The effort to save the “K” Line car carrier Fremantle Highway continues in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. Boundary cooling has been paused to ensure the…
https://gcaptain.com/fremantle-highway-fire-continues-to-burn-off-dutch-coast/
Shipping
Singapore completes first methanol bunkering, learnings to be presented to IMO
A Maersk container ship — the world’s first running on eMethanol — has been successfully refueled with around 300 mt of bio-methanol via a ship-to-ship transfer in Singapore July 27, marking the country’s first methanol bunkering operation, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) in...
Maine Lawmakers Approve Bill to Boost Offshore Wind Development
By Cailley LaPara (Bloomberg) — Maine moved a step closer to becoming the East Coast’s first floating offshore wind location after lawmakers approved a bill paving the way for deep-water development. …
https://gcaptain.com/maine-lawmakers-approve-bill-to-boost-offshore-wind-development/
Fincantieri and RINA Join Forces on Nuclear Power Study
As the shipping industry intensifies efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, an increasing number of industry participants are turning to small nuclear reactors as a potential zero-emission clean energy source…
https://gcaptain.com/fincantieri-and-rina-launch-nuclear-power-study/
NATO Stepping Up Black Sea Surveillance
BRUSSELS, July 26 (Reuters) – NATO said on Wednesday it was stepping up surveillance of the Black Sea region as it condemned Russia’s exit from a deal assuring the safe passage of…
https://gcaptain.com/nato-stepping-up-black-sea-surveillance/
Rotterdam bunker sales volumes down 10% in Q2, HSFO gains market share
Total Rotterdam bunker sales volumes (excluding lubes) fell by 10% in Q2 2023, according to new data from the Port Authority. VLSFO sales fell by 8% on the quarter to 906,368 mt, a level 15% lower than the previous year. The fuel type continued to account for the majority of demand in Q2 (excluding...
FUJAIRAH DATA: Heavy residues stocks jump as exports fall
Stockpiles of oil products at the UAE’s Port of Fujairah increased but remained low in the week to July 24, with gains in heavy residues and light distillates stocks offsetting falls in middle distillates, according to data from the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone. Total inventories stood at 18.77...
Panama Canal to limit transit to 32 total ships daily effective July 30
The Panama Canal Authority has reduced the number of ships able to transit the waterway daily to 22 at the older Panamax locks and 10 at the Neopanamax locks, effective July 30, the canal authority said July 25. Until July 30, the canal was operating under Condition 1.a, which allows for 28-32...
Norway’s Equinor works on third Sverdrup oil project to maintain output: CFO
Norway’s Equinor is looking at a Johan Sverdrup Phase 3 project to keep production at the giant field at current high levels around 755,000 b/d, it confirmed July 26, as the company takes on more shipping capacity to handle additional oil volumes. The state-controlled company reported a 12%...
Iran June-loading LPG exports dip 28.5% from record levels in May to 696,000 mt
Iran’s June-loading LPG exports were estimated at 696,000 mt, down 28.5% from the record 973,260 mt loaded in May, according to shipping sources, Platts cFlow ship and commodity tracking software and S&P Global Market Intelligence Network (MINT), keeping Asia well supplied in July to offset reduced...