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  • Jadestone files environment plan for new offtake model at Stag field

    30 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    Jadestone Energy has filed a revision of its environment plan for operations at the Stag field, located offshore Australia, to the Australian authorities.

  • International Seaways Looking Into Fleet Renewal Opportunities

    6 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    US-based tanker shipping company International Seaways is reviewing investment opportunities aimed at bolstering its fleet. “For us, as a new company, to come out on the market during a time when asset values are at their lowest in decades is quite positive. We really look at it as a time for us to be able to renew […]

  • Petrobras charters cargo transfer vessel from MOL while gearing up for talks about new CTV shipbuilding deal

    7 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    MOL and Petrobras have inked a charter deal for a cargo transfer vessel (CTV) and plan to embark on negotiations to build a new CTV by year-end.

  • Cargo Ships Collide off Latvia

    20 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Danish-flagged tanker Maersk Etienne and Panama-registered dry bulk carrier Coral Opal collided in Irbe Strait off Latvia, January 18, while performing what the Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Riga (MRCC Riga) described as ”a dangerous maneuver.” MRCC Riga immediately dispatched a helicopter to carry out a visual inspection for oil leaks, which revealed no pollution to […]

  • Oil & Gas UK Releases Set of Guidelines for FPSO Operators

    14 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Oil & Gas UK has today (14 June) published an updated set of guidelines for tandem loading to help operators of Floating Production Storage and Offloading facilities (FPSOs), Floating Storage Units (FSUs) and offtake tankers implement agreed good practice when transferring crude oil between FPSOs and shuttle tankers. Initiated by Oil & Gas UK as […]

  • OSG Orders Second 204,000 Barrel Barge at Gunderson Marine

    23 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    OSG orders second 204,000 barrel oil and chemical articulated tug barge (ATB) at Gunderson Marine.

  • Frontline’s Rates Were Great

    23 August 2007

    On Wednesday, tanker titan Frontline (NYSE: FRO) reported robust operating income of $190.9 million, but after backing out large gains of $66.1 million from asset sales, the adjusted figure fell 6% year over year and 21% sequentially. The company secured strong rates for its crude tankers, thanks in part to the composition of its fleet. […]

  • World’s largest LNG bunkering vessel refuels first VLCC in milestone operation

    4 August 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition, Vessels

    The world’s largest LNG bunkering ship Hai Yang Shi You 301  (Offshore Oil 301) has completed its first ship-to-ship bunkering operation involving a very large crude carrier (VLCC) at the anchorage of Guangzhou Port. The 8.5-hour operation saw Offshore Oil 301 provide the 320,000-ton dual-fuel tanker Maran Dione with approximately 6,500 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas. […]

  • Iran seizes 2nd VLCC in the Strait of Hormuz

    4 May 2023
    Green Marine, Vessels

    Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on May 3, the U.S. Navy said. The 309,300 dwt VLCC, built in 2005, is owned by Liberia-based Grand Financing Co, on behalf of Greek Altomare, and managed by Smart Tankers. “The oil tanker departed […]

  • SCF Amur Completes Northern Sea Route Voyage

    10 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    On 3 September 2012, tanker SCF Amur, owned by SCF group (Sovcomflot) passed Cape Dezhnev completing her transit along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) with a commercial cargo of 44,000 tonnes of petroleum products owned by “Gazpromneft”. The duration of the transit was 7 days. The average speed of the tanker passing through the Arctic […]

  • Spotted: Magnolia State Christened by NASSCO

    25 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    One day after the Earth Day celebration all over the world, Californian shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO held a christening ceremony in San Diego for the Magnolia State, the second of five ECO Class 50,000 DWT LNG-conversion-ready product carriers with a 330,000 barrel cargo capacity being built for American Petroleum Tankers (APT). The 610-foot-long tankers were designed […]

  • Gulf Ship-to-Ship Transfer Spills Common and Neglected?

    5 February 2018

    An oil slick was spotted on January 25 on the beaches of Aqqah, Fujairah, a home to renowned beach resorts in UAE.

