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  • Four Tanker Crew Kidnapped off Nigeria

    10 March 2016

    At least four crew members were kidnapped by pirates on March 5 when a group of armed pirates hijacked a chemical tanker underway some 32nm South West of Bonny Island, Nigeria. “Ten armed pirates in a black speed boat approached and opened fire at a chemical tanker underway. They boarded the tanker using a grappling […]

  • Ektank’s New Tankers to Feature FKAB Design

    10 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Gothenburg-based shipowner Ektank’s new 18,600 dwt intermediate product/chemical tankers will be built to a design jointly developed by Swedish ship designer Fartygskonstruktioner (FKAB) and Ektank. The project, FKAB T28 is a 22 700 m3, Oil product & Chemical Tier II tanker, designed for low fuel consumption and high cargo capacity with a density of 1,54 ton/m3. The […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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;

  • Taiwan: LNG Tanker Scheduled at Yung-An Today

    7 January 2013
    Vessels

    Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal is due to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas today, according to Kaohsiung Port Authority. The Al Jassasiya LNG tanker, with a capacity of 145,800 cubic metres, is sailing from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The Yung-An terminal is Taiwan’s first liquefied natural gas receiving terminal, and it is operated by CPC. […]

  • ASCO, Columbia Shipmanagement to Create Tanker JV

    25 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company is to set up a new joint venture with Columbia Shipmanagement.

  • d’Amico Reaches Deal to Sell MR Tanker

    28 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Italy-based shipping company d’Amico International Shipping (DIS) revealed that its subsidiary d’Amico Tankers signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the sale of MT High Presence. The 48,700 dwt medium-range product tanker, which was built in 2005 by Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding, would be sold for a consideration of USD 14.1 million. The company informed that this […]

  • Denmark: TORM Cancels MR Tanker Newbuilding

    22 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    TORM has entered into an agreement to cancel one MR product tanker newbuilding, which was scheduled for delivery in March 2013. The parties have agreed not to disclose the terms. “TORM has cancelled an MR newbuilding as part of the Company’s overall plan to preserve cash and delever the balance sheet. With this agreement TORM has remaining […]

  • Euronav Expects Strong Tanker Market in Q3

    30 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Sustained improvement in tanker freight rates has driven Euronav’s EBITDA up to USD 142.3 million in the second quarter of 2015 ended June 30, the tanker owner and operator said in its preliminary financial results. Freight rates throughout the three months to the end of June were consistently strong in both the VLCC and Suezmax […]

  • Taiwan: LNG Tanker Due at Yung-An This Week

    28 February 2013
    Vessels

    Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal is due to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Indonesia on March 3, according to the Kaohsiung Port Authority. The Golar Mazo tanker, with a capacity of 135,000 cbm, is sailing from Indonesia’s Bontang LNG terminal. The Yung-An terminal is Taiwan’s first liquefied natural gas receiving terminal, and it […]

  • Donsötank Books Tanker Pair at Wuhu Shipyard

    19 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Donsötank orders two oil products and chemical tankers at Chinese Wuhu Shipyard.

  • Tanker Catches On Fire off Kandla Port

    18 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    A major fire broke out on board the tanker Genessa on January 17 off the coast of Kandla, India.

  • Tanker Chemroad Journey Refloated off Vietnam

    4 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    The 2009-built chemical tanker Chemroad Journey was refloated after being stranded off the coast of Vietnam for over three weeks. The owner of the vessel, Japan-based shipping company Iino Kaiun Kaisha, confirmed that there were no injuries or pollution reported following the grounding incident, which occurred on June 10. Featuring 20,108 gross ton, Chemroad Journey ran aground some […]

  • Tanker Headwinds Push SCF into Loss in 2017

    20 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Sovcomflot (SCF) ended 2017 in loss due to extremely challenging conditions witnessed by tanker markets.

