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  • Monaco: Scorpio Orders Four LPG Tankers

    7 August 2013
    Vessels

    Scorpio Tankers said that it has reached agreements to construct four Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC) at two yards in South Korea along with two MR and two Handymax ice class-1A fuel efficient product tankers at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. of South Korea. VLGC Newbuildings The Company has reached agreements with Hyundai Samho Heavy […]

  • STX Launches LNG Tanker SCF Mitre

    11 February 2014
    Vessels

    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has launched the second ice class LNG tanker, SCF Mitre, ordered by Russia’s Sovcomflot under a long-term agreement with Shell, the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) said in a statement. The first tanker, SCF Melampus, was launched on 5 November 2013. The delivery of SCF Melampus is planned for the […]

  • Toisa Secures Charter for Tanker United Ideal

    24 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    US-based energy major Chevron Corporation has agreed to ratify a charter contract for the crude oil tanker United Ideal, according to offshore support vessels operator Toisa Limited. The owner of the 161,800 dwt tanker said that the deal, agreed on March 22, will cover the vessel’s charter on a 30-day or more voyage from the Arabian […]

  • AiP for Samsung’s ammonia-fuelled tanker design

    1 October 2020
    Research & Development

    Lloyd’s Register has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its ammonia-fuelled tanker design. This represents a key progress milestone in the joint development project LR and SHI announced with industry leading partners MISC Berhad and MAN Energy Solutions in January 2020. To meet the International Maritime Organization’s 2050 ambitions on […]

  • Armed Pirates Board Tanker off Indonesia

    31 October 2017

    Five pirates armed with knives boarded an oil tanker, identified as GP T2, on Monday, October 30 while it was underway in the Singapore Strait, at approximately 6.5 nm North East of Terumbu Betata, Batam Island, Indonesia. The perpetrators tied up the duty oiler in the engine room, took away some engine spare parts and escaped in […]

  • Denmark: TORM Sells MR Product Tanker

    9 March 2012
    Business & Finance

      TORM announces that it has entered into an agreement to sell the MR product tanker TORM Lana. The parties have agreed not to disclose the sales price. TORM Lana will be delivered to the new owner in either the second half of March or the first half of April 2012. The transaction leads to […]

  • STX Launches LNG Tanker SCF Melampus

    6 November 2013
    Vessels

    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has launched the first of two ice class LNG tankers,SCF Melampus, ordered by Russia’s Sovcomflot under a long-term agreement with Shell, Sovcomflot said in a statement. The first LNG tanker will be delivered in late 2014, the second one – in early 2015, according to the statement. The LNG tankers (with […]

  • Chemical Tanker Collides with Frigate in Taiwanese Port

    11 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Saudi Arabia-flagged chemical tanker NCC Sama collided with a Taiwanese frigate in the port of Keelung.

  • Lloyd’s Register publishes third Tanker Focus

    27 March 2007

    Lloyd’s Register has published the third issue of its Tanker Focus magazine. The latest issue of this twice-yearly publication covers a range of topics.

  • d’Amico, Glencore JV offloads MR tanker

    4 May 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (DIS) said that its joint venture with Glencore Group has decided to sell a medium range (MR) tanker.

  • Russia: V.F.Tanker Shipping Acquires New Tanker

    24 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    V.F.Tanker Shipping Company has put into operation the sixth tanker of Project RST27 named VF Tanker-6 (building No. 02006) with sea/river deadweight of 7022/5420 tons. In total 10 RST27 project tankers should be built at Krasnoe Sormovo shipyard. Project RST27 was designed by Marine Engineering Bureau. New project tanker has increased river function comparing with […]

  • SFL – Sale and Conversion of Single Hull Tankers

    7 January 2007

    Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE:SFL) (“Ship Finance” or the “Company”), today announced that it has agreed to sell the single hull suezmax tanker Front Transporter to an unrelated third party at a gross sales price of $38 million. Frontline will receive a compensation payment of approximately $15.4 million for the termination of the charter, and […]

  • Design Unveiled for World’s First Pure-Electric Tanker

    30 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Asahi Tanker and Exeno-Yamamizu jointly developed the new tanker design with zero-emission electric propulsion.

