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  • Bahri Adds Two Tankers

    4 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The tanker shipping arm of the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), National Company for Chemicals Shipping, signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding to purchase two tankers. Under the deal, NCC will pay USD 28.5 million dollars per tanker. The duo, MS Berganger and MS Brimanger, was previously owned by Norwegian shipping company […]

  • 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.  

  • Namegiving of Svithoid Product Tanker

    15 September 2006

    On September 15, 2006 the namegiving ceremony of the LMG34PT project product carrier took place at the shipyard owned by SRC Laevaremondi OU, Tallinn. The tanker was built to the order of the Swedish company Svithoid Tankers AB. The tanker hull was constructed at the III International Shipyard. The construct was signed in October 2004.

  • DryShips Offloads Tanker Fleet

    31 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Owner and operator of ships DryShips Inc. has entered into firm sales agreements with entities controlled by the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, George Economou, to sell its four Suezmax tankers. The tanker fleet, comprised of Vilamoura, Lipari, Petalidi and Bordeira, is to be sold for an en-bloc sales price of USD 245 million. […]

  • 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.

  • Russian Tanker Captured in Libya

    17 September 2015

    A Russian-flagged oil tanker has been seized by military forces pertaining to rival government in Libya as the ship’s crew reportedly tried to smuggle oil from the port of Zawara. “A Russian-flagged oil tanker was captured this afternoon when it tried to smuggle oil off Zawara,“ Twafik Alskir, a senior official with Tripoli-allied naval forces […]

  • Russian Tanker Captured in Libya

    17 September 2015

    A Russian-flagged oil tanker has been seized by military forces pertaining to rival government in Libya as the ship’s crew reportedly tried to smuggle oil from the port of Zawara. “A Russian-flagged oil tanker was captured this afternoon when it tried to smuggle oil off Zawara,“ Twafik Alskir, a senior official with Tripoli-allied naval forces […]

  • Demand for Tanker Newbuilds Subdued

    10 April 2015

    Newbuilding contracting of tankers has slowed in the first quarter of the year to the lowest levels recorded since 2012, according to McQuilling Services quarterly review of tanker orderbook. The marine transportation consultancy said that through March 52 orders have been placed, the bulk of which were Suezmax tankers, followed by the Aframax and LR1 […]

  • North Sea swap deal expands Aker BP’s oil & gas portfolio

    28 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Aker BP has made arrangements with JAPEX Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX), to trade partial interests in two fields for the Japanese player’s Northern North Sea assets.

  • 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 […]

  • Demand for Tankers Outstripping Supply

    15 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Stronger freight rates in the tanker market may bring about some positive trends for the first quarter of 2015, if lower oil prices can continue to generate higher demand for product tankers, BIMCO said. The stronger freight market has been attributed to the supply side, in particular the newbuilding side of it, because the crude […]

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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. […]

  • 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.

  • LNG Tanker Rates Spike

    17 January 2012

    Spot rates for liquefied natural gas tankers rose to $150,000 per day this month, Reuters reported, citing Drewry Shipping analyst. “The LNG freight market is currently quite strong due to increasing LNG demand in both Europe and Asia and less availability of prompt available tonnage,” LNG shipping analyst Pranay Shukla at Drewry Shipping Consultants said. […]

  • HD HHI to build two dual fuel-ready VLCCs for Pan Ocean

    4 June 2025
    Vessels

    South Korean shipbuilding heavyweight HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI), part of HD Hyundai Group, has been commissioned by compatriot maritime transportation player Pan Ocean for the construction of a pair of sustainable fuel-ready very large crude carriers (VLCCs). According to Greek shipbroker Intermodal, the Seoul-headquartered shipping company has decided to add two more 300,000 […]

  • 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;

  • Trafigura Opts for GSI Tankers

    27 May 2013

    Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., Ltd. (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), recently signed a contract with Swiss owner Trafigura for the construction of up to eight 50,000dwt chemical/product tankers. The shipyard will build four vessels with the option for four more to be exercised by September this year. As Sinoshipnews reports, the […]

  • MOL, Mitsubishi welcome newest dual-fuel methanol carrier

    2 June 2025
    Vessels

    Japanese shipping player Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of its latest dual-fuel methanol carrier built by South Korea’s HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD). As disclosed, the Kohzan Maru VII was handed over to its owner on May 30, just a week following the unit’s christening ceremony. The tanker is set to serve Japan’s Mitsubishi […]

  • Greece: Aegean Marine Takes Delivery of New Bunkering Tanker

    5 August 2011
    Business & Finance

      Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. today announced that it has taken delivery of the Halki, a 6,270 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China. The vessel is expected to be deployed to the Company’s market located in Gibraltar, increasing the number of vessels serving Gibraltar and Tangiers, Morocco to six. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Turkish Tanker Seized in Libya

    3 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Turkey-flagged chemical tanker Haci Telli was seized by Libyan militants after it enter the country’s port of Zuwarah on February 24, according to local media. The 2,800 dwt Haci Telli, operated by Turkish shipowner Transpasifik, was allegedly arrested due to the operator’s outstanding debt of USD 433,000 for earlier purchased oil from Zuwarah. Media reports indicate […]