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  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • Tankers Lift Stolt-Nielsen

    1 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported USD 30.1 million net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter ended August 31, compared with a net profit of USD 14.6 million reported in the third quarter of 2014, mostly due to the company’s tanker segment – Stolt Tankers. Stolt reported revenue of USD 500.7 million in the third quarter of […]

  • 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;

  • Scorpio Tankers Rejuvenates Fleet

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Monaco-based tanker owner and operator Scorpio Tankers has recently taken delivery of six newbuilding vessels. The company has also agreed to sell three of its older vessels for a total sum of USD 74 million. STI Condotti, an LR2 product tanker, was delivered from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, and upon delivery the vessel began a voyage […]

  • NYK Stolt Tankers orders six battery- and methanol-ready chemical tankers in China

    9 February 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    NYK Stolt Tankers (NST), a joint venture between shipping companies NYK Line and Stolt Tankers, has reached an agreement with Nantong Xiangyu Shipyard in China to build six 38,000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers.

  • Russia: Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard Delivers New Oil Tanker to VF Tanker

    5 May 2011

    Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard today, May 5th, handed over to VF Tanker (part of UCL) a new oil tanker of project 19614, the UCL press office … (PortNews) [mappress] Source: PortNews, May 5, 2011.  

  • 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 […]

  • HMM Pondering Tanker Sale

    3 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    South Korean shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is reportedly considering sale of its oil tanker fleet as it grapples with financial difficulties. The sale would be carried out within the bulk carrier division, as disclosed by the Business Korea, and it would include offloading over dozen vessels, 14 based on the company’s website information, those being Very Large […]

  • Tanker Fired at by Iranian Navy

    15 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    An oil product tanker is reported to had been fired at by the Iranian naval forces while transiting the Gulf on Thursday. Singapore-flagged tanker Alpine Eternity was approached by five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships at about noon (0800 GMT), Reuters said citing U.S. officials. The ships fired warning shots as they tried to […]

  • Tankers Lift Stolt-Nielsen

    1 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported USD 30.1 million net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter ended August 31, compared with a net profit of USD 14.6 million reported in the third quarter of 2014, mostly due to the company’s tanker segment – Stolt Tankers. Stolt reported revenue of USD 500.7 million in the third quarter of […]

  • Singapore Puts Bunkering Tanker Up for Sale

    19 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Bunkering tanker UE Star, which was arrested in November 2017, has been put up for auction in Singapore.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • Scorpio Tankers firms up options for five ships, sells one MR tanker

    18 January 2024
    Vessels

    Monaco-based shipping company Scorpio Tankers has entered into an agreement to sell an MR product tanker, and has exercised the purchase options on five ships.

  • CCNI Boosts Tanker Fleet

    12 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Chile’s Compania Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica (CCNI) has inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Norden Shipping (Singapore) Pte.Ltd. for the purchase of two 50,000 DWT tankers. The tankers, intended for the transport of petroleum products and derivatives, are each priced at USD 36.5 million. The ships will be leased to the country’s energy coglomerate […]

  • 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.

  • KNOP Snags Tanker Couple

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    KNOT Offshore Partners LP (KNOP) has entered into agreements to purchase from Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS all of the ownership interests in the companies that own and operate the shuttle tankers Hilda Knutsen and Torill Knutsen. The purchase price of the Hilda Knutsen is $166m, net of $109.6m of outstanding indebtedness related to the vessel. […]

  • Tsakos Fixes Suezmax Tanker

    2 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Athens-based tanker owner and operator Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has entered into a long-term charter agreement for a suezmax tanker with an undisclosed company. The contract is scheduled to start in December 2015 upon the completion of the vessel’s current voyage. Tsakos expects that the charter will generate approximately USD 18.5 million in total gross revenues. “This accretive […]

  • Scorpio Tankers Pounces on Newbuildings

    11 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Tanker owner Scorpio Tankers has reached an agreement to purchase two LR2 product tankers currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) for approximately USD 60 million each. These vessels are expected to be delivered in January 2015. Scorpio has not revealed the name of the seller. The company has also taken delivery […]

  • GEM gets new tanker

    12 October 2005

    Dubai-based Gulf Energy Maritime has received the third of its order for four tankers from Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries, giving the company a fleet of five ships. The high-specification panamax double-hulled vessel will go into service with charter company Glencore under a three-year deal. GEM is looking to build a fleet of eleven vessels by […]

  • 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 […]

  • Singapore’s 1st LNG-Powered Bunker Tanker Delivered

    14 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Marine Vicky, Singapore’s first LNG-fueled bunker tanker, has been delivered to its owner, Sinanju Tankers Holdings.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]