Archive News

October, 2026
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Fri02Oct	IINO Lines Secures Transition Loan for LPG Dual-Fuel VLGC The Japanese company has secured a transition loan from Mizuho Bank.
Fri02Oct	INTERVIEW: Arrest, Mediate, or Litigate? SeaSolveX on How to Handle a Bunker Dispute in Today's Market Secure the claim first, then settle at the earliest commercially sensible moment.
Thu01Oct	VIEWPOINT: When Safety Depends on Fuel: The Hidden Risk in Emergency Assets Nearly half of emergency fuel samples were not DMX, the grade ISO 8217 intends.
Thu01Oct	BUNKER JOBS: Suzun Marine Fuels Seeks Sales and Supply Development Assistant in Turkey Entry-level role at the truck-to-ship specialist's Turkish office, with the business run in English and training provided.
Thu01Oct	Oil Jumps 4% As Washington Dispatches More Ships, Troops, to Middle East An escalation of the U.S./Iran war is expected after the U.S. midterms.
Thu01Oct	Alternative-Capable Vessel Orders Hit 69 in September: DNV The third quarter recorded 168 alternative-fuelled vessel orders, the highest quarterly total since Q3 2024.
Thu01Oct	Sofar Ocean Launches Self-Service Voyage Optimisation Tool Sofar Ocean has launched a new tool for fleets to manage voyage routing in-house.
Thu01Oct	CMA CGM Adds New LNG Dual-Fuel Boxship to Fleet The container ship will operate on a route connecting Asia and Europe.
Thu01Oct	When Safety Depends on Fuel: The Hidden Risk in Emergency Assets VPS says poor fuel quality can pose hidden risks to safety-critical emergency equipment.
Thu01Oct	Study Finds Nuclear-Powered LNG Carrier's Higher Price Tag Could Be Offset by Fuel Savings A nuclear-powered LNG carrier could cost 2.5 times more to build, but deliver fuel savings over its lifetime, a study finds.
Thu01Oct	Existing Methanol Fleet Could Consume 6 Million MT/Year of Ethanol, US Report Ethanol is increasingly being viewed as a viable alternative marine fuel alongside methanol.
Thu01Oct	Nakilat Takes Delivery of Dual-Fuel LPG/Ammonia Carrier The 88,000 m3 vessel is suitable for conversion to ammonia propulsion in the future.
Thu01Oct	Scorpio Orders Four Scrubber-Fitted Tankers The four scrubber-fitted tankers are expected to be delivered between 2028 and 2029.
Thu01Oct	Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2026: Week 39 Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from September 24 – September 30, 2026.
Thu01Oct	BUNKER JOBS: Repsol Seeks Marine Fuels & Decarbonisation Account Manager in Spain The company is seeking candidates with knowledge of renewable and low-carbon marine fuels.
Thu01Oct	VIEWPOINT: Shipping is Buying Alternative-Fuel Ships Faster Than it is Building the Workforce to Run Them Simulators that do not match the plant and instructors who cannot explain it are producing engineers with certificates but not competence, writes Danica's Henrik Jensen.