Gothenburg-based I-Tech’s Selektope antifouling system has been shortlisted in the Environmental Performance category by the judging panel for the European Marine Engineering Awards. The winner of this Award will be announced at the European…
Dr. Gerd-Michael Würsig, Business Director LNG fuelled ships at DNV GL – Maritime, looked at some of the current issues in the LNG industry and provided an overview of what DNV GL is doing to support growth in this segment.“The main drivers…
Navig8 Product Tankers Inc. an international shipping company focused on the transportation of petroleum products, today announced that it has taken delivery of the Navig8 Sanctity, a 110,000 DWT LR2 tanker, from Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co…
The Board of Odfjell Terminals BV announced that Frank Erkelens will join Odfjell Terminals as CEO for its global activities. Erkelens has more than 20 years of experience in the terminal industry and comes from a position as President EMEA in Vopak…
DNV GL’s new LNG intelligence portal (LNGi) aims to bring stakeholders from across the LNG industry together to share market intelligence and contribute to the uptake of LNG as a ship fuel. Leading LNG suppliers and engine manufacturers including…
The SHIPPINGInsight 2016 Fleet Optimization Conference & Exhibition will take place Oct. 18-19, 2016, at the Stanford Marriott Hotel & Spa in Stamford, Conn. “Now entering its fifth year, SHIPPINGInsight is the one event on the maritime calendar you can’t afford to miss…
With the introduction of the 0.50% Global Sulphur Cap is drawing near and very little attention is being paid to how it will be enforced, the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has joined hand with the Trident Alliance to share…
AS Mosley has strengthened its senior management team with two new appointments. Aberdeenshire-based AS Mosley has welcomed Dr Andrew Trim (Andy) and Dr Appapillai Thavalingam (Thava) as it prepares to strengthen existing capabilities.…
Lower oil prices performed wonders for the tanker market in 2015, says Drewry Maritime Research. Tonnage demand surged and oil trade expanded because of high consumption demand and increased stocking activity. Tonnage supply was also…
Lindsay Blee’s new U.S. office in Florida will serve North, Central and South America Independent international bunker broker Lindsay Blee announced that it is expanding its brokering operations into the Americas with a new operation called…
The bunkering vessel 'Bo Feng You 10' reported a fire on board in the morning of Mar 7, 2016, says Dalian Maritime Safety Administration. The vessel was was anchored near Dalian’s Mianhua Dao port area with 600 tons of diesel oil on board…
The California Air Resources Board has fined the China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd. $129,500 for failure to switch its engines over from heavy diesel bunker fuel to cleaner, low-sulfur fuel when close to the California coast, as required by state law…
SSI members and key industry stakeholders work together to define tangible milestones across all areas of sustainability that must be collectively delivered by the industry to meet the SSI’s 2040 Vision London – 7 March 2016 - The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (“SSI”)…
As of March 4, 2016, A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd.’s Copenhagen office changed location. The company said it has moved into new and modern facilities in another part of Copenhagen, Hellerup, where several other Danish companies within the shipping industry also reside.
International oil trader Vitol Group (Vitol) has started a new bunkering operation in Nigerian waters with shipping and logistics firm PPP FM Bunkers (PPPFM), supported by the Secure Anchorage Area (SAA) West Africa. Nigeria's PPPFM is…
