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  • Wood Mackenzie Says Speculative LNG Tanker Orders Face Uncertainty

    13 September 2011

    Energy research consultancy Wood Mackenzie Tuesday warned about the possibility of a declining freight market with limited employment opport… (Platts) [mappress] Source: Platts, September 13, 2011

  • Sovcomflot: Keel Laying Ceremony Held for LPG Tanker, South Korea

    22 March 2013
    Vessels

    On 14 March, 2013, a keel laying ceremony took place at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.Ltd. yard in South Korea for the first gas carrier ordered by Sovcomflot Group for operations under an agreement with petrochemical holding SIBUR. In March, 2012, Russia’s leading shipping company Sovcomflot and petrochemical giant SIBUR signed a long-term agreement on […]

  • UK: Another LNG Tanker Scheduled at South Hook Next Week

    5 April 2013
    Vessels

    UK’s South Hook LNG terminal will receive another cargo of LNG from Qatar next week, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Al Mafyar LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive at the South Hook terminal on April 11. Qatar Petroleum owns 67.5 per cent of South […]

  • Research report shows tough times ahead for oil, chemical and gas tankers

    12 February 2009

    Tanker Markets Feeling the Pinch from Economic Downturn, According to Latest Shipbuilding Market Forecast from Lloyd’s Register – Fairplay Research The prospect for operators of oil, chemical, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers in 2009 looks increasingly bleak, as newly built ships continue to be delivered from shipyards at a time […]

  • Keel laid for Shanghai North Sea’s 2nd shuttle tanker for charter with Petrobras

    22 August 2023
    Vessels

    Chinese shipbuilding company Dalian Shipbuilding Co. has held a keel-laying ceremony for the second dynamic positioning (DP) shuttle tanker being built for Shanghai North Sea Shipping.

  • Order placed for Japan’s first methanol dual-fuel crude oil tanker

    23 October 2024
    Vessels

    Japan’s IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO Lines) has placed an order for what is said to be “Japan’s first methanol dual-fuel crude oil tanker” at compatriot Nihon Shipyard, a joint venture of Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United Corporation.

  • Teekay Offshore Books Two More LNG-Fueled Shuttle Tankers at SHI

    29 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Teekay Offshore has declared options with Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the construction of two, Suezmax-sized, DP2 shuttle tanker newbuildings. The option forms part of a contract signed in August this year covering two firm and two optional units. The construction cost of the quartet is set at approximately USD 265 million, according to Teekay Offshore. The latest […]

  • Drewry: EU’s Palm-Based Biodiesel Ban to Hit Chemical Tankers Demand

    4 November 2019

    The ban on the long-haul trade will have a detrimental impact on the demand for chemical tankers.

  • China Merchants Energy books eco-friendly Aframax tanker at Dalian Shipbuilding

    11 October 2021
    Vessels

    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has placed an order for the construction of one 115,000 dwt crude oil tanker at compatriot Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC).

  • BP Secures USD 1Bn from KMarin, ICBC for Six LNG Tankers

    5 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Oil and gas major BP is expanding its fleet with six new liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers, the company said. To support the deal the company has joined forces with KMarin and ICBC Leasing, which are investing over USD 1 billion in the tankers. The new tankers are expected to join BP Shipping’s fleet in 2018 and […]

  • Update: 12 Fishermen Killed in Tanker-Fishing Vessel Collision off Japan

    6 October 2017

    Bodies of 12 missing crew members have been found inside the Chinese fishing boat Lurong Yuanyu 378 that sank on Thursday, October 5 following a collision with a Hong Kong-flagged tanker, the AFP reported citing the Japanese Coast Guard. The Japanese Coast Guard said on Thursday the collision occurred around 400 km off Oki Islands […]

  • Greece: DryShips Signs USD 141 Mln Loan Facility for Four Tankers

    26 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      DryShips Inc., a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk and petroleum cargoes and off-shore contract drilling oil services, announced the signing of a $141 million syndicated secured term loan facility to partially finance the construction costs of the tankers Belmar, Calida, Lipari and Petalidi. The Lead Arrangers are The Export-Import Bank of […]

