Business, Fuel, Global Freight

Big Emissions Bills Are Coming for Ships Sailing in Europe

Maersk ship

The maritime industry will join the European Union's Emissions Trading System in January, meaning big ships will start paying for carbon emissions.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
September 18, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Issues Could Worsen Due to Lack of Crude From OPEC+

Diesel pump

The diesel market is pricing in a crisis, one that soon could get even worse because of a lack of the type of crude that’s good for making the fuel.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
September 13, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Diesel Crisis Likely to Stay Unfixed by Oil Refining Revival

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A wave of new oil refining capacity that’s coming on stream won’t be enough to solve a global shortage of diesel, jet fuel and similar petroleum products.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
June 15, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Soaring Diesel, Gas Prices Bleed Into Shipping

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The shipping industry is starting to feel the full force of surging diesel and gasoline costs.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
February 22, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

The Diesel Market Looks at Risk of Price Spikes

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A slump in global diesel stockpiles has left the market vulnerable to price spikes.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
January 27, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel

Maersk Invests $1.4 Billion in Methanol-Powered Ships

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A.P. Moller-Maersk has ordered eight new vessels, each costing $175 million, that can be propelled by cleanly made methanol instead of an oil-based fuel.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
August 24, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Shipping Watchdog Urged to Speed Up Pace on Emission Curbs

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Trafigura Group said the shipping industry’s regulator needs to act with “lightning speed” to cut carbon emissions from an industry that spews more C02 into the atmosphere each year than France and the U.K. combined.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
June 21, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

Nations Set to Discuss Reducing Global Shipping CO2 Emissions

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John Kerry wants to accelerate the decarbonization of the global shipping industry, which spews more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year than France and the U.K. combined.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
June 9, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel

Shipping’s Big Bang Sends Two Global Industries Spinning

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Starting Jan. 1, the vast majority of the world’s ships were forced to change the fuel they use. Some big winners — and potential losers — are starting to emerge from what was a historic switch for the world’s oil refining and maritime industries.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
January 14, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

Fuel-Trading Routes Revamped as 2020 Dynamics Take Hold

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Shippers have fewer than three weeks until new rules kick in forcing them to burn cleaner fuels, but the regulations are already redefining key trade routes in the global oil-product markets.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
December 12, 2019