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  • 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 […]

  • Picture of the Day: Tanker at PNG LNG Terminal

    16 May 2014

    Production of LNG at the Papua New Guinea LNG plant commenced in April this year. The first LNG tanker is currently loading at the plant and will depart for Japan in the next few days. The USD 19 billion PNG LNG project includes gas production and processing facilities in the Southern Highlands, Hela, Western, Gulf […]

  • AET Inks Order for Eight Tanker Newbuilds

    28 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Singapore tanker owner and operator AET has signed contracts for eight new vessels in a deal valued at approximately USD 500 million. Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd (SHI) has been contracted to build four Aframax vessels of 113,000 dwt to be delivered in 2018. A further contract was signed today with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co […]

  • Nordic American Tankers Expanding Suezmax Fleet

    17 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) said it took delivery of its 21st Suezmax vessel, the Nordic Sprinter, built in 2005 at a shipyard in Korea.   The delivery of its sister ship, the 22nd ship in the NAT fleet, is expected to take place in early August 2014, as explained by NAT. Thereafter, the company […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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, […]

  • Two LNG tankers for UK’s Milford Haven

    19 January 2015

    The UK’s South Hook LNG terminal has booked another LNG cargo to be delivered in January.

  • One More MR Unit Joins Maersk Tankers

    29 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Tankers added Maersk Cayman, a new MR product tanker, to its fleet on October 26.

  • Euronav Chooses Ecochlor BWTS for Seven Tankers

    23 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Euronav selects Ecochlor ballast water management systems (BWMS) for seven of its Suezmax and VLCC vessels.

  • Wärtsilä to Upgrade Navigation Systems on Sovcomflot Tankers

    1 May 2019

    Wärtsilä will upgrade navigation systems installed onboard Sovcomflot vessels operating in Arctic waters.

  • Blacklisted Indian-Flagged Tanker Returning to Libya

    29 April 2016

    The Indian-flagged tanker that was blacklisted by the UN Security Council for carrying ‘illicit’ oil cargo from Libya’s rival government is heading back to Libya after being denied port entrance to Malta, the ship’s AIS data from Marine Traffic show. The Distya Ameya tanker is expected to reach Al Zawiya on Saturday, April 30th. This was […]

  • Samjin Wins Eco-Friendly Chemical Tankers

    7 October 2013

    Anglo-Atlantic Steamship Company Limited has placed an order for two 50,000 dwt, IMO II class, Chemical Tankers from Samjin Shipbuilding Industries Co. Ltd., in China, with options for two more vessels. The first two vessels are scheduled to be delivered in the second half of 2015, and the two options in the first half of 2016. […]

  • SADRA to Complete Aframax Tankers for Venezuela on Time

    10 November 2011

    The Managing Director of Iran’s Marine Industrial Company (SADRA) Mehdi E’tesam said on Wednesday that locally made Aframax ships would be handed to Venezuela on time. He said Iran would hand three 113-tone Aframax locally made ships to Venezuela in due time and added, “The first ship launched into water would be handed to Venezuela […]

  • Picture of the day: LNG tanker Patris at DSME

    29 May 2017
    Vessels

    The 173,400-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Patris is currently being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea. The LNG vessel was ordered back in 2015 by a joint venture comprising of “K” Line LNG Shipping, a unit of the Japanese shipping major ‘K’ Line, and Greek shipowner Chandris. The order also […]

  • Russia: Baltic Fuel Company Puts into Service Another Bunkering Tanker

    6 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      Baltic Fuel Company Ltd. (BFC) on June 2nd put into service the TM-10, another bunkering tanker beefing up its fleet to 31 vessels, supplying bunker fuel in the waters of Big Port St. Petersburg, the company’s press service said. BFC purchased the tanker from a Russian shipowner this May. The ownership certificate of the […]

  • 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.

  • Croatia: Brodotrogir Delivers Chemical Tanker Allegro

    11 December 2012

    Brodotrogir Shipyard d.d. delivered, on Dec. 10th, chemical tanker Allegro to Siteam Pioneer Shipping Co.Pte.Ltd., of the Laurin Maritime AB group. The ship was constructed for transporting chemicals and petroleum products up to 45,470 DWT with a speed of 15 knots. The cooperation with the well-known Swedish company Laurin Maritime dates from 1999., and has […]

  • China: GCL to Supervise Construction of Ten Tankers

    22 May 2012

    Graig China Ltd (GCL), part of the Cardiff-based Graig Group, has been contracted by Hong Kong-based Global Union Shipping Limited to supervise the construction of ten 157,000 dwt suezmax crude oil tankers building at Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Co Ltd in China. The last vessel in the ten-ship order is due for delivery in January […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Odfjell: Further Progress in Chemical Tanker Market

    23 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    EBITDA of USD 36 million in the second quarter is reflecting a better utilization of Odfjell’s chemical tanker fleet and a somewhat better market. The company experienced steady nomination of contract cargoes and improved spot rates. Earnings on a time- charter basis ended up 8% compared to the previous quarter, and the average freight rate […]

  • Somali pirates capture huge tanker taking oil to US

    30 November 2009

    Somali pirates have captured a tanker carrying oil to the US, officials say. The Greek-owned Maran Centaurus was about 1,300km (800 miles) off Somalia when it was hijacked on Sunday, said the EU Naval task force (Navfor).

  • Hyundai Heavy launches GasLog LNG tanker

    30 June 2017

    GasLog’s newest liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, with a working name Hull 2801, has been launched at Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea. The 174,000-cbm LNG tanker is scheduled to be delivered to its owner in 2018. Monaco-based GasLog signed in July last year a time-charter contract for the LNG newbuild with a unit of French […]

  • Has Tanker Shipping Already Hit Its Peak?

    24 March 2016

    Being the most profitable shipping industry at the moment, tankers are expected to experience a further rise in the third and fourth quarters of 2016, however, according to IHS Maritime & Trade, the tanker industry could have already seen its peak. Namely, significant growth of the tanker fleet was recorded at the beginning of the year as almost […]