supertankers


Friday, October 16, 2026
Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
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Supertanker Rates Fall from Record Highs

The cost ?of shipping oil on the largest tankers fell this week from record highs as demand eased following a wave of attacks on vessels in the Middle East

October 16, 2026
Total Views: 791

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
File image shows the Chinese-flagged VLCC Cosnew Lake supertanker
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Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks

A growing number of empty supertankers have been turning away from the Persian Gulf as escalating Iranian attacks threaten a critical transfer hub for wartime

October 13, 2026
Total Views: 1372

Thursday, October 8, 2026
tanker aerial
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Supertankers Racing to Middle East Worsen Global Ship Crunch

(Bloomberg) — Supertankers are racing to the Middle East to cash in on soaring fees for carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz, exacerbating a global

October 8, 2026
Total Views: 806

Saturday, September 19, 2026
Pipelines run down the deck of Hin Leong's Pu Tuo San VLCC supertanker in the waters off Jurong Island in Singapore
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World Running Short Of Supertankers Threatens Long-Haul Oil Flow

By Yongchang Chin, Sherry Su, Nathan Risser and Alex Longley Sep 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The soaring cost of moving oil around the world is making

September 19, 2026
Total Views: 1690

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Oil tanker on the horizon at sunset
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Two Chinese Supertankers With Saudi Oil Head to Bab el-Mandeb for Red Sea Exit

Two Chinese supertankers carrying a combined 4 million barrels of Saudi Arabian oil are exiting the Red Sea via the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Thursday, shipping

July 23, 2026
Total Views: 1100

Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Oil tanker on the horizon at sunset
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Supertankers Increasingly Bear Brunt in Hormuz Ship Attacks

By Alaric Nightingale and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — The recent spate in attacks on commercial shipping during the Iran war has increasingly involved

July 15, 2026
Total Views: 572

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
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Hormuz Traffic Climbs as Supertankers Sail Into Persian Gulf

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up for the first time since Iran’s recent attacks on ships in the waterway, with more operators sending crude

June 30, 2026
Total Views: 1422

Friday, June 19, 2026
FILE PHOTO: Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates
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Iran Oil Surges as Seven Supertankers Sail After Blockade Lifts

Iranian crude oil flows appeared to surge following the lifting of a months-long US naval blockade on the Islamic Republic’s ports, even as visible traffic

June 19, 2026
Total Views: 4554

Monday, June 8, 2026
Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
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Newbuild Supertanker Orders Hit Record High, Surpassing 2008 Peak

The world’s shipowners have placed orders for a record number of new oil supertankers, surpassing a boom back in 2008 that ultimately led to a glut and a

June 8, 2026
Total Views: 1341

Saturday, April 11, 2026
Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran
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Tankers Exit Gulf Via Strait Of Hormuz As US-Iran Talks Begin

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, April 11 (Reuters) – Three supertankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed, marking what

April 11, 2026
Total Views: 1260

Monday, February 23, 2026
Handysize gas tanker
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Soaring Tanker Costs Force West African Oil Price Cuts

West African crude traders are slashing prices as soaring freight costs and an unfavorable Brent-Dubai spread kill Asian demand. Tanker rates to Asia hit

February 23, 2026
Total Views: 501

Friday, September 12, 2025
News

Trafigura Plans to Order Two More Supertankers as Global Ship Fleet Ages

Trafigura Group is planning to order two more supertankers from a Chinese yard, as the trading giant looks to reduce its exposure to an unpredictable shipping

September 12, 2025
Total Views: 1034

Friday, April 4, 2025
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Tankers International: VLCC Market Faces a Mirage of Growth as Ageing Fleet Drags Down Supply

VLCC specialist Tankers International is projecting effective vessel supply growth of only 1% in the next three years due to the declining usable capacity of a

April 4, 2025
Total Views: 1349

Saturday, February 15, 2025
Ports

Texas Oil Export Port To Get Trump Team’s Blessing

By Ari Natter and Jennifer A. Dlouhy Feb 14, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Trump administration planned to “move

February 15, 2025
Total Views: 1336

Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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Bahri Announces $1 Billion Acquisition of Nine VLCCs

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has announced a significant step in its fleet modernization strategy with the acquisition of nine Very

August 20, 2024
Total Views: 1252

Sunday, April 21, 2024
Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
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Oil Supertankers Headed For China Jump To The Highest In A Year

By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) –Supertankers hauling crude oil to China surged to the highest in almost a year. Some 124 of the vessels are signaling

April 21, 2024
Total Views: 7110

Sunday, February 25, 2024
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipbuilding

Shortage Of Oil Tankers At Hand As Red Sea Attacks Divert Trade

By Sharon Cho and Alex Longley Feb 24, 2024(Bloomberg) –Longstanding warnings from the oil tanker industry that too few of the ships are being built

February 25, 2024
Total Views: 4358

Saturday, June 17, 2023
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Saudi Crude Tankers Cluster Near Red Sea Coast In Rare Move

(Bloomberg) –Supertankers holding more than 20 million barrels of Saudi Arabian crude are clustered off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, the most since the

June 17, 2023
Total Views: 22976

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Ports

Sentinel Sees Gulf Coast Deepwater Port Approval Coming Next Year

The 1 million-barrel-per-day GulfLink project is one of three proposed deepwater oil export terminals along the Gulf Coast with pending applications with the

March 15, 2023
Total Views: 1801

Thursday, December 8, 2022
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Supertanker Earnings Plunge on Reduced Crude Supplies

By Alex Longley and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — Earnings for giant supertankers carrying crude are slumping as OPEC+ production cuts and reduced releases

December 8, 2022
Total Views: 1010