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  • China: LNG Tanker Due at Dapeng Terminal Tomorrow

    16 March 2012
    Vessels

    China’s Guangdong Dapeng LNG import terminal is due to receive a cargo of LNG from Russia on March 17, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the Stena Blue Sky, a 145.500 cbm tanker. The Guangdong LNG Terminal, operated by CNOOC, is located in Shenzhen at Chengtoujiao, Dapeng Bay. The main facilities […]

  • Qatar: Green Award Certifies First LNG Tanker

    19 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    On 14th October 2011, the Green Award Foundation marked the occasion, for the first time in its 18 year history, it has a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier on its list of certified ships. The LNG ship “DUKHAN” is chartered by Qatargas, the world’s largest LNG producing company. In recognition of this milestone the Green […]

  • Corvus Energy to Equip Stenersen’s Hybrid Chemical Tanker

    2 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian shipping company Rederiet Stenersen AS has selected Corvus Energy’s Orca lithium ion based energy storage system (ESS) for its first hybrid chemical tanker. The 17,500 dwt IMO class II chemical tanker will be the first vessel of its kind to utilize an ESS for propulsion, which will integrate with WE Tech Solutions’ propulsion system […]

  • Iranian Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack on Oil Tanker

    24 October 2011

      An attempt by the Somali pirates to hijack an Iranian oil tanker was thwarted after the Iranian Navy fleet deployed in the Gulf of Aden… (FARS News) [mappress] Source: FARS News, October 24, 2011

  • Nantong Tongbao Nabs Order for Eight Chemical Tankers

    3 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    China’s Nantong Tongbao Shipbuilding has signed agreements with Shanghai Dingheng Shipping and Xiamen Xiangyu Group to construct eight stainless steel chemical tankers valued at around CNY 1 billion (USD 161 million). The tankers will range from 2,000 to 15,000 dwt in capacity, and are scheduled for delivery from 2018 to 2020. Zhu Jianhua, Chairman of Nantong […]

  • d’Amico Joint Venture Sells MR Product Tanker

    20 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    d’Amico International Shipping has, through its JV, sold a 2009-built MR product tanker for USD 16.4 million.

  • Production Begins on Third of Ten Tankers at Philadelphia Shipyard

    7 May 2006

    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard has commenced production on the third vessel in the ten ship product tanker build program initiated in April 2005. Steel cutting for the ship, the seventh built by the yard since its opening nearly six years ago, was performed on one of the yard’s two state-of-the-art plasma cutting machines. The third tanker […]

  • Belgium: LNG Tanker Scheduled at Zeebrugge Next Week

    2 May 2012
    Vessels

    The LNG Portovenere tanker, with a capacity of 65,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal on May 8, according to shipping data. The liquefied natural gas tanker will probably load in a re-export cargo and depart from the Zeebrugge terminal next day. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal is situated on a 30ha […]

  • China: Avic Dingheng Shipyard to Build LNG Bunkering Tanker for Jahre Marine

    12 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Norway based Jahre Marine AS has inked a contract with Avic Dingheng Shipyard for building of an LNG bunkering tanker with a capacity of 6200 cbm, SinoShip reports. “Avic Dingheng Shipyard has long experience and knowledge in building LNG, LPG and Ethylen carriers as well as product and chemical carriers, ”  the Shipyard’s Spokesman Ni […]

  • Somali Pirates Free Hijacked Greek Oil Tanker

    28 August 2011

    Somali pirates on Friday freed a Greek-operated oil products tanker and its crew after holding them hostage for nearly 10 months… (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, August 28, 2011;

  • Keel Laid for First of Four Crowley’s Product Tankers

    25 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI) hosted a keel laying ceremony yesterday, September 24th for the first of four Crowley Maritime Corp. product tankers.The 330,000-barrel, Jones Act tankers are being built through a joint venture between Crowley and Aker. Keeping with the long-held shipbuilding tradition, several coins were placed by representatives from Crowley, APSI and others on one […]

