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  • Stena Bulk Invests in Six Chemical Tankers

    13 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Stena Bulk/Stena Weco and Golden Agri (GAR) have invested in a further six chemical tankers. Golden Stena Weco, which is a joint venture between Stena Weco and Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), will be responsible for the commercial management. The main aim of the investment is to ensure that Golden Stena Weco has the necessary resources to […]

  • Tarbit Orders Two Asphalt/Bitumen Tankers

    6 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Swedish shipping company Tarbit Shipping AB has ordered two 9,400 dwt asphalt and bitumen carriers to be built by Turkey’s RMK Marine. The vessels will be built to Bureau Veritas class including Ice Class 1A, and will have a cargo capacity of 7,200 m3. The design of the vessels was made in close cooperation between Tarbit and FKAB, Uddevalla, […]

  • HVS Lays Keel for d’Amico’s Product Tanker

    13 September 2013

    On 12 September, 2013, a keel laying ceremony for Hull No. S408 was held at Hyundai Vinashin’s dry Dock No. 2 with the attendance of the representatives of the ship owner, the yard, and class. S408 is the first product tanker under construction at the yard for d’Amico International Shipping S.A., Italy. In accordance with […]

  • Latest tanker conversion in China for Dockwise vessel

    21 March 2008

    The former Sealift/Frontline Suezmax tanker ‘Front Granite’, now owned by Granite B.V., a wholly owned subsidiairy of Dockwsise Ltd., ‘Trustee’, has been delivered to Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard on March 20, 2008 and the conversion into a heavy lift vessel will start.

  • ITF: 15 Seafarers abandoned on LPG tanker

    14 May 2020
    Human Capital, Vessels

    A Spanish-flagged LPG tanker is anchored in Manilla Bay, the Philippines without a rudder and a crew of 15 seafarers running low on supplies, electricity, and wi-fi, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) informed. The ITF said that the 7,600 gross tonnage MV Celanova, owned by GLOBALGAS SA, from Madrid, Spain, has been abandoned by the shipowner, leaving […]

  • Euronav Arranges Salvage Ops for Grounded Tanker

    19 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Euronav’s crude oil tanker M/T Alex, which ran aground on April 12, could soon be freed as the ship’s managers hired two salvage firms to undertake the ship’s refloating operation. Namely, Euronav Ship Management agreed with SMIT Singapore Pte Ltd. and PT Samudera Indonesia to carry out the salvage works which will include lightening of the vessel […]

  • Video: Tanker Crewmember Medevaced off Durban

    13 October 2017

    An Indian crewmember of the oil/chemical tanker Bochem Oslo was airlifted by South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) helicopter following a request for medical assistance from the ship’s crew. The 39-year-old crewman was suffering chest pains. The sea rescue craft Eikos Rescuer II was launched accompanied by 2 Netcare 911 rescue paramedics. The ship […]

  • Contracts for Construction of World’s First NOBS Tankers Signed

    30 April 2012

    Recently shipbuilding contracts were signed regarding the construction of two 6,500 DWT and two 4,500 DWT NOBS (Non Sea Water Ballast Ship) Bunker Tankers, the projects are united to invest by Zhejiang Huayun Shipping Co Ltd and Guangdong Zhanjiang Fuda Shipping (Fuel) Co Ltd and will be constructed by Ningbo East Shipyard Co Ltd. This […]

  • Iran’s Tankers to Sail under Panama’s Flag

    13 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Iranian tankers are to be registered under Panama’s flag which will enable them to pass through one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, the Panama Canal, the two countries agreed. Director of National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) Ali Akbar Safaei announced the deal following a meeting with Jorge Barakat Pitty, Panama’s Minister of Maritime Affairs and Administrator of the […]

  • Philly Shipyard Delivers 4th Tanker to APT

    21 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    American Petroleum Tankers (APT), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, has taken delivery of the fourth and final 50,000 dwt product tanker constructed by US-based shipbuilder Philly Shipyard. The tanker, named the American Pride, was delivered ten days ahead of the contract delivery date, according to the shipbuilder. The vessel is based on a proven Hyundai Mipo Dockyards […]

  • NASSCO Cuts Steel for Third APT Tanker

    6 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The US shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO held a steel cutting ceremony for the third Jones Act ”ECO” tanker to be built for American Petroleum Tankers at its San Diego-based shipyard. A part of a five-tanker contract, this 50,000 deadweight ton product carrier will be LNG-conversion ready and will carry 330,000 barrels of cargo. The tanker will also be […]

  • Equinor-chartered newbuild tanker duo to run cleaner with The Switch solutions

    17 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    Finnish power electronics specialist The Switch, part of Japan’s BEMAC Corporation, is to supply two large DC power distribution systems and two propulsion packages for an oil/chemical tanker newbuild duo under construction in China. As disclosed, the vessels in question are a pair of 6,500 dwt stainless steel tankers that Zhoushan Dashenzhou Shipbuilding is constructing […]

