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  • AET Names 2nd SHI-Built DP2 Shuttle Tanker

    6 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Petroleum tanker owner and operator AET has named its newest vessel, a 120,000 DWT DP2 shuttle tanker, Eagle Bergen, at a ceremony held in Stavanger, Norway. Eagle Bergen is the second of two vessels built by Samsung Heavy Industries to the standards required to operate on the Norwegian continental shelf. She is fixed on a long-term charter […]

  • Largest GL-classed Tanker Named: VLCC “Athenian Victory”

    20 August 2009

    The naming ceremony for the very large crude oil carrier “Athenian Victory” took place today on the world’s largest shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan / Korea. The delivery to its owner, the Greek shipping company Athenian Sea Carriers, is scheduled for the 27th of August. The vessel with the hull number 2002 is the […]

  • Top Ships, Gunvor Ink JV Deals for Tanker Duo

    12 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Athens-based shipowner Top Ships has entered into two joint venture agreements for two medium range (MR) tankers with commodities trading house Gunvor Group. The deal, which has a 50-50 basis, is related to the 50,000 dwt product tankers M/T Eco Holmby Hills and M/T Eco Palm Springs. The ships are currently under construction in Hyundai with expected […]

  • Ocean Yield’s 2nd Newbuild Goes to Navig8 Product Tankers

    21 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Oslo-listed ship owner Ocean Yield ASA has taken delivery of the LR2 product tanker Navig8 Sanctity from Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipyard, the company informed. After being delivered from the shipyard today, the vessel commenced a 13-year “hell and high water” bareboat charter to Navig8 Product Tankers Inc. This is the second vessel delivered in a […]

  • Update: No Trace of Missing Mariners from Burning Iranian Tanker

    8 January 2018

    US Navy aircraft returns to base in Japan without locating 32 missing crew members of MV Sanchi.

  • First Tanker Unloads at Libya’s Derna Port after Bombing

    7 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The eastern Port of Derna has welcomed the first tanker since the bombing of a Greek-owned tanker by Libyan military forces back in January, the National Oil Corporation of Libya  informed. Namely, a Maltese-flagged tanker Naftilos delivered a cargo of heavy fuel to Derna’s power plant a week ago, signaling to the oil market that the security […]

  • UK: GE Supplies Drive Train for RFA’s MARS Tankers

    24 October 2012

    With the global naval sector looking to deploy more energy efficient vessels, GE’s Power Conversion business is supplying its electrical propulsion drive train technology for the U.K. Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s (RFA) new fleet of Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) tankers. When completed, the four, 37,000-ton MARS tankers will be the United Kingdom’s next-generation class […]

  • Omega Navigation Enterprises Reports Delivery Of 2 Product Tankers

    4 July 2006

    Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc. a provider of global marine transportation services, said on Wednesday that it took delivery of two product tankers, which will be renamed “Omega Princess” and “Omega Lady Sarah”. Omega said so far it has taken delivery of five double hull product tankers and has agreements to acquire one additional double hull […]

  • Report: MISC Orders Two Suezmax Tankers from Samsung

    19 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC) has placed an order for two Suezmax shuttle tankers at South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung, according to data provided by VesselsValue. Under the agreement, reportedly signed between the parties on June 15, Samsung is scheduled to deliver the two tankers, which feature 125,000 dwt, to their owner in 2019. MISC is paying a […]

  • Transocean’s Rig Saves Workers from Burning Tanker (Nigeria)

    15 May 2013

    Transocean’s ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig, Sedco Express (EXS), was working offshore Nigeria for customer ENI when it received news of a nearby fuel tanker on fire. According to the press statement issued by the owner of the rig, the Sedco Express crew played a vital role in coordinating a rescue effort for 13 lives. On Tuesday […]

  • Mingde Heavy Launches Biggest Asian Built Chemical Tanker

    20 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Mingde Heavy Industry has launched the biggest stainless steel chemical tanker ever built in Asia. The length of this vessel is 183m, with 28.4m width, 15.2m depth and 10m draft, powered by single propeller, low speed diesel engine for unrestricted navigation, with dead weight of 30,000T. The cargo area is divided into 28 cargo tanks. […]

  • OSG First to Enter U.S. Flag Shuttle Tanker Trade

    5 October 2007

    Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a market leader in providing energy transportation services, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to charter two 46,000 dwt Jones Act tankers to Petrobras America, Inc. (Petrobras), marking the first U.S. Flag shuttle tankers to transport oil from ultra-deepwater drilling projects in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Petrobras America, […]

