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  • Fearnleys: Tanker Rates Sink Again

    4 December 2014

    A considerable slowdown has pushed tanker rates down in both Middle East Gulf (MEG) and West Africa, according Fearnleys weekly tanker chartering report. Relatively few cargoes are in play at the same time in MEG which is a major change from last week, the brokerage firm said. As indicated in the weekly review, there is […]

  • PGNiG starts tender process to charter LNG tankers

    4 November 2019
    Vessels

    Poland’s state-run gas firm PGNiG has reportedly started the tender process to charter liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers for its new imports of the super-chilled fuel.

  • Clipper Bids Farewell to Tanker Market

    5 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Clipper Group Ltd has exited the tanker market with the sale of the last three chemical tanker vessels of Clipper Group A/S, Danish subsidiary of Clipper Group.  Clipper Group A/S specializes in ferry services in Denmark (Danske Færger), ro-ro activities on the Irish Sea (Seatruck Ferries), commercial and technical management (Clipper Fleet Management), and ownership and operation of […]

  • TCC Group Takes Delivery of Tanker Newbuilding Duo

    18 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Hong Kong-based shipowner Tai Chong Cheang Steamship Group (TCC Group) has taken delivery of two Aframax tanker newbuildings from the Namura Shipyard in Japan. The two 114,700 DWT tankers, the KWK Excelsus  and the CSK Vanguard, were delivered to the owner in the second half of 2016. Both vessels are time chartered out to BP. The […]

  • UAE Lays Down the Rules for Tankers

    19 January 2018
    Rules & Regulation

    Foreign flagged tankers carrying crude oil and products in UAE waters have to be less than 25 years old.

  • Hijacked Indonesian-Flagged Tanker Found

    1 December 2014

    The missing Indonesia-flagged tanker Srikandi 515 has been identified and located at approximately 9 nm off Narathiwat province, Thailand by the Royal Thai Navy and Thai Marine Police, anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP reported in an update on November 27. Thai authorities also apprehended eight perpetrators onboard Srikandi 515, which was reportedly repainted and renamed from “Srikandi 515” to “Chong Li 2”. The palm […]

  • BW Adds Ten Chemical Tankers

    20 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Following yesterday’s announcement that BW Group was purchasing ten Medium Range product tankers, the company’s buying spree continues with a new deal for ten additional vessels. Under the deal signed with Stream Tankers, BW will acquire ten chemical tankers comprising of two ships built in 2008 and 2010 and eight newbuildings to be delivered between 2015 […]

  • Stream Orders Five Chemical Tankers

    18 September 2013

    Stream Tankers AS has entered into newbuilding contracts with Fukuoka Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. and Shitanoe Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Japan for up to five advanced 19,900 dwt chemical tankers with cargo tanks in stainless steel. The vessels will be of the new Fukuoka/Shitanoe eco-design hulls and combined with modern efficient engines will give substantial fuel […]

  • Navios Acquisition Takes Delivery of MR2 Product Tanker

    8 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced that the Nave Jupiter, a newbuilding MR2 product tanker of 49,999 dwt, was delivered yesterday from a South Korean shipyard. The company said that Nave Jupiter has been chartered-out for two years to a high quality counterparty at a base rate of $14,319 […]

  • Navig8 Chemical Tankers Takes First Fukuoka Newbuild

    26 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Navig8 Chemical Tankers has taken delivery of the Navig8 Spica, a 25,000 dwt stainless steel chemical tanker, from Fukuoka Shipbuilding in Japan. The Navig8 Spica is the first of two vessels contracted at Fukuoka to be delivered to the company and is the first of two vessels to be delivered under the sale and leaseback […]

  • TB Marine Orders Eight Tankers

    2 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    German shipowner TB Marine-Hamburg has entered into a contract with Nantong-based Huatai Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. for  the construction of eight contracts chemical tankers. The contract signing ceremony was held in Shanghai, according to local media reports. In line with the contract, the restructured shipbuilder should start delivering the newbuilds in the second half of 2017. The […]

  • Product Tanker Hijacked off Indonesia

    7 April 2015

    A product tanker was hijacked by a group of armed pirates while underway off Indonesia. Around 15-25 pirates armed with pistols boarded the tanker some 62nm North of Pulau Uwi, Indonesia, International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) piracy reporting center informed. Once on board, the pirates took the crew hostage and robbed their belongings. The group fled […]

  • Crowley christens LNG-ready tanker

    8 February 2016
    Vessels

    Crowley Maritime informed it christened the second of four new, Jones Act product tankers for use within the U.S.-coastwise trade. The LNG-ready tanker was christened at the South Florida petroleum terminal in Fort Lauderdale. The 50,000 dead-weight-ton (dwt), 330,000-barrel-capacity Texas joins sister ship Ohio, which was christened by Crowley in November, as the first ever […]

