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August, 2025
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Thu21Aug	South Korea Revises Green Ship Certification Rules to Boost Uptake South Korea expects higher demand for eco-ship certification with new updated rules and incentives.
Thu21Aug	Straits Energy Subsidiary and Horizon to Develop Smart Shipyard Straits CommNet and Horizon Shipyard team up to build Malaysia's first Smart Shipyard.
Thu21Aug	BUNKER JOBS: Arte Bunkering Seeks Mandarin-Speaking Trader in Hong Kong The company is looking for candidates with at least two years of bunker trading experience, a transferable client portfolio from the region and strong Mandarin and English.
Thu21Aug	TS Lines Orders Four Methanol-Ready Boxships for 2028 Delivery Each methanol-ready vessel ordered is worth $61.2 million.
Wed20Aug	FueLNG Marks 500th Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Singapore The firm bunkered K Line's ship with LNG bunkers at Singapore.
Wed20Aug	MOL and Itochu to Collaborate on Singapore Ammonia Bunkering in 2027 The ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering will be conducted using their own ships.
Tue19Aug	China's Qingdao Port Conducts First Methanol Bunkering with COSCO Boxship A container ship was bunkered with 210 mt of methanol at the port.
Mon18Aug	BUNKER JOBS: Supply Trader Role Open in Singapore A shipping and trading firm is seeking to hire a supply trader in Singapore, Maritime Recruitment Company Ltd tells Ship & Bunker.
Mon18Aug	Sri Lanka Court Orders $1 Billion Payment for 2021 X-Press Pearl Fire X-Press Feeders says it has already spent over $150 million in clean-up activities and compensation for fishermen.
Thu14Aug	ANALYSIS: Higher HSFO Demand Pushes Singapore July Bunker Sales to 18-Month High HSFO's share of the total July bunker fuel sales was 41.3%, up from 38.9% the same month a year earlier.

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04Sep

1Hafnia to Buy 14.45% Stake in TORM from Oaktree

The acquisition, valued at $311.4 million, remains subject to definitive agreement and approvals.
02Sep

2New Saudi Firm Eleven Energy Hires Two Staff for New Rotterdam Office

Gert Nell and Yolanda Nell are set to join Eleven Energy's Rotterdam office as of October 1.
03Sep

3Shell Schedules Major Turnaround at Pernis Refinery in Northwest Europe

Maintenance at the refinery, located near Rotterdam, is likely to last more than two months.
04Sep

4Shell Cancels Rotterdam Biofuel Plant Plans Over Market Viability

Shell has dropped its planned 820,000 mt/year Rotterdam biofuels plant, citing a lack of competitiveness.
03Sep

5Houthis Claim Attack on Boxship in Red Sea

AIS data shows MSC Aby arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday, with no independent confirmation of the claimed attack.
01Sep

6Alterna Energy Opens London Office Run By Ex-Cockett Manager

The new London office will be led by Tom Coffey as head of bunkers for Europe, and the firm has hired Nick Hughes as senior trader.
29Aug

7Dan-Bunkering Faces Bribery Allegation in US Legal Fight With Former Staff

Dan-Bunkering has denied an allegation of 'commercial bribery' raised in a lawsuit involving two former US employees over alleged breach of contract.
04Sep

8VPS: A Global Pandemic of High Cat-fines in Marine Fuel

Steve Bee of VPS discusses recent high levels of cat-fines found in VLSFO samples at ports around the world.
04Sep

9SK Gas and Hyundai Glovis Join Forces on LNG Bunkering in South Korea

SK Gas is seeking to build a nationwide LNG bunkering ecosystem and position itself at the forefront of South Korea's LNG bunker market.
03Sep

10INSIGHT: The Importance of Respect in the Bunker Industry

Vernon Jayanathan of Maritime Recruitment Company Ltd discusses the advantages for bunker companies in creating a culture of respect among their staff.

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