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<title><![CDATA[Bunkers see double-figure price swings]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Volatility in the middle of the week, but prices little changed.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is LNG the answer?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[IMO sub-committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases expected to present a provisional agenda on this 'greener' fuel at MEPC 60.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US and Canada joint exercise to improve Arctic spill response]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dealing with cross border concerns and possible shoreline impacts.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prices falling for a second day]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Market activity 'terribly quiet' in Rotterdam.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:18:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Head of Finance at KPI Bridge Oil Valparaiso]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Santiago Aravena has more than 'eight years experience in the marine and shipping business'.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ultrasound will determine hull corrosion after fuel sheen spotted]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[US Coast Guard to review latest data to determine the possible environmental threat of the Princess Kathleen.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:56:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuel oil prices weaken in Fujairah while distillates firm]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NYMEX showing losses of more than $2 in early trading.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More fuel oil cargoes for Middle East market]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Middle East 'still quite tight' say traders.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Closing date for Glencore offer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Offer on outstanding Chemoil shares open until mid-April.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:32:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Negotiations continue for release of hijacked bunker tanker]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sources say talks are likely to be protracted.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MPA rejects charge of 'overcrowding' at bunker anchorage]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Special Bunkering Anchorages are highly utilised but not congested, says MPA official.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bunker trends confused]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bunker demand in Singapore was mixed.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:02:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gazprom - gas company or Russia's battering ram?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Market capitalization is exceeding $120 billion.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China and the 'deniers']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Why climate change issues are problematic for the Chinese.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Slow steaming keeps surplus ships employed]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[OOIL 'saves costs' from slow steaming; reports losses for 2009 due to lower freight rates and demand.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brightoil acquires second aframax for $52.5 million]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Move in line with its strategy to expand its vessel fleet.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:52:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Market moves uncertain]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ports charting their own course in bunker trading today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:48:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More evidence on the cooling effects of shipping]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The benefits of sulphate come into question as MEPC gets ready to discuss low sulphur fuels.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prices weaken in Rotterdam, Hamburg]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NYMEX showing falls of more than $1 in early trading.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recourse action in Hebei Spirit spill incident]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[BIMCO continue to be actively involved from the fair treatment of seafarers standpoint.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bunker prices fall in Fujairah]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[No IFO in Durban spot market.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Quality issues keep Fujairah market 'tight']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Traders say 'some key suppliers have been hit'.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Singapore fuel oil stocks down]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Spike in oil prices triggered demand from bunker market, say traders.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:32:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sulphur regulations: Suppliers should 'help' shipowners]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[O.W. Bunker says suppliers must take more 'responsibility' in helping operators meet technical challenges.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:27:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bunkers reverse previous day's movement]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bunker prices in Busan, however, remains steady.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:03:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New barge ready in 'next four months']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Karachi-based supplier says it will have the biggest delivery fleet in Pakistan.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IBME appoints bunker trader for South American market]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ortiz has over 25 years' of experience in the shipping and bunker industry.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New deals best sourced from personal and informal contacts]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Poll respondents indicated one-to-one appointments as one of the best sources for securing new contacts.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ecospec's CSNOx wins 'Technology of the Year' award]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ecospec edges out two other contenders to clinch the award.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Foreign trading firms set foot in China bonded bunker market indirectly]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Japanese and Singaporean companies involved.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:13:00 -0700</pubDate>
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