  • Thenamaris adds new Shanghai Waigaoqiao-built Aframax tanker to its fleet

    26 February 2025
    Vessels

    Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has handed over the third vessel in a series of 114,000 dwt Aframax product tankers constructed for Greek shipping player Thenamaris. As disclosed, the newbuilding, christened Isabella, was unveiled on February 24, 2025. The Malta-flagged tanker measures 250 meters in length and […]

  • LNG Tanker Due at UK South Hook Terminal September 18

    12 September 2011

    The Umm Slal LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal September 18, 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 metres of […]

  • Japanese Shipping Giants Plan USD 17.6 Billion LNG Tanker Orders

    29 November 2013

    Japan’s largest shipping companies, Nippon Yusen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha plan to order about 90 new LNG tankers, worth approximately $17.61 billion, by 2020. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines also plans to increase the number of its LNG tankers to 110 by 2020 from 70 now, a spokesman told Reuters. Nippon Yusen aims to expand […]

  • Samsung cuts first steel for Teekay’s North Sea-bound shuttle tanker

    13 July 2018
    Equipment

    Teekay has described its E-Shuttle tankers as “the most environmentally friendly shuttle tankers ever built.”

  • France: KSB to Deliver Cryogenic Butterfly Valves for Twenty Liquefied Gas Tankers

    14 November 2011

    The KSB Group will deliver cryogenic butterfly valves for 20 liquefied gas tankers by the end of 2012. Each of the ships will be supplied with about 80 of these expensive special valves that are technically demanding to manufacture. Norwegian, Greek and Russian shipping companies are the contractors of the tankers. A well-known Norwegian shipping […]

  • France: Scorpio Signs Contract with Hyundai Mipo for Construction of Five Product Tankers

    7 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      Scorpio Tankers  announced that it has signed contracts with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. of South Korea to construct five 52,000 DWT product tankers for approximately $37.4 million each. These vessels will be the first to be delivered from the Hyundai Group with new propulsion technology including the ‘B’ type ultra-long stroke electronically controlled […]

  • Report: Somali pirates strike again, hijacking tanker off Horn of Africa

    21 August 2020
    Infrastructure, Safety, Vessels

    A Panama-flagged chemical tanker has been reportedly attacked by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa.

  • LNG Tanker Zarga Due at UK South Hook November 5

    31 October 2011

      The Zarga LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal November 5, 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 metres of […]

  • SCF Group’s Net Profit Falls amid Soft Spot Tanker Rates

    20 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    PAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group), Russia’s largest shipping company, reported a net profit of USD 206.8 million for 2016, down by 42 pct from the previously booked USD 354.5 million in 2015 amid market volatility. As explained by Sergey Frank, President and CEO of Sovcomflot, 2016 witnessed a material softening in demand that impacted negatively spot […]

  • Trio orders LNG-fuelled quartet

    25 November 2015
    Vessels

    Partners of the Gothia Tanker Alliance said they have recently ordered four LNG-powered product/chemical tankers. Swedish companies Furetank, Älvtank, and Thun Tankers said in a statement that the 16,300-dwt vessels will be built at Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding  in China. The ships – of which Furetank will own two and Älvtank and Thun Tankers, one each, will […]

  • Euronav orders two dual-fuel green methanol bitumen tankers in China

    26 February 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Belgian tanker shipping company Euronav has concluded an order for two dual-fuel bitumen tankers with Chinese shipbuilder China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng.

  • DSIC Gets DNV GL AiPs for Shuttle Tanker, Crane Unit Designs

    7 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    DSIC has received certificates from DNV GL for new shuttle tanker, column-stabilized crane unit designs.

  • CSSC Shipping, Golar LNG ink tanker sale and leaseback deal

    14 November 2019
    Vessels

    CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping, a unit of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has signed deals with Golar LNG for the sale and lease-back of an LNG carrier.