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  • Asia LNG Demand Boosts Tanker Orders

    19 August 2011

      Orders for liquefied natural gas tankers are surging with new LNG supply from Qatar and Peru and a tripling of day-rates for such ships now… (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 18, 2011;

  • Iran Ready to Unleash Its Tanker Fleet

    15 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Iran’s oil-shipping giant National Iranian Tankers Company (NITC) is ready to make a comeback on the European and international markets as soon as possible following a deal on lifting of nuclear sanctions agreed upon on Tuesday between Iran and the six world powers in Vienna, a company official confirmed. Under the deal, sanctions against Iran’s oil export industry are […]

  • Iran Ready to Unleash Its Tanker Fleet

    15 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Iran’s oil-shipping giant National Iranian Tankers Company (NITC) is ready to make a comeback on the European and international markets as soon as possible following a deal on lifting of nuclear sanctions agreed upon on Tuesday between Iran and the six world powers in Vienna, a company official confirmed. Under the deal, sanctions against Iran’s oil export industry are […]

  • LNG-powered tanker Liselotte Essberger named in Hamburg

    8 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    E&S Tankers, a Germany-based joint venture between shipping companies Essberger Tankers and Stolt Tankers, has christened the first of four new LNG-powered parcel chemical tankers.

  • Cargill invests in Maersk Tankers’ digital spin-off

    3 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, IT & Software, Technology, Vessels

    Swiss freight trader Cargill has invested in ZeroNorth, the recent spin-off from Maersk Tankers,  committing its entire operated fleet to use the Optimise software to reduce CO2 emissions through digital technology. The tie-up comes on the back of ZeroNorth’s announcement back in June that it was looking for a new investor alongside Maersk Tankers to grow […]

  • Tanker Theresa Arctic Refloated off Kenya

    13 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Product tanker Theresa Arctic was refloated after being stuck for two weeks off the coast of Kilifi in Kenya, according to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). At least seven tugboats were used to pull the 1988-built vessel during the salvage efforts, which were conducted on July 12. By 1400 hours local time the operation was concluded as […]

  • Maersk Tankers to Equip Four LR2 Ships with Scrubbers

    4 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Tankers to install four scrubbers on selected LR2 vessels.

  • Wilhelmsen tanker banned from US ports

    31 May 2010

    The 150.000 DWT Norwegian flagged crude oil tanker Wilmina, built 1997, has been banned from all US ports for three years. After a tip from a crew member, the US Coast Guard found evidence of illegal oil discharges on board, a forged oil record book, oily water separators not working, oil residue in pipes leading […]

  • Sick crewmember evacuated from hijacked tanker

    20 December 2010

    A crewmember suffering from severe stomach pains has been evacuated from the hijacked chemical- and product tanker Hannibal II. “The Tunisian master of the ship contacted the authorities on 16 December stating that he had a crew member with severe stomach pains on board and requested assistance. He also stated that he had reached an […]

  • LNG Tanker Due at Canaport Terminal This Week

    22 January 2014

    Repsol YPF SA’s Canaport terminal in Canada is expected to get one LNG cargo onboard the 138,000 cbm Bilbao Knutsen from Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday, port data shows. Canaport LNG, located in Saint John, New Brunswick, is Canada’s only LNG import terminal and has a maximum send-out capacity of 1.2 Bcf or 28 million cubic […]

  • Terntank’s second LNG-powered tanker delivered

    14 September 2016
    Vessels

    Danish shipping company, Terntank Rederi informed it has taken delivery of its second LNG-powered newbuild at AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding in China.

