dan-Bunkering back in 2003 in the…

IRClass Offers EEDI Validation Service

Jul 01, 2015

IRClass (Indian Register of Shipping) has recently included Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) validation to its service offerings. This is in response to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) adoption of the EEDI regulation on January 1…

Union: Workers Need Care as Renewables Replace Fossil Fuels

Jun 29, 2015

Coal, oil and gas workers need a secure future as the world moves away from fossil fuel use, and governments and companies must plan to ensure any new global climate change deal is fair for all those impacted, a top trade unionist said.So…

Xodus Appoints Global Subsurface Lead

Jun 25, 2015

Xodus Group has promoted Andrew Sewell to the role of Global Subsurface Lead to drive forward its global subsurface capabilities.Sewell has more than 24 years’ experience working in the oil and gas industry, initially as a Geophysicist, and joined Xodus in 2012 as Subsurface Manager…

Alfa Laval Products for Petrofac Derrick Lay Vessel

Jun 23, 2015

Oil and gas industry service provider Petrofac has selected a range of Alfa Laval environmental products for the new Petrofac JSD6000. Alfa Laval PureDry, PureBilge and PureBallast will all be installed aboard this game-changing derrick lay vessel…

UK Shipping Company Fined for Environmental Crimes

Jun 17, 2015

Norbulk Shipping UK Ltd, a company based in Glasgow, U.K., and operator of the reefer cargo ship M/V Murcia Carrier, pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an accurate oil record book in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and providing false statements to the U…

IMO Adopts Gas and Low-flashpoint Fuels Code

Jun 16, 2015

The new mandatory code for ships fuelled by gases or other low-flashpoint fuels was adopted by IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), when it met at the Organization's London headquarters for its 95th session from June 3-12, 2015. The Committee…

On Board Fuel Blending

Jun 16, 2015

Dennis de Bruin, Marine Director at BMT Surveys, explains the current issues and new regulations concerning the on-board blending of fuels.Fuel oils are mainly a blend of oils and other components, for example; aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene…

Tanker Market Full Streams Ahead, Says OPEC

Jun 13, 2015

The dirty tanker market enjoyed a general improving sentiment in May for vessels in all reported classes on the back of high tonnage demand and increased activities.  Clean tanker freight rates declined on average, mainly as freight rates reported on the West of Suez were weak…

Shipping Company Sentenced for Dumping Oil

Jun 12, 2015

Dauelsberg GmbH & Co. KG, a German company, was sentenced in U.S. federal court June 3 to pay a total of $750,000 in fines and community service payments for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships by intentionally discharging 1,780…

Glander International Bunkering Promotes Lin

Jun 10, 2015

Glander International Bunkering has announced that Dowell Lin has advanced to Senior Bunker/Lubricant Trader & Team Leader for the Singapore office. Lin began his career with Glander International Bunkering as a Bunker & Lubricant Trader…

New Trader for Dan-Bunkering

Jun 10, 2015

Dan-Bunkering Ltd. has announced that Elena Hauser has been employed as Bunker Trader & Area Specialist Russia in the company’s head office in Middelfart, Denmark, as of May 1, 2015. Hauser who is originally from Russia has been in the bunker business for the past eight years…

LNG export terminal by 2018: AltaGas

Jun 10, 2015

AltaGas says it is on track to build a liquefied natural gas plant in British Columbia by 2018. The Canadian Press is reporting this morning comments made by AltaGas CEO refuting a recent International Energy Agency report saying LNG will be a slow industry to take off…

Martek Launches Gas Warehouse in Brazil

Jun 09, 2015

Martek Marine and its brand Fastcalgas have announced the opening of a new distribution warehouse in Brazil. The hub based in Sao Paolo, Brazil is the eighth warehouse opened by Martek to better service their growing customer base with delivery…

Glander International Promotes Raghuvanshi

Jun 09, 2015

Glander International Bunkering, a global leader in Bunker, Lubricant trading/brokering has promoted Piyush Raghuvanshi as Senior Bunker/Lubricant Trader & Team Leader of the Mumbai office. Piyush joined the firm in 2013 and demonstrated strong leadership and trading skills…

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