  • Stena Line Ferry Collides with Tanker

    20 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Stena Line’s Ro-Pax vessel Stena Jutlandica carrying 600 people on board collided with a Danish-flagged tanker outside Gothenburg, on Sunday morning, Swedish Coast Guard informed.  The tanker, identified as Ternvind, operated by Terntank, had 13 crew members on board who are all reported to be safe. The ferry sustained a considerable blow in the crash, which saw […]

  • Aker Philadelphia Lays Keel for Second Crowley Tanker

    24 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard held on December 23 a ceremonial keel laying for the second of four product tankers it is building for its joint venture with Crowley. Aker also started construction on the fourth product tanker in the same series. At the keel laying ceremony, coins were placed on one of the keel blocks before the […]

  • BMZ Snaps Up Tanker Pair

    15 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    BMZ Group, a company owned by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son Bilal alongside other family members, has added two product tankers to its fleet of five, local media informed. The two ships, Armada Fair and Türkter 82, are said to be worth a total of USD 36 million and have been chartered to Istanbul-based Palmali […]

  • Stream Tankers Back in Japan for More

    24 February 2014

    Stream Tankers AS has increased its orderbook to five advanced 19,900 dwt chemical tankers. The vessels will be built at Fukuoka Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. and Shitanoe Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Japan. Furthermore, Stream Tankers has options for an additional three vessels at the shipyards. The newbuildings are of the new Fukuoka/Shitanoe eco-design. Delivery of the vessels […]

  • Navig8 Chemical Tankers Takes Two More Newbuilds

    27 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    A chemical tanker fleet operator Navig8 Chemical Tankers has taken delivery of two more ECO 37,000 dwt chemical tankers constructed at Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). The 42,000 cbm Navig8 Ametrine and Navig8 Aventurine are the fourth and the fifth out of eighteen chemical tankers ordered at HMD. Navig8 Chemical Tankers has also recently closed a private placement […]

  • Tanker Owners: Not an Endangered Species Yet

    10 October 2017

    The shifting winds in the oil industry heralding a decline in oil demand amid global shift to renewable sources of clean energy do not necessarily mean that the need for transporting oil and oil products would disappear anytime soon, it was heard at a panel held within the framework of the Maritime Cyprus 2017 conference in […]

  • LPG Tanker Disappears off Vietnam

    11 June 2015

    An LPG tanker disappeared in the South China Sea after issuing a distress signal some 200 miles off Vietnam on June 10, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency reports. The last AIS recorded on June 8 placed the 1991-built Teknogas in a position 12 37N 109 34E, some six nautical miles off the coast of Vietnam. The 4.239cbm LPG tanker […]

  • Iver Ships to Sell Tanker Pair

    2 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Dutch shipping company Iver Ships, part of Vroon, has decided to dispose of Iver Example and Iver Express, its MR2 tankers, VesselsValue’s data shows. Iver Ships entered into sub-sale agreements with an undisclosed buyer on April 27. The sub-sale agreement for Iver Example is expected to be finalized in June and for Iver Express in […]

  • Indonesia: Pertamina to Buy 15 Tankers

    24 January 2012

      Pertamina, State Oil and Gas Company, unveils a plan to purchase 15 tanker vessels until 2014 to help it distribute refined fuel and LNG across Indonesia. As Pertamina spokesman Mochamad Harun said to Jakarta Globe, the company would buy the tankers at a total estimated price of $370 million in the next two years. […]

  • HMD Tied to MR Tanker Order

    17 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has secured an order for a 50,000 dwt MR product tanker from clients of Monaco-based Central Shipping Group, Clarksons Platou Shipbroking reports. The ship will be built at HMD’s Ulsan facility and is slated for delivery in the first quarter of 2019. As disclosed, the order includes one […]

  • BMZ Snaps Up Tanker Pair

    15 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    BMZ Group, a company owned by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son Bilal alongside other family members, has added two product tankers to its fleet of five, local media informed. The two ships, Armada Fair and Türkter 82, are said to be worth a total of USD 36 million and have been chartered to Istanbul-based Palmali […]

  • Hydrex Installs PBCF on Two Tankers

    16 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Last month Hydrex installed Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) on two tankers during their respective stops in Ghent and Antwerp. As a result of the underwater operation, the ships will not have to wait for their next drydock visit to start benefitting from the fuel savings the PBCF’s will bring them. The Propeller Boss Cap […]