  • Tankers Flock Under Marshall Islands Flag

    10 October 2016

    The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry attained the status as the world’s largest tanker fleet with additional tonnage joining the registry from markets in Greece, the United States (US), and Asia. The RMI flagged tanker fleet now stands at 44.6 million gross tons (GT), while the registry’s overall fleet stands at 137.3 million gross […]

  • KNOT Shuttle Tankers to Buy Tordis Knutsen

    17 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    KNOT Shuttle Tankers AS, a subsidiary of KNOT Offshore Partners, has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire KNOT 24, the company that owns the 2016-built Suezmax shuttle tanker Tordis Knutsen, from Knutsen NYK. The purchase price is USD 147 million, less USD 137.7 million of outstanding indebtedness related to the 157,400 dwt vessel. […]

  • Cargill, Maersk Tankers Team Up in the MR Segment

    16 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    With Cargill’s fleet of up to 20 vessels, the Maersk Tankers’ pool would consist of over 60 tankers.

  • Marinakis Linked to Tanker Duo at Daehan Shipbuilding

    18 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    Capital Maritime and Trading has placed an order for two 114,000 dwt tankers with Korean shipbuilder Daehan Shipbuilding.

  • PGS Production Secures Tanker for FPSO Conversion

    11 January 2006

    OSLO, Norway, Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (OSE:PGS) (NYSE:PGS) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary PGS Production has entered into an agreement to purchase the shuttle tanker MT “Rita Knutsen” from Knutsen OAS Shipping for USD 35 million.

  • Containership Collides with Chemical Tanker in Singapore Strait

    10 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that today a collision had occurred between the departing Liberia-flagged containership “Hammonia Thracium” and the Panama-flagged chemical tanker “Zoey” in the Singapore Strait, off Sebarok Island (about 10km south of mainland Singapore). Prior to the incident, MPA’s Port Operations Control Centre provided traffic information […]

  • Bermuda: Knightsbridge Tankers Sells VLCC Kensington

    23 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Knightsbridge Tankers Limited announced that the VLCC Kensington has been sold to an unrelated third party with expected delivery in November 2012. The Company expects to record a gain of approximately $0.1 million in the fourth quarter having recorded an impairment loss of $13.5 million on this vessel in the third quarter. The net cash […]

  • TORM Optimistic of Product Tanker Long-Term Prospects

    15 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    TORM’s earnings plunged in the third quarter of 2018 amid historically low levels in the product tanker market.

  • Pertamina Takes Delivery of Aframax Tanker from Chinese Shipyard

    7 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    New Century Shipbuilding (NCS) has delivered, three weeks ahead of schedule, an Aframax type Crude Oil Carrier with capacity of 85,000 DWT to the Indonesian owner Pertamina. The contract for construction of GAMKONORA was signed on 24 December 2010 with the total investment of US$ 52.8 million. The construction process of the ship has gone […]

  • Stena adds two tankers to Suezmax pool

    18 January 2011

    Two new Suezmax tankers, the 158,000 DWT units Mare Doricum and Mare Picenum, enter the Stena Bulk’s and the Angolan oil company Sonangol’s Suezmax pool. The vessels are owned by Italian Fratelli d’Amico Armatori and were built at South Korean Samsung yard in 2009. The pool now consists of 18 vessels.

  • Maran Tankers Orders VLCC Quartet at DSME

    14 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Maran Tankers Management, part of Greek shipping major Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has returned to South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for four additional very large crude carriers (VLCC). The four 318,000-ton VLCC, featuring 336 meters in length and 60 meters in width, will feature the same specifications as those three ordered in April, […]

  • Scorpio Tankers Inks Sale, Leaseback for Seven Units

    18 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    Scorpio Tankers agreed sale and leaseback for seven of its product tankers with an international financial institution.

  • Tsakos Charters Modern Handysize Product Tanker

    10 September 2010

    Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (TEN) (NYSE: TNP) announced a three-year time charter for a modern, double hull, handysize product tanker to a major South American state oil company. This charter is expected to generate gross revenues in excess of $14m during the corresponding charter period. Prior to this fixture the vessel was operating in the […]

  • Tanker Spills Diesel Fuel off Quebec

    9 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    A chemical/oil products tanker spilled some 3,000 litres of diesel during a routine fuel transfer near the community of Salluit, West of Ungava Bay, in Northern Quebec, on October 7. The 2007-built Sarah Desgagnés was transferring fuel to the community of Salluit in preparation for the winter months ahead. Strong winds and snow required the transfer be […]