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  • MOL LNG tanker rescues castaway off Papua New Guinea

    10 December 2018
    Vessels

    Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) said Monday that its liquefied natural gas carrier LNG Fukurokuju has recently rescued a castaway  330km off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. The crew onboard the 165,134-cbm LNG Fukurokuju spotted the castaway, who was calling for help, on November 26 at 16:30 local time. “The vessel immediately started rescue activities, and rescued […]

  • Ferus Smit launches second LNG-powered cement tanker (Video)

    22 March 2016
    Vessels

    Ferus Smit, the Dutch shipbuilder recently launched the second LNG-powered cement carrier the M.V. Ireland, at its Westerbroek Yard.

  • Qatar: Ras Laffan Loaded Over 1000 LNG Tankers Last Year

    2 January 2012

    A record number of LNG tankers have loaded in the Year 2011 in Ras Laffan Port and on 28th December 2011, the RasGas vessel ‘Simaisma’ became the 1000th LNG tanker to arrive in the Port. The RasGas chartered vessel built by the Korean Daewoo shipyard and delivered in 2006 is able to load an LNG […]

  • Hellenic Technical Committee of GL Meets in Athens – New Tanker Design Presented

    9 April 2009

    The annual Hellenic Technical Committee of Germanischer Lloyd (GL) focused on market trends, new technologies to save fuel, and innovative design approaches. Under the new Chairman of the Hellenic Technical Committee, Mr Dimitrios S. Korkodilos, 45 representatives of the Greek maritime community met to discuss a full spectrum of technical as well as operational topics […]

  • Kuwait Oil Tanker Operations off Yemen Unaffected, Aden Port Closed

    30 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Operations of Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Bab el-Mandeb strait remain unaffected by the military operations in Yemen, as informed by Kuwait Petroleum Corp’s spokesman. Sheikh Talal al-Khalid al-Sabah, chief executive officer of Kuwait Oil Tankers Co (KOTC), is quoted by Reuters as saying that the passage of tankers through the strait is unimpeded and safe. Saudi […]

  • Mjolner Shipping, MID-SHIP Capital Team Up on Tanker Investment Fund

    15 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Shipmanager Mjolner Shipping Holdings and merchant banking firm MID-SHIP Capital have created an oil tanker-focused investment fund via Mjolner Solutions, a Marshall Islands joint venture company.  As explained, Solutions was formed to provide investors with access to vessel trading exposure in the crude tanker market. Mjolner and MID-SHIP, as general partners, will provide all services […]

  • Russia: Okskaya Shipyard Launches Third Volgo-Don Max Class Tanker

    1 August 2012

    Okskaya shipyard on Saturday, July 28th, held a launching ceremony for a of Volgo-Don Max class named VF Tanker – 13. The vessel comes as the third sea/river tanker of project RST27 that the shipyard is building for V.F.Tanker Shipping Company. Marine Engineering Bureau is responsible for all Project RST27 vessel designs. New project tanker has […]

  • Tokyo Marine Asia to Re-Brand and Diversify

    13 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    Chemical tanker owner and operator Tokyo Marine Asia (TMA) will, with effect from January 1 2017, absorb the business of its subsidiary company Milestone Chemical Tankers and change its registered name to MOL Chemical Tankers (MOLCT). The Singapore-based company said that the ultimate objective of MOLCT is to grow into an integrated logistics company which […]

  • Expanded emissions regulation in California for tankers and RoRo vessels to commence from 2025

    4 November 2024
    Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    In a bid to further bring down harmful pollutants from oceangoing vessels, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is expanding its 2020 CARB At-Berth regulation, requiring tanker and roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels to utilize a CARB-approved emission control strategy (CAECS) while docked at California ports, Norway’s classification society DNV revealed. As disclosed, starting from January 1, […]

  • First Q-Max LNG Tanker Arrives at Fos Cavaou Terminal, France

    14 August 2013
    Vessels

    Fos Cavaou LNG terminal received the Al Mafyar Q-Max tanker – the very first of its kind in France. The vessel belongs to the Q-max class: the largest existing tankers for transporting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), with a total fleet of 14 worldwide. This giant of the seas is 345 metres long and 54 metres wide, and can […]

  • Naming Ceremony for Two Vroon’s Tankers at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea

    23 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Vroon Shipping announced that a double namegiving ceremony for MT Iver Bright and MT Iver Brilliant took place on Tuesday 22 May 2012, at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan, South Korea. The Iver Bright was named by Mrs Metos Delgado-van de Bospoort, wife of Mr Frans van de Bospoort, Managing Director Chemical, LPG & Product […]

  • CONTI Orders LR1 Trio at Jiangsu New Hantong

    12 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Germany’s CONTI-Group has placed an order with Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry (NHT) for three LR1 74,000 DWT tankers, the shipbuilder said. As informed, the tankers, designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) are slated for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2017. NHT did not reveal the financial […]

