The US Senate went into recess on Wednesday (30 September) without having held a vote on the bill which is aiming to overturn the California’s Commercial Harbor Craft waiver. In an email sent to ship.energy yesterday (1 October), climate NGO Pacific Environment noted that this means the bill will not be heard until after the midterm elections on 3 November. A third of the Senate’s 100 seats are up for grabs and current polling projections suggests that the Democrats have a chance – albeit a slim one – of overturning the Republican majority. The Democrats are estimated to have a […]

MOL Ocean Bulk Pte., which operates Mitsui O.S.K. Lines’ (MOL) overseas Capesize bulker business, has signed a 25-year contract with Vale International S.A. to transport iron ore using two vessels equipped with tri-fuel propulsion systems. Capable of running on ethanol, methanol, and conventional heavy fuel oil, the 210,000-metric-tonne ore carriers are scheduled for delivery in 2030. The vessels, which will primarily carry out the transoceanic transport of the company’s iron ore, are said to be the first of their kind. MOL highlighted that the vessels, which also feature an LNG/ammonia-ready design, enabling the future use of either fuel, incorporate a […]

Marine fuels supplier and trader ScanOcean has announced the appointment of Lars Malmbratt as Senior Commercial Manager. Malmbratt will be based at the company’s Gothenburg office, ScanOcean said in a statement sent to ship.energy today (2 October). Malmbratt joins from Stena Bulk where he served as Bunker Procurement Manager from 2012. Prior to that, he held roles with Topoil, now part of Bunker One Sweden, and Stena Oil. ‘We are delighted to welcome such an experienced and well-known industry professional to ScanOcean,’ said Jonatan Karlström, Managing Director of ScanOcean. ‘Lars brings a wealth of knowledge, relationships and commercial experience from […]