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  • Scorpio Tankers Bolstering Fleet

    18 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has reached an agreement with an unrelated third party to purchase an MR product tanker that is currently under construction at SPP Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of South Korea. The purchase price of the vessel is $37.1 million with delivery expected in September 2014. The company recently took deliveries […]

  • Biggest oil tanker launched

    31 December 2005

    The Bach Dang Shipyard, a member of the Vietnam National Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (VINASHINB) early this morning successfully launched VINASHIN SEA, an oil tanker of 13,500 tonnes, the biggest oil tanker launched so far in Vietnam.

  • Tanker hijacked off Somalia

    29 June 2010

    Pirates have taken control of the tanker Golden Blessing 90 nautical miles off the northern Somali coast. The vessel has a crew of 19 Chinese citizens; there are no reports of injuries. The 14,445 DWT Singapore-flagged tanker was carrying a cargo of ethylene glycol when hijacked.

  • Tanker Hijacked off Malaysia

    5 June 2015

    A group of armed pirates hijacked a product tanker on Thursday, June 4th while underway some 8 nautical miles south west off Pu Aur, Malaysia. The pirates took hostage of all crew members, altered the ship’s course and sailed the vessel until it rendezvoused with another vessel into which part of the oil cargo was […]

  • Suezmax Tanker Market on the Rebound

    6 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    This year has seen a major comeback of the Suezmax tanker market prompted by the recent surge in newbuilding orders, after three years of very few orders, according to London-based shipbroker Gibson. The “mini” surge in the newbuilding market, caused by more regular spikes in the spot market, has seen 24 vessels placed for the year to date. With […]

  • Stolt Tankers, Rotterdam Port, Vopak to explore shore power use for chemical tankers

    5 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Norwegian tanker operator Stolt Tankers, part of Stolt-Nielsen, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dutch Port of Rotterdam Authority and Vopak terminal Botlek to conduct a six-month feasibility study for the use of shore-based power for chemical tankers calling at the terminal.

  • MMEA Recovers Hijacked Tanker

    30 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) recovered the chemical tanker Sun Birdie, reported to be missing on Wednesday, and arrested seven hijackers found onboard the vessel, ReCaap Information Sharing Centre reports. MMEA received information from the ship’s owner that the company lost contact with the vessel at around 10 pm local time, Wednesday. The last […]

  • DSME Delivers Giant Tanker Named AL-SALMI to Kuwait Oil Tanker Co.

    21 June 2011

      Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. (KOTC) announced Monday it received a giant tanker from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. The tanker, nam…  (Kuna) [mappress] Source: Kuna, June 21, 2011;

  • Tanker fire under control

    6 March 2005

    The Norwegian tanker “Fjord Champion” was still on fire Sunday morning, but the fire was dying out, NRK reports. The crew of 28 were safely evaquated when the Norwegian tanker “Fjord Champion” caught fire late Friday evening, and the ship later drifted ashore near Mandal on the south coast.

  • Tanker Knock Clune Sold

    2 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Clune Pte.Ltd., a subsidiary of First Olsen Ltd. which is owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has entered into an agreement for the sale of the suezmax tanker Knock Clune. Knock Clune, built in 2010 by Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, is scheduled to be delivered in late April/early May 2014. The sale […]

  • Pirates attack Russian tanker

    20 May 2006

    Moscow – Six heavily armed pirates robbed a Russian tanker in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Guinea, west Africa, Russian coast guards said on Sunday. The pirates boarded the tanker and stole the contents of the till before making their escape in a motor boat, Russian news agency ITAR-TASS quoted the coast guards […]

  • Crowley Takes Delivery of Fourth Product Tanker

    15 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Florida-based shipping company Crowley Maritime Corporation took delivery of MT West Virginia, the fourth new, Jones Act product tanker built by Philly Shipyard (PSI) in Philadelphia. The company is scheduled to christen the LNG-ready product tanker, designed by South Korean Hyundai Mipo Dockyards (HMD), on August 16 at the shipyard. Featuring 50,000 dwt, the ship is […]

  • Poten: Tankers in the Eye of the Storm?

    14 September 2018

    Hurricane aftermaths have led to an upswing in rates due to a lack of available tonnage.

