Tag Archives: Bunker Industry
Fit For Purpose – Future Fuels and Contracts
Shipping’s energy transition is underway but the switch to new fuels will require a new commercial approach. Steve Simms of Simms Showers considers how bunker sales terms should be revised or written anew in the years ahead. With new marine fuels present in liquid natural gas, synthetic fuels, and others, the international bunkering industry… Read More »
OW Bunker Series: OW’s U.S. Entities File for Chapter 11
OW Bunker’s three U.S. entities (OW Bunker Holding, OW Bunker USA, and OW Bunker North America) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday (November 13) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut. The actual petitions can be downloaded here: OW Bunker Holding, OW Bunker USA, OW Bunker North America. The… Read More »
OW Bunker Series: Dealing With the Collapse of OW Bunker
A recent TradeWinds article (available here in PDF format) discusses the race by bunker suppliers to get in front the rapidly evolving bankruptcy of OW Bunker. If you are an actual or potential creditor of OW Bunker or any of its subsidiaries around the globe, contact Steve Simms for assistance.
Cyber Crime in the Shipping Industry – Update
A recent article in the shipping industry newspaper TradeWinds highlights the growing risk of cybercrime in the shipping industry. Firm principal J. Stephen Simms is quoted in the article and provides general advice to prevent becoming a victim of cybercrime. The full article is available on the Tradewinds website (subscription required). A PDF version… Read More »
Cyber Crime in the Bunker Industry
Firm Principal J. Stephen Simms discusses the growing threat of cyber crime to the bunker industry and its financial implications in a recently published Bunkerspot article.