  • Bangladesh: Western Marine Starts Construction of Tankers for Nurjahan Group

    16 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Western Marine, the country’s leading shipyard, laid four keels weighing 350 dwt (dead weight tonnage) each to build tankers for Nurjahan Group. Representatives from Nurjahan Group and Germanischer Lloyd Bangladesh, and 13 honorary consuls of Bangladesh from 12 different part of the world were present during the keel-laying. Contract for building the tankers was signed […]

  • Navios Acquisition Announces Delivery of ‘Nave Lucida’ Product Tanker

    25 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced that the Nave Lucida, a 2005-built MR2 product tanker of 47,999 dwt, was delivered on October 23, 2013. The Nave Lucida has been chartered out to a high quality counterparty for one year at a base rate of $12,500 (net) per day, plus […]

  • UK: South Hook to Get Another LNG Tanker in January

    28 December 2011
    Vessels

    The Al Gattara liquefied natural gas tanker, with a capacity of 216,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal January 4, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic […]

  • Sovcomflot to provide technical supervision for Rosneft’s LNG-powered Aframax tankers

    28 May 2018
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Russia’s Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has signed a deal with compatriot Rosneft to provide technical supervision of a series of the latter’s new LNG-fuelled Aframax tankers. This deal is part of a package of agreements, signed in 2017, involving the construction of LNG-fuelled Aframax tankers for Rosneft in partnership with Zvezda shipbuilding complex in Primorsky region, […]

  • CSSC inks deal for 12 LR2 dual-fuel tankers

    29 April 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Chinese shipbuilding giant China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has won a deal for the construction of twelve dual-fuel tankers. The order was booked by Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (Bocomm Leasing) which has secured charters for the newbuilds from the energy major Shell. Shell will charter the 120,000-ton dual fuel LR2 tankers for seven years […]

  • Indonesia: Tanker crew arrested over Cambodia’s offshore oil dispute

    27 September 2021
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    The owner of Strovolos, the Bahamas-flagged tanker detained in Indonesia over a Cambodian crude oil dispute, has requested the immediate release of the crew members arrested on Saturday.

  • Drewry: Costly US Shale Oil Good News for Tanker Operators

    2 June 2015

    A key driver of future tanker shipping earnings will be the extent to which US shale oil production is taken out of service, according to the latest edition of the Tanker Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. Tanker operators are pinning their hopes on a rise in US crude oil imports as domestic shale oil extraction […]

  • Stolt-Nielsen: Gradual Upswing in Chemical Tanker Market Imminent

    30 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Stolt-Nielsen Limited expects a gradual upturn in the chemical tanker market as the year unfolds.

  • German shipowner orders methanol-ready tanker duo in China

    11 September 2024
    Vessels

    German shipping company Leonhardt & Blumberg has placed an order for the construction of two methanol-ready MR2 tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International, a part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).

  • Atlas Maritime and EMF hail new tanker delivery under $1B fleet renewal program

    22 May 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Vessels

    International shipping company Atlas Maritime and fund management company European Maritime Finance (EMF) have taken delivery of their eighth eco Aframax/LR2 tanker from South Korean shipbuilder Daehan Shipbuilding.

  • STX Offshore Bags USD 140 Mn Tanker Deal

    21 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has won an order for four 50,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT) midsize tankers as it steps up its efforts to business recovery.  The order, worth USD 140 million, has been placed by a Greek owner Oceangold Tankers, according to Asiasis. The newbuild tankers, priced at USD 35 million a piece, are scheduled […]

  • Keel Laying Ceremony for New Product Tanker at HVS (Vietnam)

    13 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 12 September, 2013, a keel laying ceremony for Hull No. S408 was held at Hyundai Vinashin’s dry Dock No. 2 with the attendance of the representatives of the ship owner, the yard, and class. S408 is the first product tanker under construction at the yard for d’Amico International Shipping S.A., Italy. In accordance with […]

  • Wuhu Shipyard wins deal for methanol-powered chemical tankers

    25 July 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Chinese shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard has signed a contract with RFOcean, a London-based alternative investment and commercial management firm focusing on the maritime industry, for the construction of four 6,600-ton methanol dual-fuel stainless steel chemical tankers. This series of ships represents an upgrade from the 6,600-ton DC electric push duplex stainless steel intelligent chemical tankers previously […]