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  • National Grid Grain LNG Awards Contract for Road Tanker Facility

    23 June 2014
    Project & Tenders

    National Grid Grain LNG said it has awarded a contract for the construction of new road tanker loading facility. Once completed, the facility will cater for the commercial, industrial and road fuel markets – complementing existing services at Grain LNG terminal near London on the Isle of Grain, Kent. The construction contract is for an […]

  • Libyan Coast Guard Fires upon Tanker Suspected of Fuel Smuggling

    9 October 2017

    The Libyan Coast Guard has opened fire on a tanker suspected of smuggling Libyan fuel, the Coast Guard said on Saturday, October 7. The Comoros-flagged oil products tanker, identified as Goeast, is reported to have refused to obey instructions from the Coast Guard when approached on Friday while underway near Bukhamash, west of Zuwarah. The […]

  • Samsung Heavy Names Suezmax Tanker AST Sunshine, South Korea

    11 January 2013

    The Suezmax tanker AST Sunshine was named yesterday, Jan. 10th, at a ceremony at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Geoje, South Korea. The vessel is owned by Stena Bulk and Japanese Asahi Tankers, each with 50 percent, in the joint venture Asahi Stena Tankers. The tanker is a third generation, fuel-efficient Suezmax and will be […]

  • First China-built methanol-fueled tanker begins sea trials

    27 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has begun sea trials of Stena Pro Patria, the first methanol-powered dual-fuel tanker constructed in the country.

  • Pirates Foiled in Stealing Oil from Product Tanker off Malaysia

    7 September 2017

    Thai-flagged product tanker MGT 1 was boarded on September 6 by a group of pirates who tried to take the ship’s oil cargo while the vessel was underway from Rayong port, Thailand to the Andaman Sea. The incident that took place east of Kuala Dungun, West Malaysia involved 13 armed perpetrators who approached the tanker in […]

  • NASSCO lays keel for SEA-Vista’s third LNG-ready tanker

    30 May 2016
    Vessels

    San Diego-based shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO recently held the keel laying ceremony for LNG-conversion-ready product tanker for SEA-Vista, a SEACOR Holdings and Avista Capital Partners company.

  • LGM Engineering scores FGSS order for eight LNG-fueled tankers

    18 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    LGM Engineering has been contracted to deliver LNG fuel gas supply systems for eight 119,000-dwt dual-fuel crude oil and product tankers.

  • Russia: Novatek Plans to Build New Type of Tanker for Yamal LNG

    23 June 2011

      Russian gas producer Novatek plans to build a new type of LNG tanker, designed for big-scale year-round shipping in the Arctic… (barentsobserver) [mappress] Source: BarentsObserver, June 23, 2011;

  • South Korea: Samsung Heavy Develops Cargo Hold for LNG Tankers

    9 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Samsung Heavy Industries has successfully developed the industry’s first membrane-type cargo hold for LNG tankers. With this, the company has finally tackled the last unsolved development initiative for the Korean shipbuilding industry, which was the cargo hold manufacturing technology for LNG tankers, completing a self-reliant Korean shipbuilding ecosystem. SHI held a launch ceremony for SCA […]

  • Panama Canal Administrator Meets with Tanker, Dry Cargo Industry Representatives

    30 October 2013

    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator, Jorge L. Quijano, met with the Union of Greek Shipowners, the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) and the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) in Greece. These meetings were part of the discussions held with customers and industry representatives regarding the waterway’s toll structure once the […]

  • Armed Guards Now Deployed on 80% of Container Ships and Tankers

    19 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Seatrade Middle East Work Boats and Offshore Marine 2013, the region’s leading event for workboat operators, builders and the offshore marine market, returns to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) on 30 September to 2 October 2013, with a dedicated forum on day one, focusing on operational excellence in Africa. One issue that will […]

  • Make Us Dream : On Board LNG Tanker Global Energy (VIDEO)

    5 June 2014
    Vessels

    The Gazocean employees, of the natural gas and LNG business line, lent themselves to the game of the “Make Us Dream” operation on board the GDF Suez Global Energy LNG tanker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RSFdxdfqz8 Gazocean, a subsidiary of GDF Suez and NYK Line groups, operates five LNG carriers on a regular and tramping trade to various destinations. Three […]

