UK P&I Club: "Cappuccino Bunker" Warning
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11 Oct 2012
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The UK Protection & Indemnity Club (P&I) has issued a Press Bulletin reporting that some fuel deliveries in Singapore are being “overstated,” due to the "Cappuccino Effect" of air being pumped into bunker supplies.A recent bunker dispute involving an entered vessel highlighted a well-known ploy whereby a bunker supplier alleged that more...
Bunker prices remain high, charter rates low
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10 Sep 2012
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Ralph E. Lewis of Power Research Inc. argues that improving ships’ engine efficiency and cutting emissions makes sound business sense.Bunker prices remain high, charter rates low, and the world economy seems perpetually moribund.
Yet vessel owners might find some solace in the words of the late American insurance executive W. Clement Stone, when...
ECA’s: a whole new ballgame, fraught with risk
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01 Jun 2012
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Springtime 2012 in North America: a season of optimism as America’s favorite pastime launches spring training and heads into the long season ahead. How well prepared are the teams? Which team will have more success than others? Much will depend on their pre-season conditioning.
To some degree, the maritime community is entering into the...
FAQ with regard to Interim Guidance by US EPA on North American ECA
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04 Jul 2012
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IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted amendments to MARPOL Annex VI (amendments to regulation 13, 14 and new Appendix VII) to designate the North American Emission Control Area for NOx, SOx and particulates. With regard to this, EPA has released a memorandum on June 26th 2012 containing Frequently Asked Questions.
Chemical waste in bunker fuel used in the port of Rotterdam
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30 Apr 2012
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Criminals are illegally disposing of chemical waste in bunker fuel used in the port of Rotterdam, according to Dutch police.
Dutch national police force spokesman Ed Kraszewski recently announced that tests on fuel carried from Rotterdam to Antwerp on inland bunker tankers found that nearly a third contained waste products not naturally present in...
