30 Nov Vessel modified for oil recovery An oil recovery vessel that can hold up to 4,000 m³ of recovered oil will be operational in the French Atlantic zone and western Channel approaches.
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28 Nov PDVSA admits service problems, aims to improve Venezuela's sole bunker supplier PDVSA Deltaven admits that some of its service has been lacking as it responds to accusations of poor staff availability and barging problems. In Full
25 Nov ISO 8217:2005 finally announced The new International Marine Fuel standard, which will soon be replacing the 1996 edition in bunker purchasing agreements, has finally been announced. In Full
25 Nov Imarex 'not just another broker' Imarex screen trade in bunker fuel derivatives will offer something unique and very different from broker services, Director of Information Services tells Bunkerworld.
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24 Nov 'World's first' onboard emission monitoring contract sealed UK-based Martek Marine Ltd. claims to have secured the world's first contract for supply of engine emissions monitoring systems for a series of new LNG carriers built by DSME in South Korea.
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22 Nov Third fuel tank leaking on capsized barge A damage assessment of the K-Sea Transportation-owned barge that leaked oil into the Gulf of Mexico has revealed that three, not two, cargo tanks were breached. In Full
21 Nov Salvage Union warns of spill dangers Officials from the ISU have reiterated warnings that salvors may be reluctant to attend casualties where there is a risk of oil pollution. In Full
15 Nov OPEC to decide on supply after winter OPEC will decide its oil supply policy for early next year after the winter, but at the moment, the oil cartel sees no need to reduce output.
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14 Nov Analysts predict freight rate drop next year Analysts are forecasting the first freight rate drop in five years for Asian shipping lines as ship supply next year and beyond could outpace demand. In Full
14 Nov BP targets stake in Indian refinery BP will be signing MOU with Hindustan Petroleum to acquire stake in one of the Indian state-run company's new oil refineries. In Full
11 Nov Shipping lines to raise cost on high bunker prices Surging bunker fuel prices will soon see Neptune Orient Lines and 11 of the largest shipping lines increase their costs of shipping cargo to the US in 2006 by 7%.
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08 Nov Malacca Strait: Zero pirate attacks for Q3 this year The Malacca Strait recorded zero pirate attacks during Q3 this year, prompting the Singapore Shipping Association to call for an end to the war-risk label on the waterlane. In Full
04 Nov Avails tight in Panama, again Bunkers scarce as suppliers selling out of product and prices expected to rise with higher resupply costs. In Full
04 Nov Montreal fuel oil dries up Suppliers in Montreal awaiting resupply after refinery 'glitch' and steady demand empties fuel oil tanks. In Full
04 Nov Bunker industry speaks up for Singapore's CP60 Bunker suppliers say tampering with samples is not possible under CP60, and some suggest accreditation scheme might be extended to other market participants.
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