Master Boat Builders delivers tug for LNG bunkering ATB In the latest development in the expansion of the U.S. LNG bunkering infrastructure, Coden, Ala., shipbuilder Master Boat Builders, Inc. has delivered the new 4,000 hp tug Polaris to Polaris New Energy.
ME-GI engines will power ships ordered for groundbreaking CCS project Two liquid CO2 carriers on order at China's Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd. for a major Norwegian carbon capture and storage (CCS) project will be powered by MAN B&W 7S35ME-GI dual-fuel engines.
Tidewater to acquire Swire Pacific Offshore After a long period in which major offshore services sector players have been concentrating on selling off older vessels and high-sizing their fleets, could we about to see some long-overdue industry consolidation?
NTSB determines cause of towboat engine room fire The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) has issued its report on a March 2021 incident in which an engine room fire broke out aboard the 1956-built towboat, Miss Dorothy, owned and operated
Jones Walker adds to New Orleans team Law firm Jones Walker LLP reports that two special counsel attorneys, Alfred "Al" J. Rufty, III and Mallory G. Wynne, have joined its New Orleans office. Rufty joins the maritime litigation, arbitration,
ACI Boats wins order to build 4 fishing vessels for American Samoa Port Townsend, Wash., based ACI Boats reports that it has been awarded a $3 million dollar contract by American Samoa's Departmentnt of Commerce for four "Super Alia" commercial fishing vessels. All four
Identifying Russian sanctions risk is industry responsibility, says UK UK government passes responsibility for identifying Russian sanctions links to individual ports, but many are reliant on Google searches and...
Rotterdam rules out port bans for Russia ships Russian gas and oil shipments are being discharged at ports in northwest Europe and Mediterranean even as self-sanctioning among oil...
Russian vessels transit Kerch Strait for first time since Ukraine invasion Around 200 vessels have been stopped and waiting to pass through the Kerch Strait since the invasion began. Ships, which...
Shipping grapples with moving crews from war zone Insurers and employers are honing their guidance on how to change Russian or Ukrainian crews as the situation between the...
Zim sees strong rate environment lasting through 2022 Despite uncertainties over demand and the threat of rising costs, Zim expects to be even more profitable in 2022. Its...
TEN agrees charter extension for panamax tankers Greek tanker owner says chartering strategy suited to current uncertain environment
Bunkers hit fresh record on Russia oil turmoil Rapid rise now weighing on operating costs across the shipping sector, with very large crude carrier rates now at the...
Taylor Maritime sees trade turbulence from Russia-Ukraine strife One of the company's handysize bulkers, which was loading corn in Ukraine when the war broke out on February 24...
Imperial Petroleum buys product tanker pair from Vafias-linked Brave Deal linked to chief executive's family is set to increase new company's fleet to six tankers
HHLA evacuates Ukraine employee families to Germany HHLA was forced to close its terminal in Odessa following the Russian invasion. It is supporting relatives of its employees...
Norton Rose Fulbright still a shipping firm, says transport head 'Shipping is our historic core and remains something we very much focus on' - Ezcutari
Sanctions will affect supply chains beyond conflict region Direct impact of the war in Ukraine on containerised supply chains is minimal, but the fallout from sanctions will have...
Evergreen signs deal with SIPG for empty container project in Shanghai Move comes after a similar agreement was signed between the port operator and Geneva-based MSC in January
Daily Briefing Russia oil and gas bans trigger tanker turmoil | Bulkers heading to Russian port of Novorossiysk | Stranded ships abandoned...
Shipping mints even more money as supply chain squeeze drags on Liner company Zim expects to rake in a billion dollars more this year than in record-setting 2021.
Hapag-Lloyd faces cyberthreat after criminals create fake website Hapag-Lloyd is keeping its guard up after discovering a copy of its website that could have been used to steal the logins of the shipping...
Jaxport lays out big plans as channel deepening nears completion "The solution to the nation's port congestion problem is right here in this room," CEO Eric Green said during his State of the Port address.
EU sidesteps ban on Russian shipping in latest sanctions on Moscow There have been calls from within the bloc to consider a ban on Russia-linked vessels calling at EU ports since the UK imposed such a ban March 1.
Europe, US seek non-Russian origin feedstocks as VGO prices rise In 2021, Russia exported 17.3 million mt of VGO, about 60% of global exports, with shipments of 9.5 million mt to Europe and 4,8 million mt to the US, according to Kpler shipping data.
Vitol's V-Bunkers set to get Singapore's first hybrid bunker tanker Shift's ESS will be primarily used for peak shaving -- storing energy during low power consumption for use during peak usage periods, allowing main generators to operate with a more stable load.
Oman set to begin biofuel bunkering in three-to-six months The biofuels will be from vegetable oil and won't involve a partner, Kati said on the sidelines of the Middle East Bunkering Convention in Dubai, adding that storage would also be available.
Russia's river navigation season likely to start in the Baltic: sources Typically, navigation starts first and ends last in the Azov-Don basin in southern Russia. Oil products are typically gathered on floating storage there for export. However, shipping in the Sea of Azov was suspended Feb. 24.
CERAWEEK: US import ban of Russian oil 'makes sense' in short term: ConocoPhillips CEO Longer-term, a Russian oil/gas import ban serves to hasten a much-needed conversation for energy security and national security and the impact to US energy supplies if the Russia-Ukraine conflict drags on for a long period of time, CEO Ryan Lance said
Atlantic LNG market participants weigh impacts if EU bans Russian LNG imports Yamal cargoes would be stranded, buyers would be forced to declare they can't fulfill contracts, and delivered prices that have already soared into unchartered territory would rise further, traders said.
CERAWEEK: World in energy security crisis with only 2 mil b/d spare crude capacity: Aramco CEO Nasser's comments came the same day President Joe Biden planned to announce his support for a US ban on Russian oil imports.
Singapore delivered, ex-wharf MF 0.5%S spread hits near 10-month low Bunker suppliers are offering delivered low sulfur fuel oil bunkers more competitively as strong premiums have slowed demand.
FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stockpiles fall after record decline in middle distillates There are no signs of supplies shifting to Europe as an alternative to Russia, a source said.
REFINERY NEWS: Russia's Tuapse resumes crude uptake Tuapse produces feedstock such as fuel oil, naphtha and VGO for export, rather than finished-grade products.
Fujairah faces more bunkering competition as Saudis, Qatar, Oman enter fray Qatar has started supplying marine fuels for its own LNG fleet and is now probably the second-largest bunkering hub in the Middle East after Fujairah, Holloway told the Middle East Bunkering Convention in Dubai.
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