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Cheniere Begins Production At Louisiana LNG Terminal

Jan 01, 2016

Houston-based Cheniere Energy Inc has began production at what will become the first U.S. terminal to export natural gas from shale formations.  It has officially flipped the switch at its liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Louisiana…

64% Gowth for LNG Bunkering Market

Dec 31, 2015

Detailed insights and analysis of the global market for LNG bunkering fuel have been included in a new market research report recently published by Transparency Market Research (TMR). The report includes an analysis of market’s historical…

The Impact of Lower Oil Price on LNG Vessels

Dec 24, 2015

Opec study on the impact of lower oil price assumptions on the penetration of LNG vessels has released. In light of the regulations on sulphur emissions issued by the IMO the prospect of using LNG as an alternative bunker fuel was explored…

Swedish Shipping Joins Fossil Free Initiative

Dec 21, 2015

The Swedish Shipowners Association has expressed its disappointment that shipping was not included in the new climate agreement that was struck in Paris by countries represented at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. They…

New Incentive for Ships that Bunker LNG in Rotterdam

Dec 16, 2015

Rotterdam is introducing an additional incentive to bunker LNG, liquefied natural gas. The Port of Rotterdam Authority has reserved a total of EUR 1.5 million for this incentive. The scheme will apply until 2020.  Up until this time, seagoing…

KPI Bridge Oil Opens Athens Office

Dec 09, 2015

KPI Bridge Oil, a global trader and broker in marine fuels, marine lubricants and risk management products, has opened a new office in Athens, Greece. The new venture comes as part of the group’s broader growth strategy and desire to further develop its key markets…

Bright future for Bunkering at Indian Ports

Dec 08, 2015

Hinode’s 5th Annual conference on the Outlook for bunkering and Marine Lubricants in India clearly acknowledged the fact that India was well on its way to becoming a Bunkering destination. Lack of infrastructure, duties, quality of bunkers…

Ecoslops Sells First Recycled Marine Fuel

Dec 02, 2015

Press release - Ecoslops, the first company to develop technology to produce recycled marine fuels from marine oil residues (‘slops’), has announced that it has sold its first volume of marine fuel, as well as importing a new shipment of slops to its refinery at the Port of Sinès in Portugal…

Dan-Bunkering Beijing Rep. Office Moves

Dec 02, 2015

Press release - On 1 December 2015, the Beijing office of worldwide bunker trading company, Dan-Bunkering, moved into a new office space.   The office which is headed by Mr. Zhang Chao on a daily basis was established in 2013.

Ship Spills Oil in Whangarei Harbour

Dec 01, 2015

A Hong Kong-registered ship, Ning Po, has leaked some fuel but it is unclear how much has been spilled or what the cause of the leak was, say local media reports. Officials worked to clear a fuel spill from the ship berthed at Northport in Whangarei Harbour…

Stern Tube Lubricating Options from PANOLIN

Nov 30, 2015

PANOLIN America, Inc. announced it is now offering customers more stern tube lubricating options.  With the success of STELLA MARIS stern tube lubricant, PANOLIN said it found itself continually being asked about older vessel solutions.…

Bunker Fuel Market Poised 460 million tons by 2020

Nov 30, 2015

Transparency Market Research launched its latest study on the global bunker fuel market, in terms of revenue and volume. The report predicts that the global bunker fuel market is likely to reach an estimated volume of 460 million tons by 2020…

Dan-Bunkering Appoints Bara as Bunker Trader

Nov 27, 2015

Dan-Bunkering (Middle East) DMCC is pleased to announce that Lamin Bara has joined the office in Dubai as Bunker Trader as per 1 November 2015.Lamin was born and raised in a multilingual family in Denmark and has been working in the transportation/logistics industry for the past many years.

Shipping's CO2 Reduction Goals Exceed Commitments -ICS

Nov 24, 2015

The United Nations (UNFCCC) has published a Synthesis Report analyzing the impact of the pledges made by 146 nations to reduce CO2 emissions in advance of next week’s Climate Change Conference in Paris.  The International Chamber of Shipping…

LNG Ltd Appoints Chief Development & CTO

Nov 20, 2015

Liquefied Natural Gas Limited has announced the appointment of Anthony Gelotti as Chief Development Officer based in Houston, Texas, USA. John Baguley, Chief Operating Officer for Magnolia LNG will assume the additional responsibilities of LNGL Chief Technical Officer…

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