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  • Tianjin Tianhai Gears Up for Tanker Order

    10 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Shanghai-listed shipping company Tianjin Tianhai Investment Co is planing to buy four very large crude carriers (VLCCs) for a total of USD 400 million. The company revealed in a stock exchange filing that it is about to float a tender for this purpose. At the moment, the preparation work is ready and Tianjin has hired China National Technical Import & […]

  • Erik Thun orders climate friendly tanker in China

    29 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Swedish shipping company Erik Thun Group has decided to order a new dual-fuel tanker in China.

  • Report: USCG Investigating Death aboard Chemical Tanker

    16 November 2017

    The United States Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death on board the tanker Argent Sunrise, moored off the coast of Richmond, California the local media report. The body of a man in his 30s was recovered from the vessel on Monday, following a report from a shipping agent on Sunday, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Grieg and Wärtsilä to build green ammonia tanker

    18 December 2020
    Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    Grieg Edge, an innovation hub established by Grieg Star Group, and Wärtsilä Norway have secured financial support for their project to build the world’s first green ammonia fueled tanker – to ship green ammonia.  Specifically, the MS Green Ammonia project will receive NOK 46.3 million from the Norwegian funding scheme Pilot-E confirmed. The partnership aims […]

  • Eastern NOC Fights Back as It Blocks Tanker Loading

    4 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The eastern National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya has struck back to its rival Tripoli-based NOC by preventing the Maltese-flagged oil tanker Seachance to load cargo at the Hariga oil export terminal earlier this week. Specifically, the workers at Marsa el-Hariga port in eastern Libya were ordered not to load the tanker by the eastern company, a […]

  • Crowley Inks Deal to Buy SeaRiver Tanker Trio

    2 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Crowley Alaska Tankers, part of the Crowley Maritime Corporation, has signed an agreement to purchase three tankers from SeaRiver Maritime, ExxonMobil’s U.S. marine affiliate, and charter them back to SeaRiver under varying multi-year terms. The deal is, however, subject to regulatory approval. “Key to ensuring the success of this transaction and ongoing operations will be obtaining […]

  • Oil tanker has small spill in Alaska

    3 February 2006

    Less than 100 gallons of the ship’s cargo spilled, apparently from the pumping equipment that was being used to fill the hold, officials said.

  • Hudong-Zhonghua delivers APLNG-dedicated tanker

    1 November 2016
    Vessels

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) said that the Australia Pacific LNG-dedicated liquefied natural gas carrier CESI Gladstone has been delivered on Monday at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China.

  • Fifth APLNG-dedicated tanker named in China

    26 January 2018
    Vessels

    A naming ceremony took place on January 25 for the Australia Pacific LNG-dedicated carrier CESI Wenzhou at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. The dual fuel CESI Wenzhou is the fifth vessel in a series of a total of six carriers that will be built at Hudong. The 290m-long LNG carrier with a 174,000 cubic meters capacity, will […]

  • Diana to buy dry bulk tanker for $39.6M

    13 June 2006

    The Greek company said Tuesday it would take delivery of the ship next month. Upon delivery the vessel will be chartered to Bocimar Belgium NV of Antwerp, Belgium, for 11 to 13 months at $21,000 per day net.

  • Tanker, container ship collide in Singapore waters

    30 June 2006

    A supertanker and a container ship collided in Singapore waters on Thursday night, some 2.4 kilometres southeast of St John’s Island. But the incident did not result in any oil pollution or casualty, says the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. It has deployed an anti-pollution craft to monitor the situation and is investigating the […]

  • 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. […]

  • Pirates Target Crude Oil Tanker off Nigeria

    3 November 2017

    A crude oil tanker managed to escape pirate hands while sailing some 21 nautical miles South-Southwest of Bonny Island, Nigeria on November 1. The tanker was approached by armed pirates in two speed boats at high speed, according to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. “The officer of the watch immediately raised the emergency alarm and the master […]

  • Tanker Shipping – The World of Energy Is Undergoing Fundamental Changes

    14 October 2013

    The dynamic nature of the product tanker market, where refinery locations, local market demand specifications and price arbitrage trades are constant moving objects, turn one main trade into a minor trade within a New York minute. The Atlantic gasoline arbitrage trade is still of relevance, but the front-haul these days is diesel going into Europe. […]

  • Vroon Receives New Tanker from Korean Shipyard

    1 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    On Thursday 31 May 2012, delivery of Iver Bright, a 6,265-ton asphalt/oil/chemical tanker took place at HMD yard. The vessel was constructed at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan, South Korea to ice-class requirements. The vessels are 6,050-ton Bitumen/Asphalt tankers, constructed to ice-class requirements. Iver Brilliant is the last of 19 vessels constructed for Vroon Offshore […]

  • Saudi Coalition Thwarts Attack on Tanker off Yemen

    5 March 2020

    A tanker was attacked while en route to the Port of Aden.

  • Scorpio Tankers Shrinks Loss as Vessel Revenues Rise

    7 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Net loss was at USD 45.3 million, compared to USD 71.7 million seen in the third quarter of 2018.

  • UK-US duo buying Europe’s ‘largest’ LNG regasification facility

    14 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    U.K.-based energy company Centrica and U.S. investment firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP), part of Bridgeport Group, have set the wheels in motion to acquire the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Kent County, UK, from British electricity and gas utility, the National Grid group.

  • Thun Tankers Adds Newbuilding Duo to Its Fleet

    10 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Thun Tankers added its first L-Class and second E-Class tankers; both will enter into the Gothia Tanker Alliance network.

  • China Unveils World’s 1st Smart Oil Tanker

    26 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    China has launched the world’s first intelligent crude carrier at the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry.

  • Stolt Tankers Ready to Seize Merger & Aquisition Opportunities

    10 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    As the separation of Stolt Tankers as a stand-alone company from Belgium’s Stolt-Nielsen Limited (SNL) nears completion, the company is ready to pursue merger and acquisition opportunities that might come its way. “Now we are ready to do another deal, meaning either acquiring a competitor or merging with a competitor using shares instead of cash,” Niels […]

  • Maersk Tankers Closes Sale, Leaseback for MR Quartet

    16 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Product Tankers enters into a sale and leaseback agreement for four MR vessels.