  • USA: BAE Systems’ Mobile Shipyard Launches Chemical Tanker American Phoenix

    19 July 2012

    BAE Systems in Mobile, Alabama joined with Mid Ocean Tanker Company (MOTC) to complete and commission the American Phoenix, a U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-qualified chemical tanker. Measuring 616 feet long and 105 feet wide, the American Phoenix is the largest vessel ever built and launched in the State of Alabama. It has a laden draft of […]

  • US says it seized Iranian fuel from four Venezuela-bound tankers

    17 August 2020
    Authorities & Government, Vessels

    The United States has seized fuel from four oil tankers reportedly carrying fuel shipments from Iran destined for Venezuela, the U.S. Justice Department said. The fuel was allegedly shipped by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), designated by the U.S. as a foreign terrorist organization. The operation was part of the U.S. efforts to enforce […]

  • ING Bank Resorts to Vessel Arrests to Collect OW Bunker Debts

    15 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Three product tankers have been arrested as the ING Bank pushes to claim over $400,000 of unpaid bunker bills on behalf of bankrupt Danish fuel supplier OW Bunker. The vessels in question include a product tanker duo, MT Celosia and MT Iris, operated by Indonesia’s Berlian Laju Tankers (BLT), which were arrested last Wednesday in Singapore, data from the Singapore […]

  • ING Bank Resorts to Vessel Arrests to Collect OW Bunker Debts

    15 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Three product tankers have been arrested as the ING Bank pushes to claim over $400,000 of unpaid bunker bills on behalf of bankrupt Danish fuel supplier OW Bunker. The vessels in question include a product tanker duo, MT Celosia and MT Iris, operated by Indonesia’s Berlian Laju Tankers (BLT), which were arrested last Wednesday in Singapore, data from the Singapore […]

  • Palmali assumed name of Heydar Aliyev to new $780 million flagship tanker

    15 November 2007

    Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Palmali Group shipping company has put into operation “Suezmax” tanker that replenished its overall fleet deadweight. The Company reported that the vessel was named in honor of national leader Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan.

  • d’Amico Expands Its Fleet with Two ‘ECO DESIGN’ MR Tankers (Ireland)

    28 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    d’Amico International Shipping S.A., an international marine transportation company, operating in the product tanker market, announces today that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited (Ireland), entered into contracts for the construction of two additional new product/chemical tanker vessels (Hulls 2407 and 2408 – 50,000 dwt Medium Range) with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. – Korea, […]

  • Fujian and Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry win deal for 41,000 dwt tanker quartet

    6 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding and Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry have secured an order for the construction of four 41,000 dwt oil and chemical tankers from an undisclosed European shipowner. Mawei Shipbuilding said that the construction has come into effect and that the construction is set to start at Xiamen Shipbuilding Heavy Industry. Each 41,000 dwt oil/chemical tanker boasts […]

  • 10 Missing, 5 Injured as US Navy Ship Collides with Oil Tanker

    21 August 2017

    Ten sailors are missing and five have been injured in a collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and the oil tanker Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on August 21. “Four of the injured were medically evacuated by a Republic of Singapore Navy Puma helicopter to […]

  • SCF Inks USD 260 Mn Loan to Finance Arctic LNG Tanker

    17 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Russia’s largest shipping company SCF Group (PAO Sovcomflot) and its compatriot VTB Bank signed a USD 260 million loan agreement to finance the construction of an Arctic LNG tanker for the Yamal LNG project. The new tanker will be able to carry up to 172,600 cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and has an ARC7 enhanced ice class, enabling […]

  • Australia: Woodside Donaldson LNG Tanker to Load First Cargo from Pluto

    30 April 2012
    Business & Finance

      Woodside is producing LNG from its Pluto LNG Project near Karratha in Western Australia and will soon be loading its first cargo aboard the Woodside Donaldson LNG tanker. Woodside CEO Peter Coleman said the first production of LNG from Pluto was a defining moment in Woodside’s history and marked the beginning of a new […]

  • Kelvin Hughes Secures Radar System Contract for UK MOD Tanker Programme

    18 September 2012

    Kelvin Hughes Surveillance has secured an agreement to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) and helicopter control radars for four fleet tankers being built for the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The ships are the first phase of the UK MOD’s Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability (MARS) programme, commissioned to maintain the Royal Navy’s ability to […]

  • Shell charters two LNG-powered Aframaxes from Russia’s Sovcomflot

    21 February 2018
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot signed on Tuesday time-charter agreements with the Hague-based energy giant Shell for two liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled Aframax tankers. The vessels are part of a series of six Sovcomflot tankers currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ unit, Hyundai Samho and due for delivery between the third quarter of this […]

  • Zodiac Maritime adds final 7,000 CEU dual-fuel PCTC to the fleet

    8 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    UK-based shipping company Zodiac Maritime has taken delivery of the final 7,000 CEU dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built by CIMC Raffles, a subsidiary of China International Marine Containers (CIMC).