The Bunker Holding Group has established a new subsidiary operating under the name Unioil Supply A/S. The physical setup, based in Aalborg, consists of professionals from the former OW Supply & Trading. The Danish-based Bunker Holding is…
As operators ponder the thorny question of dual fuel, LNG or SCR Treatment, GE Transportation’s new medium speed marine diesel engine seemingly simplifies the playing field.Current Events, Futuristic PropulsionThe October 2014 news that…
Shell Marine Products (SMP) offers a complete portfolio of marine lubricants for almost any type of vessel, from large container ships to fishing boats. But with recent developments, such as the prevalent practice of slow steaming, new environmental…
The new GEA Westfalia Separator CatFineMaster consists of a separator at its core with an integrated unitrolplus system and an innovative adjustable feed pump. The system is capable of separating dangerous catalyst residues (cat fines) from…
A Webinar: December 11, 2014 2pm to 3:15pm (EST)This week, find out why and how choosing ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants Mobilgard 410 NC can help optimize the performance of engines that meet Tier IV emission requirements, which continue to be phased in from Jan…
The United States Maritime Resource Center (USMRC) in Middletown, Rhode Island and ClassNK have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) laying out a framework for future technical cooperation to carry out joint research and development activities for the maritime industry…
As operators ponder the thorny question of dual fuel, LNG or SCR Treatment, GE Transportation’s new medium speed marine diesel engine seemingly simplifies the playing field. Current Events, Futuristic PropulsionThe October 2014 news…
The variables are many and the price of not carefully considering each and every one, costly. Maritime industry stakeholders continue to look for new solutions to address the quickly evolving requirements for reduced emissions from vessels…
A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd. has announced that Morten Rosenberg Nielsen has been employed as Group Credit Analyst effective from 1st December 2014.Morten who holds a Master Degree in finance comes from a similar position, where he was responsible for credit activities predominantly within Europe…
Stolt-Nielsen Limited has announced that Jacob Stolt-Nielsen, the visionary entrepreneur who founded the company in 1959, will retire from the SNL Board of Directors effective December 15, 2014, thus formally concluding his career at the company…
U.S. Representative Joe Barton will introduce a bill on Tuesday to lift the 40-year ban on exports of crude oil, but the measure has almost no chance of passing due to lawmaker concerns about fuel prices and costs to refiners.Barton, a Republican from Texas…
Shell’s MayMarie Culton Coaches Ship Owners to Achieve Championship Performance As a high school track and basketball star and power forward for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Mariners basketball team, Shell Marine Products engineer MayMarie Culton understands a thing or two about coaching…
Market volatility for the petroleum sector provides a backdrop to an evolving Merger & Acquisitions environment for the Offshore Sector.In the 3Q edition of Maritime Professional, this series of articles examined the overall evolution of maritime and offshore M&A activity since 2010…
A fully updated edition of the definitive industry guidance on the safe operation of chemical tankers has just been published by the shipping industry’s global trade association, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). The new edition…
BP is to axe middle managers and could freeze projects as it grapples with the plummeting oil price, The Sunday Times reported, citing finance director Brian Gilvary.'What you'll see with this simplification plan is that headcounts are starting…