  • Ukraine: Kherson Shipyard Lays Keel for Third Tanker of Project RST27

    4 April 2012

    On March 22nd a ceremony of laying the keel of the third vessel of tanker-product carrier series of Project RST27 took place at Kherson Shipyard for SVL Group (Malta). The Project was elaborated by Marine Engineering Office (Odessa). The vessel conforms to the International Convention requirements and ecological safety. The vessel’s overall length is – […]

  • US Blacklists Two Shipping Firms, Tanker for Violating Venezuela Sanctions

    10 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    US blacklisted two shipping firms and a crude oil tanker in relation to the country’s sanctions on Venezuela.

  • First steel cut for LNG-ready product tankers built by Nassco

    12 November 2014
    Vessels

    Nassco held a steel cutting ceremony for three 50,000 deadweight ton, LNG ready product tankers built for Sea-Vista.

  • USA: Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Celebrates 14th Product Tanker Keel Laying Ceremony

    3 April 2012

    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, a leading U.S. commercial shipyard, held a ceremonial keel laying yesterday for Ship 018, the 14th product tanker being built at the yard. Following long held shipbuilding tradition, coins were placed on one of the keel blocks that support the vessel during construction before the section of the ship was lowered into […]

  • Pirates Kidnap Four Seafarers from Greek Tanker off Togo

    4 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Armed pirates have kidnapped four crew members from a Greek tanker off Lome, Togo.

  • Tanker towed to safety after going adrift off eco-sensitive Nicobar Islands

    23 November 2020
    Environment, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Vessels

    A Panama-flagged tanker has been towed to safety after it went adrift off the ecologically sensitive Nicobar Islands, India, on 20 November.

  • Qatargas completes first LNG STS with Q-Flex tanker

    12 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Qatargas Operating Company (Qatargas) has completed the first-ever commercial ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of LNG cargo involving a Q-Flex LNG vessel.

  • Environmental group joins state in defense of oil tanker law

    22 April 2005

    A federal judge will allow the Coalition for Buzzards Bay to join the state’s efforts to defend the state from a lawsuit challenging a law intended to prevent offshore oil spills. The coalition, an environmental advocacy group, says the law is worth defending. “Across the board, this is the best law to help prevent another […]

  • Tanker Prisco Mizar became a flagship of Primorsk Shipping Corporation

    4 July 2007

    PRISCO Mizar, the largest crude carrier of PRISCO, was named and blessed on June 28, 2007. PRISCO’s managers, business partners, representatives of charter took part in the Naming Ceremony that was held at the Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard in Ulsan (Republic of Korea).

  • South Korean yards buoyed by US$1.9b tanker orders

    4 April 2006

    South Korean shipbuilders said they received orders for 22 vessels worth 1.81 trillion won, or US$1.9 billion (US$1 = RM3.68), as ship owners renew fleets to meet tougher safety rules and increasing demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG).

  • MOL LNG Tanker Selected for Best Quality Ship Award

    17 April 2014
    Vessels

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said that four MOL-operated and managed vessels were selected for FY2013 “Best Quality Ship Award” by the Japan Federation of Pilots’ Associations (JFPA). LNG carrier Energy Frontier; Containership MOL Majesty: VLCC Gassan; Car carrier Swift Ace. The award is aimed at heightening awareness of the need to protect harbors and the marine […]

  • Minerva Marine Denies Arrest of Its Ras Lanuf-Bound Tanker

    14 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Greece-based tanker operator Minerva Marine denied media reports that its 2000-built tanker Minerva Alexandra had been arrested in Libya’s Ras Lanuf. The Greece-flagged crude oil tanker Minerva Alexandra together with Panama-flagged oil tanker Trident Hope were bound for Ras Lanuf port, home to Libya’s major oil export terminal, as last reported by World Maritime News. The tankers, owned […]

  • Eastern Pacific Shipping: Two Tankers Delivered, Two More Ordered

    23 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Eastern Pacific Shipping has taken delivery of two Aframax tankers from HHIC-Phil, and ordered two more.