Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - As supply and demand balances loosened in the second half of 2014, global inventories increased and crude oil prices for near-term delivery declined substantially more than prices for delivery further into the future.

After completion of a multi-year charter supporting bridge re-construction work, Riverview Equipment sold their U.S. flag crew boat "Stella Lind" to Westar Marine Services of San Francisco.

Private U.S. West Coast buyers have purchased the former Google barge "JMC 262" from Cashman Equipment Corp.

It has been five and a half years since the official ending of the Great Recession caused by the subprime mortgage crisis and collapse of the housing bubble in the United States which spilled over into fragile global economies toppling them like houses of cards.

Of the 12,884 vessels and 3,867 barges Marcon tracks, 1,138 are crew, fast supply & pilot boats with 212 officially on the market for sale, plus we have 45 boats available for charter worldwide.

Of the 12,884 vessels (excluding barges) Marcon currently tracks, 686 are inland river pushboats with 76 officially on the market for sale (62 U.S. flag and 14 foreign flag).

Harbor Enterprises of Seward, Alaska sold their ABS +A1 Ocean combo deck/tank barge "PM 230" for conversion to deck service.

Monday, January 19, 2015 - December saw the continuation of the plunge in monthly average bunker prices, ranging from a decrease of 6% in Fujairah to 18.94% in Rotterdam. The prices dropped so low that we had to lower our graph axis points as prices had literally fallen off our graph.

Thursday, January 15, 2015 - This edition of the ShortTerm Energy Outlook is the first to include forecasts for 2016.

Thursday, January 15, 2015 - Kazakhstan, an oil producer since 1911, has the second-largest oil reserves as well as the second-largest oil production among the former Soviet republics after Russia. Estimated total petroleum and other liquids production was 1.70 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2014.

Friday, January 09, 2015 - The average U.S. offshore rig count for December 2014 was 59, up six from the 53 that were counted in November 2014 and down two from the 61 counted in December 2013.

Of the 3,785 barges and 12,730 vessels we currently track, 707 are tank barges with 32 inland and 35 ocean or coastal barges officially on the market for sale. Nine of the 32 inland barges are 10 years of age or less.

Following is a breakdown of available anchor handling coastal, ocean and harbor tugs. Separate reports available on inland river pushboats and anchor handling tug supply vessels.

Of 12,730 vessels and 3,785 barges tracked by Marcon, 3,177 are supply and tug supply boats, with 245 officially on the market for sale.