  • Pirates Steal Fuel from Malaysian Tanker

    19 March 2015

    A group of seven armed pirates hijacked a product tanker off Pulau Repong, Indonesia, as informed by anti-piracy watchdog International Maritime Bureau (IMB). The Malaysian-flagged Singa Berlian, built in 1993, was boarded by masked pirates some 37 nautical miles south of Pulau Repong, Indonesia on March 9. The vessel was en route from Singapore to the island of […]

  • KNOT’s shuttle tankers to feature battery technology

    14 October 2020
    Environment, Equipment, Vessels

    Two new shuttle tankers being built for Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) at South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will be fitted with battery technology to gain fuel efficiency and cut emissions. Namely, DSME has inked a deal with ABB Marine & Ports to deliver the power and control technology for the two […]

  • Wärtsilä to Power Thun Tankers’ New Ships

    20 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the engines, propellers, and fuel supply systems for four new tanker vessels being built for Sweden-based Erik Thun AB. The ships, which will run on both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and diesel, are under construction at the Scheepswerf Ferus Smit yard in the Netherlands. Wärtsilä said that […]

  • US Coast Guard Medevacs Tanker Crewmember

    22 December 2014

    The U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans medevaced a Filipino crewmember from a tanker 23 miles south of Southwest Pass, on Sunday,  December 21. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call from the crew of the 748-foot Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Lorelei reporting a crewmember was suffering from a reportedly broken left leg. […]

  • FSL Trust Selling Older Crude Tanker

    24 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    FSL Trust has launched the sale of the crude oil tanker FSL Shanghai.

  • Rosneft to order shuttle tankers for Arctic fields

    8 September 2017

    Russian oil company Rosneft has made plans to build an unspecified number of shuttle tankers to be used for oil transport from its Arctic fields.  Namely, Rosneft, its subsidiary Rosnefteflot, and Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex have signed an agreement of intent that envisages placing orders with Zvezda Shipbuilding for building reinforced ice-class shuttle tankers (Arc6-Arc7) with […]

  • USA: Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Starts to Build Product Tanker

    25 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard​, a leading U.S. commercial shipyard, held a ceremonial keel laying this morning for Ship 017, the 13th product tanker being built at the yard. Following long held shipbuilding tradition, coins were placed on one of the keel blocks that support the vessel during construction before the section of the ship was lowered […]

  • Swiss-Canadian Maritime Orders Three Chemical Tankers

    20 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Chemical tanker owner Swiss-Canadian Maritime Ltd., has ordered three 21,800 dwt chemical tankers from Triyards Holdings Limited. The three tankers are due for delivery in 2017, and will be managed by the Swiss-based ABC Maritime A.G. These new International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type 2-certified, double-hull ice-classed tankers will have a storage capacity of 24,000 cbm, and will be specially […]

  • Russia’s Sovcomflot takes delivery of LNG-fuelled Aframax tanker

    30 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Vessels

    Russia’s state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has welcomed into the fleet a new generation LNG-fuelled Aframax oil tanker Okeanskiy Prospekt. The 112,650 dwt ship was built at the Zvezda SSC in Primorsky Territory, and its construction was financed by the Russian state development corporation VEB.RF. Okeansky Prospect is the lead ship in a series of two Aframax […]

  • The High Tide for Tanker Owners Soon to Be Over?

    19 August 2015

    A surge in crude tanker vessel capacity over the next two years will lead to a fall in ship-owner earnings from current highs, according to the latest edition of Drewry’s Tanker Forecaster. Tanker owners have enjoyed high freight rates over the recent period, particularly in the dirty tanker market, due to sluggish fleet growth over […]

  • LNG Tanker Scheduled at Yung-An Terminal This Week

    15 April 2014
    Vessels

    Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal is due to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Indonesia on April 19, port data shows. The Golar Mazo tanker, with a capacity of 135,000 cbm, is sailing from Indonesia’s Bontang LNG terminal. CPC, operator of the Yung-An terminal, recently signed a deal with GDF Suez of France to […]