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  • Brazil: Atlantico Sul Shipyard Starts Sea Trials for Suezmax Tanker Joao Candido

    3 April 2012

    On Saturday March 31st Atlantico Sul Shipyard (EAS) started the sea trails for the Suezmax tanker Joao Candido, built for Transpetro. The time period planned for the sea trials is two weeks. “At the end of sea trials, João Cândido will return to EAS for final adjustments and will be made for delivery to Transpetro,” […]

  • US-Built Fleet Much Older than Global Fleet due to Jones Act

    22 March 2016

    The US-built fleet is considerably older than the global, non-US built fleet as a consequence of the Jones Act, which requires vessels travelling between US ports to be US built, owned, flagged and operated by a 75-percent American crew. The current US-built fleet has an average age of 33-years old versus 13-years old for the global […]

  • Zvezda starts work on another LNG-powered Aframax

    9 July 2020
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Russian Zvezda shipyard has started building another liquefied natural gas-powered Aframax tanker for compatriot Rosneft. The yard held a keel laying ceremony for the LNG-powered vessel on Monday, according to a statement by Russian state-owned energy company Rosneft. The vessel will be named after Nursultan Nazarbayev, the first President of Kazakhstan. The 114,000 dwt tanker […]

  • Scorpio Announces Agreements for Six ‘Eco’ Newbuildings

    11 December 2012

    Scorpio Tankers Inc. (Scorpio Tankers) has executed options with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of two MR product tanker newbuildings, and it has also executed a letter of intent with SPP Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of four MR product tanker newbuildings. The six newbuildings […]

  • New energy hub on the cards for Balkans as JERA and Montenegro delve into LNG terminal possibilities

    11 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Transition

    Japan’s energy major JERA has taken steps to augment its liquefied natural gas (LNG) arsenal by striking a deal with the government of Montenegro to look into the development of an LNG terminal and an associated gas-fired plant, which has the potential to establish a new energy hub in the Western Balkans, fortifying energy security not just in this country but also in Southeast Europe.

  • Stolt-Nielsen Squeezes Higher Profit out of Falling Revenue

    2 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported USD 42.5 million net profit for the second quarter ended May 31, 2015, a 36% increase compared to USD 31.2 million net profit the company had recorded in the second quarter of 2014, driven largely by the company’s tanker segment – Stolt Tankers. Stolt Tankers brought the company USD 30.4 million net […]

  • Stolt-Nielsen Squeezes Higher Profit out of Falling Revenue

    2 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported USD 42.5 million net profit for the second quarter ended May 31, 2015, a 36% increase compared to USD 31.2 million net profit the company had recorded in the second quarter of 2014, driven largely by the company’s tanker segment – Stolt Tankers. Stolt Tankers brought the company USD 30.4 million net […]

  • Sumitomo Heavy Industries wins AIP for medium-size LNG dual-fueled tanker

    6 August 2020
    Vessels

    Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, was granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register for a medium-size tanker equipped with a high-pressure LNG dual-fuel system. High-pressure LNG that has been pressurized to approximately 300 bar will be supplied to this main engine through an LNG […]

  • General Dynamics NASSCO to Build LNG-Ready Carrier for APT

    17 June 2014
    Vessels

    General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has entered into a contract with American Petroleum Tankers, a unit of Kinder Morgan, for the design and construction of an additional 50,000 deadweight ton LNG-conversion-ready product carrier with a 330,000 barrel cargo capacity. Construction is scheduled to begin the fourth quarter of 2015, with […]

  • ‘World’s first’ LNG dual-fuel Suezmax tanker joins Eastern Pacific’s fleet

    5 July 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Singapore-based shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping has taken delivery of what is said to be the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel Suezmax tanker – the 157,300 dwt Greenway. The 274-metre vessel was built at Guangzhou Shipyard International, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation. According to the shipbuilder’s vice president, William Zhou, the Greenway can […]

  • Chemical tanker boarded in GoG for 3rd time in December as kidnapping hits new highs

    15 December 2020
    Human Capital, Safety, Vessels

    A chemical tanker identified as MT New Ranger was boarded earlier today, some 160 nautical miles South West of Brass, Nigeria, marking the third time for the vessel to be boarded in a single month. According to Dryad Global, the incident has concluded, with vessel and crew reported safe.  The vessel was reportedly boarded on […]

  • Drewry: VLCCs Continue to Struggle

    26 March 2013

      The market continues to struggle and Drewry’s latest Tanker Insight report saw the Drewry Tanker Earnings Index suffer a further decline in February. Weak demand hammered freight rates on major routes, especially for the larger vessel segments. The impact of weak rates was amplified by high bunker prices, which, for some operators, again translated […]

  • Stena Bulk appoints New Director of Strategic Planning

    10 August 2007

    Stena Bulk, a leading international tanker owner, controlling a fleet of over 70 tankers from offices in six countries, today announced the appointment of Arthur L. Regan to the position of Director, Strategic Planning and Tanker Projects for Stena Bulk worldwide. In his position, Mr. Regan will focus on expanding the scope and profitability of […]

  • Norden Strengthens Fleet with MR Pair

    27 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Norden boosts MR ranks ahead of anticipated market recovery.

