IMO, GEF and UNDP to combat bio-fouling

GloFouling Partnership between the GEF, UNDP, and IMO to address bioinvasions Twelve countries have been selected to spearhead the work of the GloFouling project ...

Scrubber Removes 80% Particulate Matter From Washwater By Treatment

PAHs can enter ecosystems via unscrubbed engine and boiler emissions to air however exhaust gas cleaning Systems remove ~80% of particulate matter and hence...

Bunker Charge to Cover $2bln Fuel Cost by MSC

MSC is planning to introduce a bunker charge from next year to compensate for the IMO sulfur cap expenses. With the deadline nearing,...

IAPH LNG Bunkering Audit Tool Operational at Port of Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam’s Cees Boon has showcased an LNG bunkering audit tool developed by the IAPH Clean Marine Fuels Working Group for port...

Moray Firth Ship-to-Ship Oil Transfers Plan Abandoned

A Moray Firth port authority decided to abandon the controversial plan for ship-to-ship transfers of oil. What happened? Invergordon's Port of Cromarty Firth has announced that it...

DHT to Retrofit Ban Compliant Scrubbers on 16 Vessels

DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) issued a press release on their website thanking its shareholders for their continued interest and support. The company’s co-CEOs, Trygve...

Panama Bunker Sale Slumps to 26 Month Low

The Panama bunker sales volumes in October have reached a 26 month low for all products by 321,050 metric tonnes. Decrease in sales According to the...

Global LNG to be Major Part of Bunker Fuel Market

As the IMO 2020 regulations are approaching, ships running on Liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships are expected to the highlight of a bunker fuel...

Law Officer Says UK can Cancel Brexit

UK’s Brexit process has started amidst call for calling it off. The advocate general advises that the country needs to call it off...

Tanker Report – Week 48

VLCC Another positive week for the Middle East Gulf as rates firmed six points to WS 96 for 270,000mt to China. Going west, 280,000mt to...