  • NASSCO Lays Keel for Third APT Tanker

    26 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    U.S. shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO on October 23 hosted a keel laying ceremony for the third ECO tanker, the future Garden State, ordered by American Petroleum Tankers (APT) and currently under construction at the company’s shipyard in San Diego. The ECO tanker is the third of a five-tanker contract between General Dynamics NASSCO and APT, which […]

  • NASSCO Lays Keel for Third APT Tanker

    26 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    U.S. shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO on October 23 hosted a keel laying ceremony for the third ECO tanker, the future Garden State, ordered by American Petroleum Tankers (APT) and currently under construction at the company’s shipyard in San Diego. The ECO tanker is the third of a five-tanker contract between General Dynamics NASSCO and APT, which […]

  • Pirates Kidnap Crew of Tanker MT Puli

    11 April 2016

    A group of eight pirates attacked the Malta-flagged tanker MT Puli and kidnapped the vessel’s crew members some 118 nautical miles off Port Harcourt, Nigeria, OPS Clearwater confirmed to World Maritime News after reports on the attack emerged in Turkish media. The incident, which occurred at 01:30 hours this morning, saw at least six seamen abducted from their […]

  • d’Amico Splashes Two New Handysize Tankers

    25 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Shipping company d’Amico International Shipping S.A. launched two new 39,000 dwt Handysize eco product tankers today at the Vietnamese Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard Co. Ltd. The tankers, named Cielo di Capri and Cielo di Hanoi, feature a length of 184 metres and a width of 27.4 metres. These two eco-ships, which only differ in class as the first one is […]

  • Asphalt Tanker Loses Power off Nantucket

    17 July 2017

    The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Asphalt Sailor was stuck some 210 miles off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, due to propulsion loss, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) informed.  The incident occurred in the afternoon hours of July 13 local time, with the 356-foot ship carrying 17 crew members on board. The coast guard’s cutter patrolling offshore […]

  • Pirates Board Chemical Tanker off Malaysia

    2 October 2015

    A chemical tanker was boarded by pirates on Thursday, October 1st while en route some 1.5 nautical miles north-northeast off Sandakan, Malaysia, the International Maritime Bureau’s ICC informed. “Two robbers boarded a tanker via the anchor chain. Alert crew spotted the robbers and raised the alarm, resulting in the robbers abandoning the collected stolen items and […]

  • Frontline Exits Medium Range Tanker Segment

    13 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    John Fredriksen-controlled oil tanker shipping company Frontline Ltd. has decided to exit the medium range tanker segment as it confirmed the sale of its six medium range tankers. The vessels were sold for a price of USD 172.5 million to New York-listed Ardmore Shipping Corporation (Ardmore). Scheduled to be delivered to their new owner during September and October 2016, the […]

  • Hyundai Mipo Nabs Product Tanker Trio

    30 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has sealed a contract for the construction of three petrochemical product tankers. The deal is worth KRW 114.7 billion (USD 105.5 million), the shipbuilder said in a regulatory filing. The order has been placed by a European shipowner, the identity of which was not disclosed. The vessels are […]

  • Tanker Investments Inks Charters for Two Suezmaxes

    18 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Norway-based investment company focused on the tanker market Tanker Investments Ltd. (TIL) has secured one-year time charters for two of its Suezmax vessels.  The gross rate for the 2010-built Tahoe Spirit and the 2009-built Shenlong Spirit is USD 19,750 per day for each vessel. “These two time charters, which commenced in late-March and early-April 2017, […]

  • Pemex Oil Tanker on Fire in Gulf of Mexico

    26 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The 2005-built oil tanker Burgos ignited on Saturday while it was in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the ship’s operator, the Mexican state-owned petroleum company Mexican Petroleums (Pemex). The fire occurred while the vessel, which was loaded with more than 160 thousand barrels of gasoline and diesel fuel, was anchored off the coast of Boca del Rio, Veracruz. Pemex said that the […]

  • Nordic American Tankers Closes 2Q in Red

    7 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Bermuda-based Nordic American Tankers (NAT) ended the second quarter of 2017 with a net loss of USD 15.8 million, against a net gain of USD 12.9 million seen in the same period a year earlier. For the first six months of 2017, the company recorded a net loss of USD 19.3 million, against a net gain […]

  • Two More ECO LR2 Tankers for GSI

    27 November 2013

    Navig8 Product Tankers Inc. has declared effective further shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two additional ECO LR2 tankers to be built at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). The two new ECO LR2 tankers have identical specifications as the company’s firm vessels already on order with GSI. The delivery dates for the two new tankers are […]

  • Maersk Tankers Readies Its Pool for IMO 2020

    26 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The company made changes to its Bunker Adjustment tool to accommodate scrubber-fitted vessels.