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  • Stena Bulk about to test biofuel on its MR tanker

    27 March 2020

    Swedish tanker shipping company Stena Bulk plans to test 100 % biofuel on one of its MR tankers in the coming weeks, joining its rivals in trialing biofuel as a solution for decarbonization of the shipping industry. As informed, the fuel is the MR1-100 bio-fuel oil, produced from used cooking oil and supplied by GoodFuels […]

  • Concordia Maritime Invests in Two More P-MAX Tankers

    29 September 2006

    Concordia Maritime has exercised existing options and placed an order with the Brodosplit shipyard in Croatia for a further two vessels in the P-MAX series, thus extending the series to ten units. Concordia Maritime has invested a total of more than SEK 3.5 billion in its new fleet, which currently consists of ten P-MAX tankers […]

  • Tanker that ran aground in Alaska due in Port Angeles today

    14 February 2006

    A 601-foot tanker that was refloated last week after it ran aground in Alaska is due in with escort to Port Angeles Harbor today, the Coast Guard said Monday.

  • Odfjell Falls to Loss in Q2 amid Chemical Tanker Woes

    24 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    The weaker spot market for chemical tankers has pushed Norwegian shipping and tank terminal company Odfjell SE to a net loss in the second quarter of 2017. However, Odfjell said that its contract portfolios in both chemical tankers and terminals continue to soften the impact of the challenging markets. The company swung to a net loss […]

  • US seeks to seize Iranian oil aboard Greek tanker

    4 February 2021
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    The United States has initiated a process to seize alleged Iranian oil aboard a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned tanker.

  • NYK receives its third methanol-fueled chemical tanker

    20 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Singapore-based NYK Bulkship (Asia), part of Japanese shipping company NYK Group, has taken delivery of Grouse Sun, a methanol-powered chemical tanker.

  • Russia: RS Approves Gazprom’s LNG Tanker Technical Documentation

    31 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Russian Maritime Register of Shipping has completed Approval in Principal of technical documentation for the LNG tanker that will form the basis of the LNG carrier fleet to meet the future needs of Gazprom Group. The approved type of the ship (project name – “Gaz-Ice”) in some respects exceeds the characteristics of four state-of-the-art LNG […]

  • CPLP Extends Charters for Three Product Tankers with BP Shipping

    25 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP), an international diversified shipping company announced yesterday that it has reached an agreement with BP Shipping Limited (BP Shipping) to extend the charters of the M/T British Ensign or M/T Atlantas (36,760 IMO II/III Chemical Product Tanker), M/T British Envoy or M/T Aktoras (36,759 IMO II/III Chemical Product Tanker) and […]

  • Gazprom Conducts SIRE Inspection on LNG Tanker Lena River

    28 November 2013

    LNG tanker ‘Lena River’ underwent an inspection by an inspector of Gazprom Global LNG (GGLNG) under the Oil Companies International Marine Forum’s (OCIMF) Ship Inspection Report Programme (SIRE). It was the first ever SIRE inspection conducted by the Gazprom Group. SIRE is an inspection risk assessment tool that was launched by OCIMF in 1993. It has […]

  • Russia: Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard Launches VF Tanker-3

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Few days ago, Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard launched VF Tanker-3 of project RST27 for the VF Tanker LLC.  The shipyard and V.F. Tanker inked construction contract for 5 tankers in June 2011 with an option for five more signed in October. The lead ship of project RST27 was launched on February 17th. Project RST27 was designed […]

  • Scorpio Tankers boosts liquidity with four-ship sale and leaseback deal

    13 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Tanker owner and operator Scorpio Tankers has decided to sell and lease back three MR product tankers and one LR2 product tanker to China’s AVIC International Leasing.

  • Global Oil Tanker Fleet Expands Faster Than Demand

    2 September 2011

    The global oil tanker fleet will expand almost three times more quickly than demand this year, according to Clarkson Research Services Ltd… (eximin) [mappress] Source: eximin, September 2, 2011

  • Greece: Navios Announces Delivery of Product Tanker Nave Estella

    24 January 2012

    Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that the Nave Estella, an LR1 Product Tanker of 75,000 dwt, was delivered on January 20, 2012 from a South Korean shipyard. The Nave Estella has commenced a 3-year charter-out at a net rate of $11,850 with 90%/10% profit sharing for rates […]

  • Russia: Okskaya Shipyard Splashes Fifth Tanker of Project RST27

    8 October 2012

    Okskaya Shipyard, on October 4th, carried out the launching and naming ceremony for the fifth tanker of Project RST27, the V.F. Tanker-15. Project RST27 vessels are constructed for the shipping company V.F.Tanker (part of VBTH, majority owned by Universal Cargo Logistics Holding). All Project RST27 vessels are designed by Marine Engineering Bureau. New project tanker […]