  • Strong Tanker Market Drives SCF’s Profit Surge

    28 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Russia’s biggest shipping company PAO Sovcomflot has posted a gross revenue increase of 11.8 per cent in the first half of 2015 worth USD 754.9 million against last year’s equivalent of USD 675. 2 million, exceeding its own expectations. In addition, the company’s net profit marked a hike from USD 63.6 million in 2014 to […]

  • Tankers Help SCI Triple Its Quarterly Profit

    13 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has more than tripled its net profit for the quarter ended June 30 due to the rally in tanker markets aided by the continued slide in world crude oil prices. SCI posted a net profit of INR 163.54 crore (USD 25.2m) for the quarter ended June 30, as against a […]

  • First Chemical Tanker Featuring Duplex Steels Delivered

    17 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The world’s first chemical tanker to use a combination of duplex stainless steel and stainless clad steel in the construction of its cargo tanks was successfully delivered to Oita-based Hiro Naviera S.A. on 15 November 2014 by Usuki Shipyard Co., Ltd, ClassNK said. The application of the duplex steels in the vessel’s cargo tanks was […]

  • Scorpio Tankers Orders 16 Fuel Efficient Vessels

    30 May 2013

    Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has reached agreements with five shipyards in Korea to construct 16 newbuilding vessels consisting of eight LR2, four MR, and four Handymax ice class-1A product tankers. In addition, the company announced that syndication of the company’s previously announced $267 million Credit Facility has been heavily over-subscribed resulting in […]

  • d’Amico Exercises Option for Two Additional LR1 Tankers

    9 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Italian ship owner d’Amico has through its Ireland-based subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited placed an order for construction of two new Long Range (LR1 – 75,000 DWT) product tankers with Korean Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. The ships have been ordered under an option stipulated in the recent contract that saw d’ Amico order two similar LR1s on […]

  • Report: Four Dead in Explosion on Tanker in STX Yard

    21 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Four people have lost their lives in an explosion at an STX Offshore & Shipbuilding yard in South Korea, Yonhap News Agency cited the national fire agency. The incident occurred on an oil tanker under construction at the yard in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province around 11:30 am local time on August 20. At the time, the […]

  • Sovcomflot gets funds for construction of Arctic shuttle tanker

    13 February 2018

    Russian shipping company Sovcomflot and Sberbank have signed a new $106 million project financing agreement to finance the construction of a high ice class Arctic shuttle tanker.

  • Terrorist Threats Put Tanker Operators on High Alert

    3 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Security should be raised on oil tankers and other merchant fleet tonnage to counter the threat of terrorist attack in the Middle East, according to an advisory issued by Malta-based Maritime Asset Security & Training (MAST). The company put out its warning after Al-Qaeda insinuated it could execute ”strategic attacks on choke-points of oil shipments” […]

  • Burning Oil Tanker Sanchi Sinks off China

    14 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Iranian tanker Sanchi sank on January 14, after burning for over a week in the East China Sea.

  • PB Tankers ‘Shocked’ to Be on OFAC Venezuela Sanctions List

    17 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    PB Tankers said it “is shocked and concerned” by the US OFAC action to add the company to its sanctions list.

  • New Palmali Oil Tankers to Get RS Classification

    15 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and Armada Shipyard signed an agreement on classification of two river-sea oil tankers of project RST 22M ordered by Palmali Group of Companies. At present, RS experts are engaged in the plan approval of the ships. According to the agreement, RS will render classification of the newbuildings and survey […]

  • SCF Tanker First to Receive Polar Ship Certificate

    28 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Arctic shuttle tanker Shturman Albanov, owned by Russia’s largest shipping company SCF Group (PAO Sovcomflot), has received the first Polar Ship Certificate issued by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). This Certificate confirms the vessel’s compliance with the requirements of the Polar Code, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2017, and was released […]

  • LNG Tanker Due at UK South Hook This Week

    2 April 2012
    Vessels

    UK’s South Hook LNG terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on April 8, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Al Mayeda LNG tanker, with a capacity of 266,oo0 cbm, is sailing from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is […]

  • Terntank names two more LNG-fueled tankers

    28 September 2016
    Vessels

    Danish shipping company, Terntank Rederi informed its two remaining LNG-fueled newbuilds have been named at AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding in China.