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  • Almi Tankers SA Takes Delivery of its Eco-Friendly Vessel from DSME, South Korea

    16 December 2011

    Almi Tankers S.A, the expansion-minded Greek wet-market operator, yesterday took delivery of its first of 10 Suezmax tankers during a ceremony at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering’s (DSME) main shipyard in Okpo, Korea. The 157,787 dwt Almi Horizon is the first of seven tankers being built by DSME to Lloyd’s Register class. The remaining tankers […]

  • ITOPF: Two Large Oil Spills Reported in 2017

    22 January 2018

    Two large oil spills and four medium spills from tankers were recorded in 2017.

  • Two dual-fuel LR2 tankers join Wallem’s managed fleet

    30 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Hong Kong-based ship manager Wallem Group has welcomed into its fleet two dual-fuel vessels, Angleviken and Askviken over the past few months. The two 110,000 dwt LR2 tankers, delivered by Guangzhou Shipyard International, are owned by Viken Shipping from Norway. They can run on both heavy fuel oil and LNG. Angleviken and Askviken have a […]

  • Grandweld to Build Two Crew Boats for Kuwait Oil Tanker Company

    30 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Grandweld Shipyards announces contract award to design, build and deliver two 21.3M service/crew boats for Kuwait Oil Tanker Company. Contract signing was held November 29, 2011 at Grandweld Shipyards facilities in Al Jadaf, Dubai, and the contract was signed between Mr. Jamal Abki, Grandweld General Manager, and Mr. Faisal Ali, KOTC Deputy Managing Director. The […]

  • Product Tanker Bomar Sedna Enters A&P Falmouth Yard, UK

    25 February 2013

    Bernhard Schulte’s product tanker Bomar Sedna (formerly Ditte Theresa) docked in Falmouth on 15 February for her 1st special survey. The vessel is pictured in A&P Falmouth’s No 4 dock. Falmouth’s No 4 dock (length 172.50m, breadth at entrance 26.21m) has recently had a pit excavated to accommodate thruster and sonar removals. No 4 dock […]

  • Explosion Rocks Chemical Tanker off Hong Kong, One Dead

    8 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    One seafarer lost his life, three crew missing following an explosion on a chemical tanker off Hong Kong.

  • New hydrogen tanker retrofit project to get financial boost from EU

    3 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030, together with other partners, has received an invitation for HORIZON EUROPE funding of €5 million ($4.8 million) to realise the hydrogen-powered tanker concept HyEkoTank.

  • Brazil: EAS Completes Sea Trials for Suezmax Tanker Joao Candido

    11 April 2012

    Atlantico Sul Shipyard (EAS), on April 8th, successfully completed the sea trials for the Suezmax tanker Joao Candido. The sea trials were held for eight consecutive days with the presence of the owner (Transpetro), the Classification Society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and suppliers of major equipment for the ship. The materials, components, equipment and systems […]

  • Japan: MOL Selects KVH TracPhone V7 for Three LNG Tankers

    21 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Following a successful trial on its liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers, MOL LNG Transport Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, is adding the award-winning TracPhone® V7 satellite communications system from KVH Industries, Inc., to three of its LNG tankers. The systems will use KVH’s global mini-VSAT BroadbandSM service, which is being provided by […]

  • Russia: Baltic Fuel Ltd. Enlarges Its Fleet With Double Hull Tanker TM-10

    6 June 2011

    Baltic Fuel Company Ltd. (BFC) on June 2nd put into service New TM-10, another bunkering tanker beefing up its fleet to 31 vessels, supplying bunker fuel in the waters of Big Port St. Petersburg, the company’s press service said. BFC purchased the tanker from a Russian shipowner this May. The ownership certificate of the vessel […]

  • Odfjell Orders Four Tankers from Hyundai Mipo (South Korea)

    31 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Odfjell has today signed a ship building contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard., Ltd for construction of four chemical tankers of 46,000 DWT design draft with 22 coated cargo tanks. The new ships will have an eco-friendly design with less fuel consumption. Deliveries are scheduled between January and July 2014. The contract price is close to […]

  • Furetank JV orders Svanehøj’s cargo pumps for gas-powered tanker septet

    22 December 2022
    Equipment, Vessels

    Danish marine pump specialist Svanehøj has received an order to provide cargo pumps for seven LNG/LBG-fueled chemical and product tankers.

