maritime
Maffei Named Maritime Commission Chairman
Daniel Maffei is sworn in as Federal Maritime Commission chairman. (FMC.gov)
The Biden administration tapped Daniel Maffei to lead the Federal Maritime Commission, the agency announced recently.
April 1, 2021Maritime Shipping Industry, Asian Nations Object to EU Pollution Plan
Container ship Meratus Waingapu sails near Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Nov. 14. (Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg News)
Plans to extend the world’s biggest carbon market into shipping drew criticism from the industry and Asian nations, highlighting growing conflict over Europe’s unprecedented moves to protect the environment.
November 30, 2020Diesel Fuel Market Stable as IMO Mandate Takes Hold
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One month after the International Maritime Organization’s mandate prohibiting the use of heavily polluting bunker fuel in cargo and cruise ships began, oil industry analysts said the diesel fuel market is stable.
January 28, 2020Diesel Prices Remain Stable as IMO 2020 Mandate Set to Begin
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Years of planning and preparation by the ocean shipping, oil and trucking industries are set to pay off as adequate supplies of diesel fuel are expected to be ready now that an International Maritime Organization mandate for the use of lower polluting fuel on ocean vessels is about to take effect.
December 30, 2019Fuel-Trading Routes Revamped as 2020 Dynamics Take Hold
A view of the Persian Gulf from inside Devon, an oil tanker transferring oil to exporting markets. (Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg)
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.
December 12, 2019Commodity Shippers Struggle to Obtain 2020-Compliant Fuel
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Ships are struggling to obtain the fuels they need to test them in time for the start of sweeping environmental legislation that takes effect in six weeks’ time, a situation that could ultimately result in vessels having to temporarily halt trading.
November 19, 2019Petroleum Institute Chief Economist Optimistic About Diesel Supply
Shipping containers sit stacked on the Kota Cabar cargo ship arriving at the Port of Oakland in July 2018. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)
WASHINGTON — The oil refining industry is ready for an upcoming mandate on the type of fuel to be used by the maritime industry, but shippers are scrambling to get ready as the deadline draws near.
September 24, 2019New Shipping Fuel Rules Are Starting to Rock the Oil Market
The Soro Enshi containership sails from Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China, on July 10, 2018. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg)
They may still be six months away, but new rules on marine fuels are already sending shock waves through the little-known world of refinery feedstocks.
July 3, 2019Diesel Prices May Increase as Cargo Industry Makes 2020 Fuel Switch, Experts Say
A refinery and a pump jack in an oil field near Corpus Christi, Texas. (Eddie Seal/Bloomberg News)
The looming adoption of a mandate that will require maritime vessels to burn cleaner fuel is projected to put upward pressure on diesel prices next year, but transportation experts are more concerned about how the change will affect the supply of diesel fuel for trucks.
April 3, 2019Tolls, Regulations, Bunker Fuel Costs Could Vex Industry
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ATLANTA — Incoming fuel regulations and political gridlock will bring unwelcome expenses and headaches to shipping and trucking companies through next year, according to one policy expert who spoke at SMC3 Jump Start 2019 on Jan. 29.
January 30, 2019