  • UK: three injured after pilot boat bumps into Q-Max LNG tanker

    13 July 2016
    Vessels

    Three crew members from a pilot boat have been injured after a collision with the Q-Max LNG carrier Lijmiliya in the UK’s Port of Milford Haven. “The Port of Milford Haven can confirm that in the early hours of Sunday morning (10th July) an incident occurred when its pilot vessel St Davids made hard contact […]

  • TEN Finds Work for One of Its Crude Carriers

    11 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Around USD 23 million of gross revenues are expected over the maximum period of the employment.

  • BV Okays GTT’s Bunkering Ship Concept

    28 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Classification society Bureau Veritas has granted Approval in Principle to a 4,000 cu m Bunkering Ship concept developed by France’s LNG containment manufacturer, GTT. The concept is for a bunker tanker which could deliver LNG as ship’s fuel using tanks with a GTT Mark III Flex Cargo Containment system operating up to a pressure of […]

  • Sembcorp Marine unit LMG Marin to design world’s 1st green ammonia-fuelled tanker

    3 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Norwegian naval architect and ship design firm LMG Marin, part of Sembcorp Marine Ltd, has secured a contract to design the world’s first green ammonia-fuelled tanker, the MS Green Ammonia.

  • NASSCO Hands Over Constitution

    9 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    US-based shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO has delivered the Constitution, an ECO Class tanker, to SEA-Vista LLC, a partnership between SEACOR Holdings Inc. and Avista Capital Partners. The 50,000 dwt ship was delivered during a signing ceremony at the company’s shipyard in San Diego on November 8, 2016. The 610-foot-long Constitution is an LNG-conversion-ready product tanker with […]

  • NGO suspected of receiving money to take on migrants from Maersk Etienne

    3 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Safety, Vessels

    Italian authorities have launched an investigation into the non-governmental organisation Mediterranea Saving Humans related to the Maersk Etienne migrant rescue.  Specifically, the investigation is said to be looking into whether Mediterranea took money from Maersk Tankers to take over the migrants rescued at sea by the company’s tanker. The NGO said on Monday that Ragusa’s […]

  • 13 Years of “Hell and High Water” for Ocean Yield’s Newbuild

    18 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian ship-owner Ocean Yield ASA has taken delivery of the LR2 product tanker Navig8 Symphony from South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipyard. After being delivered from the shipyard today, the vessel commenced a 13 years “hell and high water” bareboat charter to Navig8 Product Tankers Inc. This is the first vessel delivered in a series of […]

  • Update: Fuel Spills from Capsized Fishing Vessel after collision with Odfjell’s Tanker

    16 January 2020

    A containment boom placed around capsized Pappy’s Pride after collision with Odfjell’s chemical tanker.

  • Navig8 Goes to Kitanihon, Japan

    28 January 2014

    Japanese shipbuilder Kitanihon Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. has won an order to build six 25,000 DWT vessels for Navig8 Chemical Tankers. Details on the price for these modern Medium Range tankers were not disclosed. The vessels are slated for delivery in 2016 and 2017. Principal Particulars: Length (Over All) – 159.00 m Breadth (Moulded) – 25.00 m […]

  • Russia: UCL Begins Construction of 15 New River-Sea Tankers Under RST27 Project

    9 September 2011

    The construction of 15 new river-sea tankers under RST27 project (capacity – up to 6.9 thousand of tons) was launched at the Krasnoe Sormovo plant (Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia). The customer of new vessels is Volgo-Balt-Tanker, LLC, the subsidiary of holding’s company B.F. Tanker. Five new tankers are being constructed at the Krasnoe Sormovo plant, construction […]

  • All-women commanded tanker makes history after setting sail from JNPT

    8 March 2021
    Human Capital, Vessels

    A tanker commanded and managed by an all-women crew has set sail from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), the biggest container handling port in India. This is the first time in the world maritime history that a ship is being sailed by all women officers, according to India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. […]