  • Furetank Rederi cuts steel for 8th LNG fueled Vinga tanker

    2 December 2019
    Vessels

    Sweden-based Furetank said it has held the steel cutting ceremony for the eighth vessel in the Vinga series at the Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding.

  • Kidnapped Crew Member of Greek Tanker Dies, Remaining Three Freed

    16 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Three of the four kidnapped crew members of Elka Aristotle released, the fourth crew member lost his life.

  • Brazil: Transpetro – Contracts for Purchase and Sale of 22 Oil Tankers Suspended

    4 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Transpetro confirmed that it has suspended the execution of the Contracts for Purchase and Sale of 22 oil tankers ordered from the Atlântico Sul Shipyard (EAS) under the Company Fleet Modernization and Expansion Program (Promef). The contracts will remain suspended until August 30th 2012, in which time the EAS will have to prove compliance with […]

  • MAN ES to future-proof Solvang’s gas tanker with engine upgrade

    17 January 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has revealed that its division MAN PrimeServ will perform optimisation of the propulsion drivetrain of Solvang ASA’s gas tanker.

  • Russia: Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard Lays Keel of VF Tanker-9

    25 June 2012

    Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard recently held a keel laying ceremony for the 9th tanker in a series of 20 river sea-going product carriers of project RST27 ordered by VBTH. Krasnoye Sormovo is responsible for the construction of 10 tankers of project RST27 while the remaining ten vessels will be built by Navashino-based Okskaya Shipyard. Project RST27 […]

  • North Sea Tankers Receives Additional Tonnage in NST’s V6 Pool

    10 June 2013
    Business & Finance

      North Sea Tankers announced that M/T Minitank 5 will join its fleet. The vessel will be added to NST’s V6 pool concept whereas the size criteria for Marine Line coated tonnage with high capacity Nitrogen Generators will be altered to 5,500mt to 8,000 mt DWs. NST’s fleet consist of 19 chemical vessels with nine […]

  • Bergen Viking Goes Green

    30 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Rolls-Royce powered oil/chemical tanker Bergen Viking has returned to service following a conversion from diesel-electric to liquefied natural gas (LNG)-electric propulsion. The retrofit replaced four of the ship’s original six diesel generating sets with two Rolls-Royce Bergen C6 generating sets. The LNG fuel containment system and control system is delivered by two off 155m³ […]

  • Poten: North Sea Crude Oil Market Shifting to Larger Tankers

    12 November 2018

    North Sea crude expected to be moved over longer distances, stimulating ton-mile demand.

  • Ukraine: PJSC Kherson Shipyard Lays Keel of First Product Tanker for SVL

    25 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      On 21 October at the slip of PJSC Kherson shipyard keel laying of the first product tanker of a series, project RST27, for SVL group of companies, Malta, took place. The ship design has been developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau (Odessa). Tanker is designed for mixed (river-sea) carriage of bulk crude oil and […]

  • Belgium: Eleven LNG Tankers Berthed at Zeebrugge in May, Fluxys Says

    1 September 2011

    Fluxys said in a press release yesterday that in the first half of 2011 Fluxys LNG unloaded 41 ships at the LNG terminal in Zeebrugge. The month that particularly stands out is May, with 11 unloaded LNG carriers bringing 1.7 million m³ of LNG (40.8 million MWh) to Belgium, i.e. around 30% more than the […]

  • Philly Tankers AS Okays USD 568 Million Resale Deal with Kinder Morgan

    3 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Majority of investors at the tanker operator Philly Tankers AS have agreed to sell the contracts for four tankers to be built by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard to a subsidiary of the energy infrastructure company Kinder Morgan for USD 568 million. On August 10, Kinder Morgan signed a definitive agreement with Philly Tankers LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of […]

  • Philly Tankers AS Okays USD 568 Million Resale Deal with Kinder Morgan

    3 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Majority of investors at the tanker operator Philly Tankers AS have agreed to sell the contracts for four tankers to be built by Aker Philadelphia Shipyard to a subsidiary of the energy infrastructure company Kinder Morgan for USD 568 million. On August 10, Kinder Morgan signed a definitive agreement with Philly Tankers LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of […]

  • China: Aframax Tanker to be Converted into Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Vessel

    31 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    FKAB China have recently secured a design order from ZPMC’s Shipping arm for conversion of the 15 years old aframax tanker “Mako” to semi-submersible heavy lift vessel. After conversion the heavy lift vessel will be able to transport container cranes, offshore rigs and other heavy cargo. Cargo can be loaded/unloaded by roll-on/roll-off or floating on […]