The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon take action to ensure compliance with the forthcoming 0.10 percent fuel sulphur limits in the North American and U.S. Caribbean Sea Emmission Control Areas (ECAs)…
Drydocks World (DDW) based in Dubai, UAE, has contracted Wärtsilä to design and supply the propulsion and other equipment for a new harbour tug that will operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG). This will be the first harbour tug in the Middle East region to operate on gas…
The '4th Annual Conference on the Outlook for Bunkering and Marine Lubricants in India' will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Hotel Vivanta by Taj-President, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai.With the demand for shipping fuel at major…
Desmond Yap has been employed as Bunker Trader at Dan-Bunkering (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. effective October 1, 2014.Yap, a Singaporean, holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Queensland where he graduated with First Class Honors…
Joachim Kjaeldgaard Pedersen has been promoted as Trumf 's Head of Trading, Europe & Americas.Pedersen has been with Trumf since 2009 and has shown strong commitment and willingness to lead and train the company’s bunker suppliers. This, combined…
CMA CGM said it will implement a low sulfur surcharge on all its trades in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) and for all cargos as of January 1, 2015.MARPOL Annex VI regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships assign Sulfur Oxides…
USMRC’s Margaret Doyle named to SGMF Training and Competency Working GroupThe United State Maritime Research Center in Middletown, Rhode Island announced that Margaret Kaigh Doyle has been named the U.S. vice chairperson of the Training…
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has announced a series of measures to support companies and individuals impacted by last week’s collapse of OW Bunker. In Singapore, IBIA will be taking part in dialogue sessions led…
The United State Maritime Research Center (USMRC) in Middletown, Rhode Island said that Margaret Kaigh Doyle was named the U.S. vice chairperson of the Training and Competency Working Group for the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF). The London-based organization…
The world's largest ship fuel supplier OW Bunker said it would file for bankruptcy as soon as possible to the probate court in Aalborg in the northern part of Denmark.OW Bunker said on Thursday it has discovered fraud by senior employees in its Singapore-based subsidiary…
Adonis AS (Adonis), a provider of global maritime HR solutions, announced that Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has implemented Adonis Personnel Manager (APM) to automate crew planning processes for its multinational maritime workforce. The solution…
Christoph Riecken has been promoted to Bunker Trader & Team Leader at Dan-Bunkering (Monaco) S.A.M. effective from November 1, 2014.“Christoph has since he started with Dan-Bunkering (Monaco) S.A.M. in august 2011, shortly after its grand opening same year…
Steven Kahn has joined Glander International Bunkering’s Dubai office as bunker and lubricant trader.Kahn previously worked in Dubai as a derivatives broker, trading, futures, options and swaps in the energy industry. Prior to this, he was a derivatives market maker in London…
Shipping companies and bunker oil traders scrambled to source fuel and take over supply contracts on Thursday after OW Bunker, one of the world's biggest shipping fuel firms, said it faces possible bankruptcy after uncovering internal fraud…
The senior management of OW Bunker has today been informed about a fraud committed by senior employees in the Singapore-based subsidiary Dynamic Oil Trading (DOT). The case is under investigation. The extent of the fraud is not yet clear…