Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. plans expansion in Barcelona, contracts with Meroil for onshore fuel oil storage.Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has signed an agreement to secure onshore fuel oil storage capacity in Port of Barcelona and plans to start supply operations by the end of Q1 2013…
Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT) announced its BVS onboard software provides Emission Control Areas (ECAs) and calculation tools to evaluate the most cost effective voyage track.Using the latest version of BVS, captains manage their…
Much has been heard, said and read regarding the advent of Slow Steaming in the global maritime industry. But in reality, how prevalent is the practice? MAN PrimeServ set out recently to find some answers.Being a market leader with the lion’s…
New Bunker Trader with A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd., Middelfart.Commencing from 1 July 2012, Søren Mikkelsen, 26, has been employed as Bunker Trader in A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd.'s head office in Middelfart, Denmark. Søren comes from a position with Shipping…
ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants completed the first bulk delivery of Mobilgard 570 cylinder oil in the Port of Shanghai in May. The bulk delivery of Mobilgard 570 was made by Hai Gong You 30, the first double-hulled marine lubricants-delivery barge to operate in Shanghai…
The Royal Australian Navy signs an agreement with the US Navy to explore the increased use of environmentally friendly fuelsAustralia’s Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, AO, CSC, RAN and the US Secretary for Navy, Ray Mabus, have signed…
Dan-Bunkering has announced that as from 1 June 2012 Sarah Huang, 29 years old, has joined the Shanghai office as Marketing Executive.Sarah Huang was born in China and moved to Denmark as a child, but is now back in China. Sarah has a background in banking…
A plan has been tabled to build an LNG 'filling station' in the Port of RotterdamThe plan for making liquefied gas (LNG) available as fuel for shipping in the Netherlands has come another step closer. According to Hans Smits, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority…
OW Bunker, a supplier and trader of marine fuel, announced on July 3, 2012 that it has opened a new representative office in Taiwan. OW Bunker's new office in Taipei will be managed by Mr. Victor Huang, who has over 16 years of experience across the shipping industry…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released interim guidance for ship owners and operators clarifying how the U.S. government will implement fuel availability provisions when ships are unable to obtain fuel that meets standards protecting against sulfur pollution along the coast…
Fugro Satellite has announced the appointment of Genoa based CAIM as national sales agent for the Marinestar range of navigation products and services for deep sea commercial shipping. The product range includes the company’s high performance…
The International Bunker Industry Association’s (IBIA) has announced that it is seeking a new Chief Executive to run the organisation from its Southampton headquarters. The 600 member trade association has been run by IBIA board member…
The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) believes that claims of there being entrained air in bunkers supplied in the port are exaggeratedIn its press release the SSA said that it understands that the “cappuccino” effect is allegedly due to the presence of entrained air…
Supplier of bunker fuels, A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd., has appointed Bunker Trader Jim Jensen from the office in Copenhagen to Sales Manager.The Danish owned company already has offices in Denmark, China, Russia, Singapore and Monaco, and will…
SSA rtespondes to allegations of bunkering irregularities in Singapore. Bunkering is an important industry for Singapore. Consequently, the bunker supplying industry in Singapore is therefore also highly regulated by the Maritime and Port…
