Dan-Bunkering Hires Trader in Monaco
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday April 6, 2021 Marine fuel supplier Monaco.
February 22, Dan-Bunkering said in an emailed statement on Tuesday. Delaportas was previously a bunker trader for Dan-Bunkering s sister company,
KPI OceanConnect, in
LinkedIn profile. He brings along valuable experience and market knowledge within the industry from his previous career in a bunker trading company in Greece, Dan-Bunkering said in the statement. Contact details for Delaportas are as follows: Phone: +377 97 77 54 01 Direct line: +377 97 77 63 28 Mobile: +33 6 43 91 54 93 E-mail and Teams: gde@dan-bunkering.com
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Ghana Combats Rising Piracy, Supplier AI Energy Ensures Secure Bunkering Ops in West Africa
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday April 6, 2021
Ghana-based
AI Energy says piracy is on the rise in the
Gulf of Guinea, prompting the physical supplier and country as a whole to take steps to address the issue and ensure safe bunkering operations. Ghana is fast cementing its efforts to become the bunkering hub of
Africa by the creation of bunkering zones to reduce the risk of rampant piracy along the Gulf of Guinea,
Theodora Ashare, Business Development Senior Officer (Corporate Upstream) at AI Energy Group told Ship & Bunker.
Valletta to Install Cold Ironing for Cruise Calls
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday April 6, 2021 Cruise ships calling at the Mediterranean port of
Valletta should be able to plug in for their power when docked at the port. Two firms,
Nidec Group and
Excel Sis, have landed the contract to install electric ship power for visiting ships, according to Marine Link. Ship-to-shore power, also known as cold ironing, forms part of the
European Union s plans to decrease the carbon footprint of European ports. Economic recovery plans for the EU bloc have made reducing environmental impacts a key objective. Power output is maintained by keeping their diesel-burning auxiliary engines going, thereby contributing to port emissions. Cold ironing removes this source of ship pollution.
Malaysia: Authorities Target Illegal Anchorage on Johor Strait
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday April 6, 2021 Malaysia: targetting illegal anchorages. File Image / Pixabay. Maritime authorities in Malaysia are targetting illegally anchored ships in the Johor area, a stretch of sea separating Malaysia s mainland from the island city-state of
Singapore.
19 vessels from its start date, March 24. The latest ship to be detained was registered in Italy, according to local news provider the Star. Checks found that the ship, registered in Torre Del Greco, Italy, did not obtain an approval from the Marine Department to anchor in Malaysian waters, Johor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency director First Admiral