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Alternative Fuel: Defrosting LNG

Jun 13, 2011

As Cargo, Fuel or both; LNG is emerging as the clear and clean way forward for the maritime industry. •    In the Beginning    The use of LNG as a marine fuel is not new. Vessels trading cryogenic LNG have burned boil-off natural gas in…

Wärtsilä Supplies Bio-Fuel for Cargo Vessel

May 24, 2011

Wärtsilä's leading engine technology offers flexibility which enables switching of fuels without any interruption in operation should the need arise. This will be the first installation ever where a European commercial shipping operation is going to permanently use liquid bio-fuel…

Aegean Announces Expansion Plans in Panama

Apr 21, 2011

Awarded Long-Term Concession to Operate Storage Facilities in Ports Located at Each End of the Panama Canal; Company Plans to Commence Physical Supply Operations in Panama by the End of Q2 2011PIRAEUS, Greece, April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc…

INTERVIEW: Carmen Pino, Castrol Offshore

Apr 20, 2011

The business of lube and fluid supply is fiercely competitive and ever-changing, continually challenged to deliver more economical, environmentally and better performing product. Maritime Reporter spent some time with Carmen Pino, a West Point graduate and the Regional Operating Director…

Marine Fuels: A Better Procurement Process

Aug 18, 2010

Web-based Procurement Management Systems Standardize Purchasing Procedures, Increase Transaction Oversight and Streamline Accounting Processes for the U.S. MilitaryThe Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency and an agency within the U…

Purvin & Gertz Residual Fuel Market Outlook

Nov 06, 2009

Purvin & Gertz announced the completion of the Residual Fuel Market Outlook: Impact of Bunker Quality Changes on Marine Fuels & Refining. This comprehensive study includes an analysis of the issues, balances and economics of bunker fuel, stationary fuel oil and residual refinery feedstocks…

Production Begins at Tyrihans

Jul 08, 2009

StatoilHydro has begun production from the Tyrihans oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea. The new field comprises Tyrihans South, an oil field with a gas cap, and Tyrihans North, a gas and condensate discovery with a thin oil zone. The recoverable…

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Eighth Island Class Vessel Joins BC Ferries

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Vattenfall Secures Dutch Base to Support Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Tanker Vessel Market Bends Under Supply and Demand Strains

Tanker Vessel Market Bends Under Supply and Demand Strains

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