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December, 2023
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Wed20Dec	Red Sea Taskforce May Take Weeks to Take Effect: Maersk CEO "It's going to take a few weeks for the taskforce to be fully operational and reopen the safe passage across the Red Sea," Maersk's Vincent Clerc said.
Wed20Dec	Large Boxships Trapped in Red Sea Head North for Expensive Return Through Suez Returning north and then voyaging around Africa will end up costing these vessels more than $2 million each in bunker and Suez transit costs, according to Vespucci Maritime's Lars Jensen.
Wed20Dec	BUNKER JOBS: TFG Marine Seeks Bunker Operator in Athens The company is looking for candidates with experience in vessel operations involving day-to-day coordination of shipping schedules.
Wed20Dec	Vitol Supplies Fujairah's First Biofuel Bunker Stems The firm's marine fuels arm, Vitol Bunkers, supplied the B24 blend delivered to two ships at the Middle Eastern hub on December 8 and 14.
Wed20Dec	BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Advances to Two-Week High Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index jumped to the highest level since December 6 on Tuesday.
Wed20Dec	Suez Avoidance to Add 40% to Singapore-Rotterdam Bunker and EUA Cost A host of leading shipping companies have announced they will be refraining from using Suez until further notice because of attacks in the Red Sea.
Tue19Dec	Oil Rises Again On Red Sea Concerns But Analysts Doubt Full-Blown Rally Meanwhile, hopes for a brighter 2024 result in huge U.S. production output.
Tue19Dec	Wallenius Wilhelmsen Reroutes Ships Around Africa After Red Sea Attacks The company is rerouting all vessels planned for Red Sea traffic to voyage around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa instead.
Tue19Dec	Baseblue Delivers Biofuel Bunker Stem at Ijmuiden The firm recently delivered the blend to the Clipper Stad Amsterdam at Ijmuiden, a company representative tells Ship & Bunker.
Tue19Dec	UK Reports 'Suspicious Approach' Near Red Sea The vessel was approached by four small boats about 80 nautical miles north-east of Djibouti at about 5:30 AM UTC.
Tue19Dec	UK Reports New Incident in Red Sea The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported the incident happened about 80 nautical miles north-east of Djibouti on Tuesday morning.
Tue19Dec	HMM Joins Red Sea Boxship Exodus After Houthi Attacks The company's ships will avoid the area and take the longer route around Africa 'as a precautionary measure'.
Tue19Dec	Hapag-Lloyd to Continue Avoiding Red Sea Until at Least January The firm announced a pause in its ships entering the Red Sea on Friday, and that pause is now set to be extended for at least the next two weeks.
Tue19Dec	South Africa Prepares for Increased Bunker Demand as Ships Avoid Suez Product availability is good at Cape Town and Durban, but no end to the Algoa Bay customs dispute is yet in sight, a local source tells Ship & Bunker.
Tue19Dec	BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Advances for Third Day Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index rose to the highest level since December 7 on Monday.
Tue19Dec	Oil Rises As BP Joins Other In Avoiding Red Sea Transport Route Meanwhile, banks see gains for crude in 2024 due to high demand.
Mon18Dec	US Announces 'Operation Prosperity Guardian' to Secure Red Sea Navigation Several warships are already operating in the region, and more are set to arrive this week.
Mon18Dec	US Gulf Bunker Contamination Problems Still Ongoing: FOBAS The most recent sample with a confirmed problem that the firm has seen was bunkered in mid-October.
Mon18Dec	Euronav Tankers to Avoid Red Sea Until Further Notice "The safety of our crew and our ships comes first," the company was cited as saying.
Mon18Dec	Container Firm Evergreen Line Halts Shipments to Israel The company is pausing the shipments with immediate effect.

Showing 61-80 of 219 articles from December, 2023

Sep 30

1Unifeeder Hires Assistant Bunker Procurement Manager From Fratelli Cosulich

The new hire was previously a bunker trader for Fratelli Cosulich in Dubai.
Sep 25

2Vertex Energy Files for Bankruptcy

The firm has arranged an $80 million debtor-in-possession financing facility to fund a restructuring process and allow it to continue normal operations in the meantime.
Sep 30

3CPG Bunkering Expands Capacity in Mozambique

The firm has added the CPG Alma to its operations at Maputo and will consider supplying biofuels, LNG, methanol and ammonia there, the company tells Ship & Bunker.
Sep 26

4Lawsuit Over $124 Million Sale of GP Global Fujairah Terminal

Gulf Petrochem FZC is seeking a reversal of the sale and AED 100 million in damages, a source tells Ship & Bunker.
Sep 30

5US Suppliers Brace for Reduced Demand Ahead of Potential Strike

The container and vehicle carrier segments are the most likely to be affected if the industrial action goes ahead, John Barbarise III of Ankora Fuels tells Ship & Bunker.

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