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January, 2020
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Wed29Jan	Korean Register Publishes Technical Information on Ammonia as a Bunker Fuel Ammonia requires 4.2 times as much tank space as marine gasoil, according to the Korean Register's data.
Wed29Jan	LNG Industry Groups Reviewing Anti-Gas Study 'In Depth' The new study claims LNG has a worse greenhouse gas impact than marine gasoil.
Wed29Jan	ClassNK Sees Growing Role for Wind Propulsion in Marine Energy The classification society has joined industry group the International Windship Association.
Wed29Jan	Fujairah Fuel Oil Stocks Lose 11%: S&P Global Platts Heavy distillate and residue stocks lost 11% to 10.45 million barrels in the week to Monday.
Wed29Jan	Scrubber Retrofits Set to Increase in Extended Lunar New Year: Alphaliner The number of container ships left idle for scrubber retrofits stood at 84 on 20 January.
Tue28Jan	Wall Street Causes Modest Boost in Oil Prices - But Coronavirus Fears Still Rampant Some experts warn that concerns of economic impact are overblown.
Tue28Jan	Commodities Trader Trafigura Announces New Bunkering Arm TFG Marine PTE Ltd is the name of the new bunkering joint venture between Trafigura, Frontline and Golden Ocean.
Tue28Jan	Bunker Holding Executive Promoted to COO of Parent Unit USTC Nina Østergaard Borris joined USTC as COO on 1 January.
Tue28Jan	VLSFO Shortage in Russian Far East Rail congestion caused by coal deliveries may be exacerbating the problem.
Tue28Jan	Opec May Increase Production Cuts After Coronavirus Slump: Platts Opec members are watching the market closely, a source told Platts.
Tue28Jan	Scorpio Bulkers Sees Scrubber Retrofit Off-Hire Time Reach 40 Days Delays are adding 15 days to off-hire time, according to Scorpio.
Tue28Jan	Straits Inter Logistics to Take Over Malaysia's Labuan Liberty Terminal The contract is set to last for six years from 1 April.
Tue28Jan	'Frankenstein Fuels': The Bunker Industry's Intensifying War of Words Over Emissions An environmental body labelling VLSFO blends 'Frankenstein fuels' is the latest evidence of fights over marine fuels getting more emotive.
Mon27Jan	Rising Coronavirus Death Toll Causes Three Month Low Crude Prices Analyst warns to expect erratic trading behaviour in the near future.
Mon27Jan	Converting an Open-Loop Scrubber to a Hybrid is 'Simple': Yara Marine The conversions could be done without the need for dry-docking.
Mon27Jan	Mediterranean Delivered VLSFO Premium Over Cargoes Reaches $90/MT: Platts The Gibraltar delivered VLSFO premium over CIF Med cargoes has averaged $90.38/mt so far this month, according to Platts.
Mon27Jan	Fujairah VLSFO Prices Drop Below Singapore for First Time Since October Fujairah VLSFO was last assesed below Singapore on 3 October.
Mon27Jan	Dan-Bunkering Adds Four Traders to Dubai Office The expansion makes Dan-Bunkering's Dubai office its largest by number of traders.
Mon27Jan	VIEWPOINT: New Ship Fuel Rule Could have Negative Health and Climate Impacts Fuel test results submitted to the IMO indicate the new blended IMO2020 fuels could overnight send ship-source black carbon emissions soaring.
Fri24Jan	Coronavirus Causes More Losses For Crude, While Libyan Shutdowns Described As "A Bullet In The Head" Still, one analyst thinks traders have overreacted to the virus.

Showing 21-40 of 154 articles from January, 2020

Oct 28

1Global Partners Launches Port of Houston Physical Supply

Global Partners will offer HSFO, VLSFO and LSMGO via two newbuild barges from Blessey Marine Services, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.
Oct 30

2US and China to Pause Maritime Trade Actions for One Year

Beijing says both countries will suspend maritime measures imposed on each other for one year.
Oct 29

3JuWonOil Expands Into US Gulf LNG Bunker Market

The firm is developing structured logistics for small-scale LNG bunkering and distribution, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.
Oct 28

4Lukoil to Sell International Operations After US Sanctions

Lukoil's international assets of interest to the bunker industry include Lukoil Bulgaria, a key supplier of marine fuel in the Black Sea.
Oct 28

5World Kinect Bunker Operations Return to Profit in Q3

The firm has appointed Ira Birns - formerly CFO - as its new CEO as of January 1, 2026.

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