  • Robbers Board Maersk Tanker in East Malaysia

    18 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Perpetrators boarded the product tanker Maersk Cancun while it was anchored at Sandakan Port.

  • IMB Reports Rise in Small Tanker Hijackings

    29 October 2014

    While pirate attacks on the world’s seas have fallen for the third consecutive year, small tanker hijacks by armed gangs are escalating in Southeast Asia, reveals the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in its latest piracy report. IMB’s 2014 third quarter global piracy report notes a total of 178 incidents so […]

  • SHI to Build Four Tankers for Norwegian Owner

    12 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian Viken Shipping has ordered four oil tankers from South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries under a contract worth around KRW 240 billion (USD 213 million), according to Yonhap News Agency. Namely, the shipbuilder said that the deal involves a pair of Suezmaxes and two Aframax tankers, with capacities of 123,000 dwt and 157,000 dwt, respectively. The vessels are […]

  • Hyundai Heavy to Build Boxships, Tankers for IRISL

    12 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has signed contracts to construct 14,500 TEU container ships and 49,000 dwt product/chemical carriers for Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL). The value of the contracts, which were signed in Seoul on December 9, 2016, was not revealed. However, VesselsValue’s data suggests that the deals are worth USD […]

  • COSCO to double large oil tanker fleet

    6 November 2006

    State-owned China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co., commonly known as COSCO Group, said it plans to nearly double its fleet of large oil tankers to meet booming demand for crude oil imports in the country. “We need at least 15 VLCCs (very large crude carriers) to meet our current needs,” COSCO Group president Wei Jiafu said […]

  • LK Receives Tanker From Croatian Shipyard

    20 September 2006

    On September 19 the joint-stock shipping company Latvijas kugnieciba (LK) ceremoniously accepted the second tanker – the vessel “Jurkalne”, from the Croatian ship factory 3.Maj, as LK Public Relations Service chief Marita Ozolina-Tumanovska informed LETA. Iveta Sulca, who is head of the European Commission Representation in Latvia and current Latvian Ambassador to the Czech Republic […]

  • Thun Tankers Adds Ship for Deliveries into Restricted Ports

    3 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Thun Tankers has reached an agreement to strengthen its fleet with the 2011-built tanker Wisby Teak.

  • Singapore-Owned Tanker Raided in Malacca Strait

    23 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Armed pirates raided a Singapore-owned tanker in the Malacca Strait stealing several million liters of diesel fuel it was carrying, as informed by Malaysian marine police on Wednesday. According to the reports, ten armed pirates stopped the vessel, en route from Singapore to Myanmar, on early Tuesday off Klang port. After the pirates boarded the […]

  • LNG Tanker Insurance Rates Going Up

    8 September 2011

    The cost of insuring liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers has risen as naval containment of piracy fails and surging global demand spurs traf… (arabianbusiness) [mappress] Source: arabianbusiness, September 8, 2011;

  • DSME Cuts Steel for RFA’s MARS Tanker

    27 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Steel has been cut for a MARS tanker being built by DSME in Okpo, South Korea, BMT Group Ltd said via social media. The tankers have been designed by BMT for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and will offer logistical support to the Royal Navy by providing fuel and fresh water to naval vessels at […]

  • Oil tanker sinks, three still missing

    28 March 2006

    A small oil tanker sank in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of the southern state of Campeche, authorities confirmed Monday. Local media reported that five crewmen had been rescued, but that three others were missing.

  • TOP Tankers Sells 13 Vessels for $550M

    13 March 2006

    Crude oil shipper TOP Tankers Inc. on Monday said it has sold for $550 million 13 vessels _ which will be immediately leased back under five- to seven-year contracts _ and declared a special $5 dividend.