Kotug starts zero-emission barging to Cargill via electric tugboat Kotug, based in Rotterdam, and Vancouver, B.C.-based Shift Clean Energy are providing a zero-emissions barging solution that will bring cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam to agribusiness giant Cargill's cocoa facilities
Kongsberg wins major Australian simulator contract One of Australia's largest maritime training centers, the South Metropolitan TAFE (Technical and Further Education) institute in Fremantle, Western Australia, has awarded Kongsberg Digital (KDI) an important tender that will see it
Tampa Bay ferry service awarded $4.8 million USDOT grant Acording to U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor ( D.-Fla. 14), the U.S. Department of Transportation is to award Florida's Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) $4,863,280 through the FY 2021 Passenger Ferry Grant
Posidonia 2022 expects to equal record for exhibitors Popular biennial Greek shipping event is preparing for shipping industry's 'great reset' after skipping the 2020 event because of the...
War risk insurers list Black Sea and Sea of Azov Russian and Ukrainian waters listed by Joint War Committee as a precautionary notification in a bid to give the market guidance...
Few signs of port delays easing The number of ships waiting for berths at San Pedro Bay's ports has fallen. But congestion has simply moved elsewhere...
Euroseas eyes more newbuildings despite 'quite full' yards Containership owner acknowledges rising prices and longer delivery dates are 'drawbacks' as shipbuilders hold most of the cards
'More pressure' urged from Brussels to end Turkish embargo As the 1987 Turkish ban on Cyprus-linked vessels reaches 35 years, a Cyprus Union of Shipowners' adviser argues it is...
Bunker prices climb to highest point since early 2020 Bunker fuel is becoming increasingly costly with crude prices edging towards $100 per barrel. Marine fuel will likely continue on...
SFL boosts net profit on boxship boom Chief executive says that in 2021 the company continued to renew and diversify its portfolio. It ended the year with...
Clubs securing big P&I price hikes despite strong owner resistance Boxship owners facing increases of up to 45% per ship once reinsurance is factored in, with major operators left many...
Inflated boxship charter market shows little sign of abating Analyst said charter rate assessments continue to rise against last done deals despite a shortage of available ships, and the...
Flex LNG expects market turnaround later in year The US-listed company is expecting a firm LNG freight market to reappear later in the year, with the US leading...
Golden Ocean sees bright dry bulk market as profits rise to record The US-listed company has a constructive outlook for the dry bulk market this year and next, with demand growth outpacing...
HMM incoming chief fuels speculation about ownership change The move has reignited expectation that Hyundai Motor is to take over ownership of HMM from the state
HHLA volumes head back to pre-pandemic levels Hamburg's largest terminal operator saw volumes increase during 2021. But they remain below 2019 levels and revenue growth has come...
Daily Briefing Beijing's strict testing rules present crew-change challenge | Saverys family return to Euronav in shareholding U-turn | Maersk changes the...
Securing seafarers' health data amid pandemic Riverr's digital offer comes as security firm Naval Dome reported a 400% spike in attempted cyber attacks on the global...
Ship congestion mounts at the Port of Charleston as throughput slows The problems currently experienced at the Port of Charleston reflect conditions elsewhere in the country
Green lobby slams EU fuel plan 'promoting' LNG The EU plan to limit the carbon content of fuels would push a quarter of Europe's ships towards LNG power...
GSCW chat: US Chamber focused on multiple supply chain issues A one-on-one talk with the top supply chain policy expert at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
CMA CGM to halt overseas transport of plastic waste "Removing plastic waste is a priority when discussing the protection of our oceans and conserving biodiversity," CMA CGM Group said.
Western Global Airlines orders 2 Boeing 777 freighters The large freighter wars are heating up between Boeing and Airbus.
Is green ammonia fit to decarbonize shipping? Green ammonia production emits no carbon dioxide, but it has major safety, cost and scaling hurdles to overcome.
DHL Express to add 6 A321 converted freighters operated by SmartLynx SmartLynx will use the Airbus conversion center to modify a half dozen small jets for full-time cargo operations.
US marine fuel 0.5%S supply limited as refiners focus on clean products: sources
Trans-Atlantic gasoline trade flows slow on West Africa demand, weak arbitrage European barrels accounted for 617,211 barrels, or around 37% of the volume, arriving from Spain and Italy. Week on week, European barrels into the USAC fell by 59%.
Platts Analytics sizes up oil's carbon intensity from North Sea to Venezuela The updated rankings published Feb. 15 look at the carbon intensity of 104 crude streams across the world, with values expressed in kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per barrel of oil equivalent
REFINERY NEWS: Australia's Altona to start transitioning to new terminal ExxonMobil Australia will integrate the common infrastructure between the Altona refinery in Melbourne and the new Mobil Melbourne fuel import and storage terminal over the course of 2022 with the conversion expected to be carried out "over the next few years."
REFINERY NEWS: Pakistan's National Refinery throughput falls to 66% in H2 2021 Sales of fuel oil, also known as furnace oil, declined due to lower demand for electricity during the period, which adversely affected the performance of the fuel segment.
Japan's oil product prices keep rising despite government subsidies The payments of subsidies began Jan. 27 as the average retail gasoline price passed the Yen 170/liter threshold across the country Jan. 24.
JAPAN DATA: Feb 6-12 oil products output fall 4.6% on week Production of low sulfur fuel oil rose 9.4% week on week to 1.30 million barrels in the week to Feb. 12, and high sulfur fuel oil production declined 11.0% week on week to 1.17 million barrels.
IEA's Birol calls on OPEC+ to narrow supply gap, markets to be freed from geopolitics High energy prices are jeopardizing the world's pandemic recovery, the International Energy Agency's executive director said Feb. 16, calling on OPEC and its allies to hit their oil production targets and for countries not to wield energy as a geopolitical weapon.
REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Some works to start in Asia-Pacific Some refineries in the Asia-Pacific region are planning to start maintenance shortly.
RUSSIA DATA: Novorossiisk, Primorsk ports' 2021 throughput up 4.5% Transshipment of liquid cargoes during the reporting period rose 5.4% on the year to 92.5 million mt, buoyed by a 4% hike in crude to 56 million mt, mostly due to rising volumes through Primorsk, and an 8.5% increase in refined products to 35.5 million mt, NMTP Group said in a statement.
FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product inventories fall to lowest since reporting began in 2017 Heavy residue inventories declined 3.263 million barrels, or 29.9%, on the week to 7.642 million barrels, the category's largest weekly fall since Fujairah stock reporting began. The previous record draw of 2.877 million barrles was seen on Dec. 6, 2021.
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