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  • Oil tanker captain facing fines and multi-year prison time in US over violation of ship pollution prevention

    12 June 2024
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    A guilty plea has been made by a captain of a Panama-flagged motor tanker, who has been charged with violating international treaties regulating oil pollution from ships and obstruction of proceedings.

  • NYK bolsters LPG carrier business with new subsidiary up and running

    3 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    NYK Energy Ocean (NEO), a newly established subsidiary of Japanese shipping company NYK focused on operating LPG carriers, chemical and product tankers, and cargo ships, has officially commenced operations.

  • Great Eastern Shipping Adds Dry Bulk Newbuild

    4 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    India’s largest private liquid, gas and solid bulk shipping company – The Great Eastern Shipping Company – has taken delivery of its newbuild Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier named ”Jag Arnav.” The vessel of about 81,600 dwt was built by the Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Heavy Industries, at its overseas outpost in Cebu, the Philippines. With the […]

  • Alexander Spirit’s Departure Pushed Back Again

    15 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    The departure of the fuel tanker Alexander Spirit, which was supposed to set sail from Devonport to Singapore on Tuesday, has been delayed once again. As informed by the vessel’s operator Teekay Shipping, quoted by ABC News, the latest delay has been caused by crew shortage as the vessel was still missing a cook. The […]

  • NAT Boosts Profit

    10 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Bermuda-headquartered Nordic American Tankers (NAT) ended the second quarter of 2015 with USD 30.9 million net profit, compared to USD 16.5 million net loss recorded in the same period a year earlier. NAT attributes improved results to a slide in oil prices, which led to increased transportation requirements and lower fuel costs. Tanker rates achieved on […]

  • monstersandcritics.com

    8 June 2006

    London – A Maltese-flagged tanker, carrying 44,000 tons of fuel oil, has collided with a cargo ship off the south coast of Britain in the English Channel, the authorities said Friday. The tanker, Shakhdag, with 21 people on board, suffered minor damage to her stern but was able to proceed to the port of Portland, […]

  • Ransom talks to release hijacked Emirati vessel under way

    28 April 2006

    The crew of the UAE-operated oil tanker Lin 1, hijacked by Somali pirates on March 29, are reported to be unharmed but still captive, the Khaleej Times has been told. Approximately 12 pirates armed with AK-47 machine-guns and pistols attacked the tanker in broad daylight shortly after she had unloaded a cargo of diesel at […]

  • Portugal awaits LNG cargo

    23 September 2014
    Vessels

    Portugal’s Port of Sines will get a shipment of liquefied natural gas from Qatar next week. The 216,164 cbm Al Utouriya is expected to arrive at the Sines LNG import terminal on October 3, according to port data. The LNG terminal, owned by REN Atlântico, processed 41 tankers last year. It also conducted 6 ship loading operations and […]

  • Lloyd’s Register Returning to Iran

    19 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    As the sanctions against Iran are being lifted the British classification society Lloyd’s Register is readying for a comeback to the country. Lloyd’s Register told World Maritime News that they are able to provide classification services to Iranian controlled tonnage and that the society will be re-opening its office in Tehran. The classification society had provided […]

  • South Korea: STX Wins USD 608 Million Shipbuilding Contract

    14 February 2012

    A Korea-based company STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. has secured orders reaching 682.2 billion won ($608 million) for constructing six tankers and two LNG carriers from Europe, reports Reuters. The name of the ship operators remains unknown however it has been revealed that the LNG carrier contract will be terminated in January 2015 and […]

  • Frontline Secures Financing for Eight Newbuildings

    29 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Tanker owner and operator Frontline has secured a commitment for a senior secured term loan facility of up to USD 321.6 million in November to partially finance eight of its newbuildings. The company said that the loan, which will be provided by China Exim Bank and insured by China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation, matures in […]

  • FSL Trust sets sights on expansion into floating and offshore energy

    24 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Singapore-based FSL Trust is looking into the possibility of expanding its market presence into other maritime assets including floating and offshore energy. The tanker owner explained that the investment opportunities are being explored to reduce business risk and increase competitive advantages amid “volatility, cyclicality, market structure, and fierce competition in the plain vanilla shipping markets.” The […]

  • Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex Boosts Orderbook by 42 Pct

    16 January 2019

    Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex increased its portfolio of orders by 42% in H2 2018.

  • Stena Bulk Waiting Permission to Visit Stena Impero’s Crew

    22 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Stena Bulk submitted a formal request for permission to visit the 23 crew members Stena Impero.

  • Videotel Meets Growing LNG Market Needs

    6 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Videotel now offers the most extensive portfolio of training for the LNG sector available in the marketplace. Working with experts across the globe – BP Shipping, Shell, Maersk and SIGTTO, amongst many others – it has created a comprehensive package of training covering the essentials required when operating in this important market. Nigel Cleave, CEO […]

  • Japan: MOL Acquires CMS Certification from DNV

    16 April 2012

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced the certification of its own seafarer education and training program by Oslo-based Det Norske Veritas (DNV). The MOL Rank Skill Training and Evaluation Program (MOL RankSTEP) received DNV certification for compliance with the Competence Management System (CMS) on April 13. CMS is a management system that improves education programs by identifying […]

  • Concordia Maritime sells IMOIIMAX duo

    31 August 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Swedish tanker shipping company Concordia Maritime has decided to strengthen its liquidity by selling two IMOIIMAX vessels — Stena Image and Stena Important.

  • Offloading of oil from Solar 1 to start in six weeks

    20 September 2006

    The International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) has committed to facilitate the offloading of the remaining oil from the sunken tanker Solar 1, Governor JC Rahman Nava said on Tuesday. The IOPC, which is a worldwide group of oil refiners, will be the one to look for a company that could siphon the oil from Solar […]

  • VIDEO: Seri Bakti arrives at GLNG plant

    30 September 2015
    Vessels

    MISC-operated LNG tanker Seri Bakti, with a capacity of 152,300 cubic meters, docked at the GLNG jetty on Monday. This marked the first time an LNG tanker berthed at the Santos-operated US$18.5 billion GLNG project on Curtis Island off Gladstone. The first GLNG cargo is expected to be shipped soon and delivered to South Korea’s Kogas. […]

  • DSME lands another LNG duo

    29 October 2014
    Project & Tenders

    DSME of South Korea won a US$409 million deal to build two LNG carriers for a European customer.

  • International Seaways Nets USD 390 Mn for Refinancing

    30 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    International Seaways has closed on senior secured credit facilities worth a total of USD 390 million.

  • Scorpio Unveils Scrubber Investment

    28 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Rules & Regulation

    Scorpio to retrofit ‘substantial majority’ of its ships with scrubbers ahead of 2020.

  • Helge Ingstad’s Crew Members Were Unaware Sola TS Was a Moving Object

    30 November 2018

    The crew of Helge Ingstad seem to have been unaware of the inbound Sola TS tanker before it was too late.

  • Tandara Spirit Crew End Their Sit-In

    27 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Australian crew of the product tanker Tandara Spirit decided yesterday to end their sit-in and to sail the vessel from Port Phillip Bay, the crew said in an open letter published by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA). The Tandara Spirit’s crew were told three weeks ago that they will be made redundant and replaced […]

  • AET’s Aframax newbuilds to be fueled by LNG

    3 April 2017
    Vessels

    Singapore-based shipowner AET said that up to four of its new Aframax tankers currently under construction with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) will be equipped with the LNG dual fuel systems.