Soaring bunker prices could hasten 'return to normal' for liner trades

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Soaring bunker prices could hasten 'return to normal' for liner trades

Low-sulphur fuel oil Headlines

News / Zim steams ahead with LNG newbuilds – 'a commercial differentiator'

News / Maersk's new 'fossil fuel fee' more costly for shippers than surcharges

News / No sympathy for carriers from shippers who must foot the bill for bunker hikes

Premium / Supply chain radar: The drama unfolds – spare a thought for the shippers

News / Box carriers 'turning a deaf ear' to calls to cancel BAFs as oil price slumps

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News / IMO prepares to ban ships carrying HFO and has another look at scrubbers

News / Mixed fortunes for box ship owners as the year ends and a greener era looms

News / Cheaper fuel rescues box carriers' Q3 margins, but IMO 2020 looms

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Soaring bunker prices could hasten 'return to normal' for liner trades

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News / Zim steams ahead with LNG newbuilds – 'a commercial differentiator'

News / Maersk's new 'fossil fuel fee' more costly for shippers than surcharges

News / No sympathy for carriers from shippers who must foot the bill for bunker hikes

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News / Box carriers 'turning a deaf ear' to calls to cancel BAFs as oil price slumps

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News / IMO prepares to ban ships carrying HFO and has another look at scrubbers

News / Mixed fortunes for box ship owners as the year ends and a greener era looms

News / Cheaper fuel rescues box carriers' Q3 margins, but IMO 2020 looms

Premium / Q&A with Carnival's Kaczmarek – scrubber critics lack experience or knowledge of systems

News / Shipowners may be ready for IMO 2020, but the bunker market is not

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