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Refinery Strike Talks Unlikely This Week

Feb 24, 2015

Talks to end the largest U.S. refinery strike in 35 years are not expected to resume this week, sources familiar with the negotiations said on Monday after the number of plants hit by walkouts increased over the weekend.Face-to-face meetings…

RSC Bio Solutions Adds VP of Operations

Feb 23, 2015

Asuama Yeboah-Amankwah has been appointed as RSC Bio Solutions’ new vice president of operations. Yeboah-Amankwah will be responsible for leading operational activities including logistics, warehousing, blending partnerships, purchasing and order management…

Oil Prices Should Not Impact Dual-fuel LNG Carriers

Feb 23, 2015

Joe McGladdery, a partner with the London law offices of Wikborg Rein & Co, says that, while falling oil prices have exerted pressure on the LNG charter markets, the new generation of low-speed, dual-fuel LNG carriers now in service and on order remain an attractive option for owners and operators…

Coalition Calls for Action on Vessel Discharge Legislation

Feb 23, 2015

The American Waterways Operators (AWO) and a broad-based coalition of organizations that rely on marine vessels to transport essential cargoes said a uniform national framework for the regulation of vessel discharges is urgently needed. The…

Sulphur Experts to Meet in Denmark

Feb 23, 2015

Experts from all Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) countries will meet in Denmark on February 25 and 26 to find solutions to the legal and technical challenges presented by the stricter sulphur regulations, the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) informed…

Union Rejects Oil Refinery Contract Offer

Feb 20, 2015

Union negotiators on Thursday rejected the latest contract offer from oil companies and said the largest U.S. refinery strike since 1980 may spread to more plants beyond the 11 where walkouts are underway.The United Steelworkers union (USW)…

Dan Bunkering Introduces New Structure

Feb 19, 2015

Dan-Bunkering (America) Inc. introduces new structure, appointing a new commercial director and employing two additional bunker traders.Operations in the Dan-Bunkering (America) are rapidly increasing and it has become necessary to change the organizational structure…

Glander International Bunkering Hires Dhawan

Feb 19, 2015

Glander International Bunkering  named Sumit K Dhawan as Senior Bunker/Lubricant Trader and Team Leader for the Mumbai office. Dhawan comes to Glander International Bunkering with more than seven years of experience in the bunker and cargo trading industry…

U.S. Refinery Strike in 18th Day as Talks Resume

Feb 19, 2015

The largest U.S refinery workers strike since 1980 passed its 18th day on Wednesday but talks between union and oil company representatives over safety and pay restarted after a gap of a week and went into the night, according to a union text message…

Shipping Company, Chief Engineer Charged for Dumping Oil

Feb 18, 2015

U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced  that AML Ship Management GMBH, a German company, and Nicolas Sassin, Chief Engineer of a vehicle carrier ship it operated, the M/V City of Tokyo, were both charged with knowingly dumping oil into United…

Glander International Bunkering Hires Malik

Feb 18, 2015

Glander International Bunkering has recruited Shahid Malik as Bunker and Lubricant trader for the Dubai office. Malik has been involved in the bunkering industry for eight years, gaining experience in the U.S., Karachi, Saudi Arabia and the Middle East…

KPI Bridge Oil Promotes Lee in Singapore

Feb 17, 2015

Thomas Lee has been promoted to team leader at the Singapore office of KPI Bridge Oil, a global broker and trader in marine bunkers, marine lubricants and risk management products. Lee has been with the company for over 4.5 years during…

Glander International Bunkering Hires Nguyen

Feb 12, 2015

Glander International Bunkering welcomes Jacky Nguyen to the Singapore office as Bunker and Lubricant Trader.Jacky Nguyen is from Vietnam and has been in the bunkering industry for 13 years. Nguyen speaks English and Vietnamese and has experience…

Cummins Marine Organization Launched

Feb 12, 2015

Cummins Inc. has created a dedicated Cummins Marine organization within the existing Engine Operating Segment. By consolidating its commercial and recreational teams, the Cummins Marine organization will be better positioned to serve the business and its recreational…

Chaturvedi Joins Glander International Bunkering

Feb 11, 2015

Glander International Bunkering has hired Abhinav Chaturvedi as bunker and lubricant Trader for the India office. Chaturvedi entered the bunker industry after gaining an MBA in Energy trading and has been a bunker and lubricant trader for over three years and has supply coverage in Singapore…

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MPA and NYK Collaborate on Autonomous Ship Technology

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