  • Electrifying Debut: HaiSea Wamis completes its 1st tanker escort with full electric power

    27 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition, Vessels

    The fully electric harbor tugboat, the HaiSea Wamis, has accomplished its inaugural task, completing its first-ever oil tanker escort using all electric power, and heralding a new era of eco-friendly ship escorts. The HaiSea Wamis, a pioneering vessel in HaiSea Marine’s fleet, played a pivotal role in escorting the Argent Iris, a 30,000+ tonne oil […]

  • Sun Birdie Hijackers Get 10 Years in Prison and Caning

    25 June 2015

    A court in Malaysia sentenced nine Indonesian nationals to ten years in prison and one stroke with a rotan cane for the hijacking and the armed robbery of the Malaysia-flagged chemical tanker MT Sun Birdie off Pengerang in January 2015, local media reports. The Kota Tinggi Sessions court charged the men, aged between 26 and 48, under section […]

  • Siteam Anja’s Lightering Operation Starts

    25 May 2016

    After two attempts to reach the stricken oil tanker Siteam Anja failed due to inclement weather, a smaller tanker has managed to reach the vessel and launch the lightering operation. Namely, the Sea Lion tanker reached the grounded vessel on Tuesday morning availing of the improved weather conditions and started to unload the vessel, the Uruguay navy […]

  • T&T Salvage Hired to Refloat Siteam Anja off Uruguay

    23 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The grounded 1997-built tanker Siteam Anja, which ran into trouble on May 17 off Lobos Island, Uruguay, is set to be refloated by the US-based salvage company T&T Salvage, according to the Uruguay Navy. Since the grounding, the navy personnel sealed the engine room, and continued working on extracting water that entered the breached tanks and sealing the damaged compartments. As World […]

  • ClassNK: First Application of Lean Duplex Stainless Steel in Japan Approved

    27 March 2013

    Leading classification society ClassNK announced today that it has approved the first application of duplex stainless steel (NSSC®2120) on vessels in Japan. Tankers built by the Japanese shipyards Sasaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd and Hakata Shipbuilding Co., Ltd were applied with the duplex stainless steel, which was manufactured by Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation. […]

  • Odfjell Inks Long Term Charters for Two Newbuildings

    13 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    As part of its fleet renewal and growth strategy, the Norwegian shipowner Odfjell has finalized long term bareboat charter deals for two chemical tankers, which will be built at a Japanese shipyard. The bareboat charter agreements include two vessels of 36,000 dwt with 28 stainless steel cargo tanks. Scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of […]

  • DryShips Closes Sale of Six Aframaxes

    30 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Owner of dry bulk carriers and tankers DryShips has wrapped up the sale of its six Aframax tankers to entities controlled by the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, George Economou. The tankers’ en-bloc sales price amounts to USD 291 million, DryShips said in an announcement. The sale, which was announced in March, relates to […]

  • Captain Sentenced to Two Years for Prestige Disaster

    27 January 2016

    The captain, the British insurer and the owner of the Prestige tanker that sank in 2002 off Galicia, Spain, have been found guilty for one of Europe’s worst environmental disasters, according to the Spanish Supreme Court. The court sentenced the tanker’s captain Apostolos Ioannis Mangouras to two years in prison, cancelling the previously reached ruling by which he had no criminal responsibility. […]

  • Greece: Brasil 2014 Joins TEN’s Fleet

    26 April 2013

    Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN or the “Company”), a leading product, crude and LNG tanker operator today announced the successful delivery of its second fully coated DP2 suezmax shuttle product tanker, Brasil 2014, from South Korea. The Brasil 2014 is a sister vessel to the Rio 2016 that was delivered in March. Both vessels are […]

  • Thenamaris Enlarges Fleet with Brand-New Ship Trio

    8 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Athens-based ship manager Thenamaris recently added three newbuilds to its fleet.

  • Tankerska Next Generation Finds Work for Two Eco Ships

    24 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Croatian Tankerska Next Generation secures new time charters for two eco-class product tankers.

  • G E Shipping Takes Delivery of MR Product Carrier (India)

    19 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of a 2004 built Medium Range (MR) product carrier “Jag Prabha” (about 47,900). With the induction of “Jag Prabha”, the Company’s fleet stands at 29 vessels, comprising 21 tankers (8 crude carriers, 12 product  tankers, 1 LPG carrier) and 8 dry bulk carriers (1 […]

  • Navig8 Back at HMD

    3 December 2013

    Navig8 Chemical Tankers Inc. has signed shipbuilding contracts for the construction of additional six 37,000 dwt IMO2 eco-design chemical tankers to be built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). The six new ECO 37,000 dwt IMO 2 chemical tankers have been ordered by use of existing newbuilding options with HMD and have identical specifications as the […]