  • French Fos Tonkin Terminal Receives 5500th LNG Tanker

    17 July 2013
    Vessels

    Elengy, a GDF Suez unit, said in a statement that the Fos Tonkin terminal just received its 5500th LNG tanker coming from Bethioua, Algeria. This new record, less than 4 years and a half after the previous one (5000th), shows that the Fos Tonkin terminal is still privileged by Elengy’s clients for Medmax cargoes reception […]

  • Russia: Okskaya Shipyard Launches Sixth Tanker of Project RST27

    26 November 2012

    Okskaya Shipyard, on Nov. 22nd, launched the sixth tanker of Project RST27, the V.F. Tanker-16. Project RST27 vessels are constructed for the shipping company V.F.Tanker (part of VBTH, majority owned by Universal Cargo Logistics Holding). All Project RST27 vessels are designed by Marine Engineering Bureau. New project tanker has increased river function comparing to other […]

  • Wartsila nets contract for four Swedish LNG-powered tankers

    12 September 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Finnish engine maker Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract covering four newbuild LNG fuelled tanker vessels. The ships are to be built at the Avic Dingheng shipyard in China, on behalf of three Swedish owners; Furetank (2 vessels), Älvtank, and Thun Tankers, a fully owned subsidiary of Thunbolagen. The vessels will be commercially managed by […]

  • UK: Another LNG Tanker Due at South Hook This Week

    17 June 2013
    Vessels

    UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive another cargo of LNG from Qatar this week, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Umm Slal LNG tanker, with a capacity of 266,000 cbm, is due to arrive at the South Hook terminal on June 23. The South Hook terminal can […]

  • Iran claims marine pollution behind detention of Korean tanker

    5 January 2021
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Iran has seized a South Korean chemical tanker Hankuk Chemi citing oil pollution in the Persian Gulf. The tanker was reportedly underway to Fujairah, in the UAE, from the Saudi city of Al-Jubail on Monday when it got detained. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the reason behind the detainment was strictly technical and that the […]

  • ‘Cleanest’ dual-fuel shuttle tanker duo named in South Korea

    16 October 2019
    Infrastructure

    Shuttle tanker company AET has named what it says are two of the world’s first LNG Dual-Fuel Dynamic Positioning Shuttle Tankers (DPSTs) – Eagle Blane and Eagle Balder.

  • The Netherlands: North Sea Tankers Announces New Addition to Their Fleet

    29 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    North Sea Tankers announces the latest addition to their fleet, M/T Bomar Mercury (Ex. Görkem Bey), recently purchased by North Sea Tankers tonnage partner Borealis Maritime Ltd. The delivery to NST is expected for the second week of September and M/T Bomar Mercury will be Borealis Maritime’s third vessel committed to their fleet. M/T Bomar […]

  • Crude Tanker Market Facing Downturn in Second Half of 2016

    16 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Further upside volatility is expected in the crude tanker market in 2016 as a result of OPEC’s (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) decision to effectively maintain oil output levels, Maritime Strategies International reported in its latest Tanker Freight Forecaster. Average VLCC spot earnings for the Baltic Exchange’s ME-Japan voyage (TD3) have exceeded USD 100,000/day in the first […]

  • John T. Essberger wraps up first bio-LNG bunkering at Hamina LNG terminal

    4 April 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    E&S Tankers, a joint venture of Essberger Tankers and Stolt Tankers, has conducted the first bio-LNG bunkering for its newbuild dual-fuel stainless steel parcel chemical tanker John T. Essberger at the Hamina LNG terminal in Finland.

  • ICS: Canadian Oil Tanker Moratorium Act a Draconian Step

    19 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing 80% of the world merchant fleet, has voiced concern about the proposed legislation by the Canadian Parliament on establishing a moratorium on the shipment of crude oil in the waters of Northern British Columbia. ICS believes that the legislation in question would interfere with international maritime trade. “Such a […]

  • UN Blacklists India-Flagged Tanker for ‘Illegal’ Oil Cargo

    28 April 2016

    The UN Security Council Committee has blacklisted India-flagged tanker Distya Ameya for being involved in attempts to “illicitly export crude oil from Libya.” Namely, the tanker is reported to have loaded 650,000 barrels of crude oil shipped by the rival eastern Libya government for UAE-based DSA Consultancy FZC, and had left Marsa el-Hariga port late […]