Seabirds need safer feeding sites off East Anglia, warn RSPB
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
It said not enough consideration is being given to feeding sites amid the hive of activity off the east coast, which includes shipping, renewable energy projects and the ship-to-ship oil transfers off Lowestoft to Southwold. …
Feeding seabirds lack safety netBird Watch

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Chevron to close London bunker desk
bunkerworld (subscription)
Chevron Global Marine Products currently handles UK bunker sales, and bunker procurement for Chevron Shipping. It said the bunker procurement in the European region will be handled by the company's shipping team from August 1, while procurement for …

Colin Verity
Telegraph.co.uk
… many on commission for shipping companies throughout the world, as well as waterfront and dock basin scenes. His work was exhibited in 17 countries, including Canada and the United States, where he won two international maritime art awards for oil …

Collett and Sons acquire MDF Transport's wind division
Cranes Today
Heavy lift transport and shipping firm Collett and Sons have strengthened their position in the wind energy sector after acquiring the wind turbine transport division of family-owned firm MDF Transport. Established in 1928, the firm has been active in …

Hayling's yello foam trial date set
Hayling Island Today
Singapore-based Pretty Time Shipping is accused of illegally discharging palm oil into the sea which washed up as yellow foam on Hayling Island – causing a chemical alert. The company denies the charge. The trial starts at Southampton Magistrates' …

Live web chat: Arctic energy and environment expert Paul Berkman
The Guardian (blog)
Does the prosperity brought to indigenous Arctic communities by oil companies compensate for the destruction of their traditional livelihoods? And how worried should we be about oil spills in the Siberian coast's Northern Shipping Route, now accessible …

Piracy:Stakeholders in Oil & Gas, shipping industries meet in London for talks
Vanguard
STAKEHOLDERS in world's Oil & Gas and Shipping community have scheduled a meeting in London next month to proffer solution to the menace of pirate attacks on vessels and the assets of Oil companies particularly in the West African sub-region. …

China Among Nations Seeking Delays to Shipping-Emission Curbs
Bloomberg
About 90 percent of global trade moves by sea, the Round Table of International Shipping Associations estimates. Owners are considering liquefied natural gas as an alternative to the heavy fuel oil they currently use to power ships. …

PKN ORLEN Signs Agreement with STASCO for Crude Oil Deliveries to ORLEN Lietuva
OilVoice (press release)
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA informs that on 24 June 2011 it signed a spot agreement with Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited, London, Great Britain ("STASCO"), for crude oil deliveries to AB ORLEN Lietuva ("ORLEN Lietuva"). …

MEPC 62 to address hull fouling
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The issue of fouling also arises in a proposal put forward by the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) entitled Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships. To view the document visit the special Sustainable Shipping MEPC 62 section.