  • NewLead Fixes Bitumen Tanker

    20 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Greek dry bulk carrier and tanker operator NewLead Holdings has entered into a time charter contract for one of its recently delivered bitumen tankers, the 2009-built Ioli, for a minimum of one year. The vessel has already been delivered to an undisclosed charterer,  who has the option to extend the time charter contract for up to […]

  • Samudera Sells Tanker Duo

    30 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Singapore-based Samudera Shipping Line Limited has sold two of its oil tankers, namely, Sinar Tokyo and Sinar Bukom to PT Samudera Energi Tangguh, a subsidiary of PT Samudera Indonesia Tangguh. The sale price for Sinar Bukom and Sinar Tokyo was USD 360,000 and USD 4,500,000 respectively. The company said that it intends to utilize the proceeds from the […]

  • New Chair to Take Helm at Team Tankers

    8 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Team Tankers International, a company established by Eitzen Chemical within its restructuring process, has entered into an agreement to name Morten Arntzen as chairman of the company. The agreement is subject to Mr. Arntzen being voted onto the Board of Directors by a special general meeting, which is to take place in the company’s office […]

  • Product Tanker Gascogne Released

    6 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Sea Tankers reported that its product tanker Gascogne has been released and confirmed that the vessel is now safely travelling under the full direction of its Master. The Gascogne was taken over by pirates off the Ivory Coast. The company lost contact with the vessel on Sunday morning. The ship has now been released. “We […]

  • New tankers are spill’s legacy

    3 December 2005

    VALDEZ — Since crude oil started sliding down the trans-Alaska pipeline in 1977, nearly 19,000 loads have sailed out of town aboard enormous tankers.

  • Kidnapped Tanker Crew Liberated

    30 March 2016

    The four crew members of a chemical tanker that were kidnapped off Nigeria on March 5 have been released and are reported to be in good health, the Hellenic Coast Guard said. The undisclosed owner of the chemical tanker, which has also remained unnamed, told the coast guard that the crew, including three Greek nationals and one Filipino, […]

  • Grounded Tanker Towed to Sydney

    23 January 2017

    Arca 1, a bunkering tanker, was refloated one week after running aground north of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, on January 8, according to the Canadian Chamber of Shipping.  After an unsuccessful tow attempt and extensive de-ballasting and pumping operations, a salvage crew removed 300 tons of ballast water and was able to free the tanker at […]

  • NZDF Orders Tanker at HHI

    18 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won a NZD 493 million (USD 350 million) contract to build a naval tanker for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). The vessel, whose purchase has been approved by the New Zealand Government, is expected to be delivered by 2020. The tanker will be ice-strengthened and winterized for […]

  • £50 billion going down the drain as UK keeps oil & gas windfall tax in place

    27 November 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    As the dust continues to settle over the United Kingdom (UK) government’s decision to retain the energy profits levy (EPL), known as the windfall tax on oil and gas profits, Britain’s trade body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has expressed its dissatisfaction with the move it portrays as a bitter blow to the UK’s energy workers and industry players.

  • Two Tankers Arrested in Singapore

    4 August 2017

    Two chemical/product tankers have been detained in Singapore waters, Supreme Court of Singapore’s data shows. The ships in question are the 14,500 dwt Bravely Sincerity and the 9,200 dwt Captain Silver and they were arrested on August 1 and 3, respectively. Bravely Sincerity, previously known as Golden Dynasty, was put under detention at DDW Pax […]

  • Norway: Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers Enters Charter Agreement for New Shuttle Tanker

    9 December 2011
    Business & Finance

      Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS, of which NYK has a 50 percent share, has entered into a time-charter contract with Standard Marine Tønsberg AS, owned by ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS, for 10 years plus an option for a new built dynamic positioning 112,000 DWT offshore shuttle tanker  to service SMT for their […]

  • Tanker Supply – A Gift and a Curse

    27 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    While tanker demand dictates trade volumes and tanker routes, the volatility of fleet growth on the supply side may have a pronounced impact on freight rates, according to the latest report from McQuilling Services. Ton-mile data for crude/dirty petroleum product tankers (DPP) and clean petroleum product tankers (CPP) shows relatively steady annual demand growth of 1-3% on […]