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“Eco Spark” vessel arrested in Singapore waters, court records show
Ship was added to the list of vessels under Sheriff’s arrest in Singapore’s court system; vessel was arrested at 7.57pm on 14 March and arresting solicitor listed was law firm Legal Solutions LLC.
Mar 21 2023
IMO, Singapore and Norway sign MoU on maritime decarbonisation
IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 and IMO-Singapore NextGEN Connect will combine capabilities to support development of low and zero-carbon bunker fuels and bunkering infrastructure.
Mar 21 2023
MPA eases remaining Covid-19 measures in Singapore maritime sector
MOH has stepped down the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level from Yellow to Green on 13 Feb 2023; MPA will be stepping down remaining COVID-19 measures.
Mar 21 2023
Hong Kong Stock Exchange issues additional trading resumption guidance to NewOcean Energy
Additional guidance includes conducting an independent investigation into the company’s affairs, announcing the findings and taking appropriate remedial action.
Mar 21 2023
Gard: Bunker supply contracts – key considerations for the buyer
Guest authors from law firm Holman Fenwick Willan provided a checklist for buyers as a starting point to to negotiate on key items including identifying correct specifications of the bunker fuels.
Mar 21 2023
Langh Ship switches to biofuel bunkers on its container vessel “Edith”
Including “Edith”, there are now five vessels in the Samskip-fleet operation on bio bunker fuel; fuel used is designated MDF1-100 and supplied by GoodFuels.
Mar 21 2023
NABU study shows methanol as bunker fuel can make ocean shipping more climate-friendly
Methanol can offer sufficient energy density for most voyages and is comparatively easy to handle; E-Methanol can potentially enable a well-to-wake climate-neutral operation of a ship.
Mar 21 2023
Singapore: MPA publishes resolutions adopted during 106th session of IMO’s MSC
Among resolutions adopted during MSC 106 include ships carrying oil fuel shall prior to bunkering be provided with a declaration signed and certified by the oil fuel supplier’s representative.
Mar 20 2023
CIMC Enric ‘swappable’ LNG bunker fuel tank design passes expert feasibility review
Review was approved in a meeting attended by 24 leaders and experts from Zhaoqing Maritime Safety Administration, China’s Ministry of Transport, China Classification Society and others.
Mar 20 2023
First of six multi-fuel engine started on LNG-fuelled cruise ship “Icon of the Seas”
Icon of the Seas is Royal Caribbean International’s first LNG-powered cruise vessel, the first ship in Royal Caribbean’s new Icon Class; both diesel and natural gas fuel can be used in main engines.
Mar 20 2023
Matson opts to convert main engine of boxship to dual fuel
Matson confirmed it will convert the main engine aboard its container ship, “Kaimana Hila”, from an MAN B&W S90ME-C10.5 unit to a dual-fuel ME-GI unit capable of running on LNG.
Mar 20 2023
Shell completes more than 250 LNG bunkering operations in 2022
Shell provided LNG bunker fuel to ships at 15 ports in 10 countries; expanded its LNG refuelling network to more than 60 operated sites, according to firm’s Energy Transition Progress Report 2022.
Mar 20 2023
Argus Media: Netherlands biofuel bunker growth uncertainty lingers
Netherlands government subsidizes sales of biofuels for bunkering but the subsidies are not set in stone; they are reviewed annually and could decrease or even be scrapped.
Mar 20 2023
LA, Tokyo and Yokohama ports agree to establish Green Shipping Corridor partnership
Initiative is aimed at reducing emissions along their respective trade routes and promoting low- and zero-carbon ships and bunker fuels, according to Port of Los Angeles.
Mar 20 2023
Singapore: MSC signs partnership deal with GCMD to help shipping decarbonise
As an Impact Partner, MSC will provide cash contribution towards GCMD’s pooled resources for pilots and trials; MSC will also make in-kind contributions through its participation in projects.
Mar 17 2023
Sea Asia 2023 returns in-person at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on 25 to 27 April
Event, organised by Informa Markets and Singapore Maritime Foundation, offers maritime industry a platform to connect, collaborate and discuss latest emerging trends shaping the future.
Mar 17 2023
Singapore: Annual general meetings scheduled for An Xing Shipping and Xin Guang Shipping
Creditors to receive an update on the liquidation of the firms, and to receive an account of the liquidators’ acts and dealings, and of the conduct of winding up.
Mar 17 2023
China: World’s first 9X92DF dual-fuel engine to be installed on CMA CGM boxship
As second-generation model of X92DF, the engine adopts the latest intelligent control exhaust gas recirculation technology (iCER); engine will be installed on a 13,000 TEU container ship.
Mar 17 2023
Panama bunker fuel sales volume climbs by 6.9% on year in February 2023
Total bunker sales at Panama was 403,703 metric tonnes (mt) in February, compared to sales of 377,649 mt during the similar period in 2022, according to PMA data.
Mar 17 2023
ABS: Drop-in biofuels have potential to immediately transform a vessel’s CII
Vassilios Kroustallis from ABS outlined new research showing how a blend of biofuels could improve a vessel’s CII performance regardless of whether it was diesel, methanol or LNG-fuelled.
Mar 17 2023
Baltic Exchange: Bunker Report (16 March, 2023)
Though commodities should be a safer haven if banking and fin-tech equities are dropping, the bunker market has had a consistent downward slope since last week’s report.
Mar 17 2023
