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Monday, July 22, 2024
File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
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Trafigura Group Expands High Heat Tanker Fleet

The Trafigura Group has successfully acquired Gearbulk’s 50 percent share in the joint venture company High Heat Tankers (HHT). The strategic move marks a

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Monday, July 15, 2024
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TORM to Acquire Eight MR Vessels in $340 Million Deal

Product tanker operator TORM has agreed to acquire agreed to acquire eight second-hand Medium Range (MR) tankers for $340 million. Delivery of these vessels is

July 15, 2024
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
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Saltchuk Completes Acquisition of Overseas Shipholding Group for $950 Million

Saltchuk Resources, Inc. has successfully completed its tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) for

July 10, 2024
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Monday, July 8, 2024
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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Russian Oil Deliveries Keep Getting Cheaper Despite Sanctions

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Group of Seven sanctions aimed at depriving the Kremlin of petrodollars are failing in one of their key objectives:

July 8, 2024
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Friday, July 5, 2024
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Supertankers Find New Trade After Houthi Ship Attacks

By Alex Longley and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Some of the world’s biggest oil-hauling supertankers are instead loading up vast volumes of diesel in

July 5, 2024
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
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Venezuela Resorts to Dark Fleet to Transport Oil to Cuba

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, June 25 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has begun using tankers that navigate off radar to

June 25, 2024
Total Views: 1375

Friday, June 21, 2024
tanker at sea
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Trafigura Charters Supertanker to Load Gasoil from Mideast

By Trixie Yap SINGAPORE, June 21 (Reuters) – Global commodities trader Trafigura loaded diesel onto a supertanker in the Middle East this week, taking

June 21, 2024
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Scorpio Tankers' handymax tanker STI Batterdea enters the port of Rotterdam
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Scorpio Tankers Announces Sale of Five Older Product Tankers

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) is selling five of its older MR product tankers for a total of $179.1 million. The sales, expected to close in the third

June 11, 2024
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The Marlin Luanda pictured January 27, 2024, in the Gulf of Aden. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
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Cape of Good Hope Oil Trade Surges as Tankers Reroute

Crude oil and oil product flows around the Cape of Good Hope increased by nearly 50% in the first five months of 2024 compared to last year’s average as

June 11, 2024
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Monday, June 3, 2024
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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OPEC+ Extends Deep Oil Production Cuts into 2025

By Ahmad Ghaddar, Alex Lawler and Maha El Dahan LONDON/DUBAI, June 2 (Reuters) – OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to extend most of its deep oil output

June 3, 2024
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Thursday, May 30, 2024
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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OPEC+ Working on Complex Deal to Extend Production Cuts into 2025, Sources Say

By Dmitry Zhdannikov, Alex Lawler and Maha El Dahan LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) – OPEC+ is working on a complex deal to be agreed at its meeting

May 30, 2024
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
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Tankers Sit Offshore UK in Sign of Weak Demand

By Sherry Su (Bloomberg) — Three tankers carrying North Sea Forties crude have been floating off European shores for more than two weeks without

May 28, 2024
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Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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U.S. Weighs Additional Sanctions on Russia-China Trade

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – The United States and its partners are prepared to use sanctions and export controls to prevent China-Russia

May 28, 2024
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Monday, May 20, 2024
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Saltchuk to Acquire Overseas Shipholding Group in $950 Million Deal

Seattle-based Saltchuk Resources, a diverse freight transportation and services company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Overseas

May 20, 2024
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
FILE PHOTO: A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Port Constraints for Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline May Crimp Oil Exports

May 1 (Reuters) – Logistical constraints at the Port of Vancouver mean waterborne oil exports from the highly anticipated Trans Mountain pipeline

May 1, 2024
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Bow Triumph at the Odfjell Terminal in Charleston on September 8, 2022, showing damage to the vessel’s starboard side. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
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Pilot Error Led to Major Tanker Accident at South Carolina Naval Base

A navigation error by a pilot led to a 600-foot-long tanker striking a pier at the Joint Base Charleston’s Naval Weapons Station in South Carolina, the

April 30, 2024
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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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U.S. Petroleum Product Exports Hit Record in 2023

2023 proved to be a remarkable year for U.S. petroleum product exports, with propane leading the surge. The United States hit a new high in petroleum product

April 3, 2024
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
A tanker transits the Panama Canal Locks
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Shippers Turn to Longer-Term Charters as Tanker Supply Tightens

By Arathy Somasekhar and Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Rising oil tanker chartering rates due to

March 20, 2024
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
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Tanker Operators Navigate Russian Crude Trade Amid Sanctions

Despite restrictions, the Russian crude trade is expected to continue at discounted prices, benefiting the crude tanker market for vessels not subject to

March 19, 2024
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
An aerial view shows the Vladimir Arsenyev tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Russia’s Crude Shipments Rebound to the Highest Level This Year

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude exports surged to the highest level for the year so far, with shipments from a key Pacific

March 12, 2024
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