Oil Tankers

Tanker shipping news – VLCC and Aframax crude rates, product tanker fixtures, chemical carrier demand, sanctions fleet shifts and crude oil tankers.

Monday, September 18, 2023
The Stena Immaculate and Stena Imperative, which have both been selected for the Tanker Security Program. Photo courtesy Crowley
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Military Sealift Command Awards Tanker Charters

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded contracts for the time charter of three U.S.-flag tankers that are also enrolled in the U.S.

September 18, 2023
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
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Maritime Partners to Acquire AMSC’s Jones Act Tanker Fleet

Oslo-based AMSC and Maritime Partners have signed a share purchase agreement for Maritime Partners’ purchase of American Tanker Holding Company (ATHC), a

August 22, 2023
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Monday, August 21, 2023
Ship Tracker Reveals Iran’s Surging Oil Exports
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Ship Tracker Reveals Iran’s Surging Oil Exports

By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — Iran’s oil exports are surging this month, swelling global flows at a time when other producers are cutting back,

August 21, 2023
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FILE PHOTO: The tanker SCF Irtysh pictured on May 10, 2017. Photo credit: MartinLueke/Shutterstock
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Russia Ships Naphtha to China Via Northern Sea Route

MOSCOW, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Russia is shipping a rare naphtha cargo via the North Sea Route (NSR) as Moscow seeks to increase supplies using the route to

August 21, 2023
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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Tanker Rates Plunge as OPEC+ Cuts Curb Vessel Demand

By Sherry Su, Sheela Tobben and Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — Oil supply cuts by some of the world’s top producers are curbing the need for tankers,

August 9, 2023
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
Scorpio Tankers' handymax tanker STI Batterdea enters the port of Rotterdam
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Ukraine Conflict and EU’s Ban on Russian Oil Products Drive Surge in Product Tanker Orders

The war and Ukraine and EU’s ban on Russian oil products is driving product tanker rates higher, contributing to a surge in newbuild orders. The product

July 27, 2023
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Knock Nevis -Largest Ship
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Knock Nevis – The World’s Largest Supertanker

In the annals of maritime history, few names evoke as much awe and fascination as the Knock Nevis. Known by many names throughout her storied life—Seawise

July 18, 2023
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Monday, July 10, 2023
Nigeria to Destroy Tanker Caught Smuggling Crude Oil
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Nigeria to Destroy Tanker Caught Smuggling Crude Oil

LAGOS, July 10 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s state-owned oil firm NNPC Ltd said on Monday an 800,000-liter (211,338-U.S. gallon) vessel carrying stolen

July 10, 2023
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Friday, July 7, 2023
tanker at sea
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Saudi Supertanker Backlog Off Egypt is Growing Again

By Prejula Prem (Bloomberg) — Saudi-owned supertankers are once again starting to cluster off the coast of Egypt, after earlier signs this week that the

July 7, 2023
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
oil tanker
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Saudi Crude Oil Tanker Backlog at Ain Sukhna Begins to Clear

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — A backlog of Saudi-owned supertankers that has built up off Egypt’s Red Sea coast is beginning to clear.  The number

July 5, 2023
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Scorpio Tankers' handymax tanker STI Batterdea enters the port of Rotterdam
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Scorpio Tankers Secures $1 Billion Financing for Fleet Expansion

Scorpio Tankers has secured commitments for a $1 billion term loan and revolving credit facility, which will be used to finance 45 unencumbered product

June 27, 2023
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Monday, June 19, 2023
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Last Oil Tanker Waiting to Load Kurdish Crude Sails Empty

By Anthony Di Paola (Bloomberg) — A last tanker that had been waiting in the Mediterranean Sea for nearly three months to load Kurdish crude

June 19, 2023
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Friday, June 16, 2023
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Tanker Rates from Nigeria Soar as Owners Steer Clear

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — The cost of shipping oil from Nigeria surged the most in more than a year at the end of a week in which some owners

June 16, 2023
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
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Global Oil Demand Approaching Peak as Clean Energy Takes Center Stage, Says IEA Report

Growth in the global demand for oil is projected to experience a significant slowdown in the coming years before stalling out this decade amid the transition

June 14, 2023
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A bird's-eye view of ships along the coast in Singapore July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
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Tanker Fire at Singapore Terminal Extinguished

A fire broke out on a tanker berthed at a terminal in Singapore on Wednesday, but was extinguished within about two hours with no injuries or pollution

June 14, 2023
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Monday, June 12, 2023
Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet, which, according to Refinitiv ship tracking data, is a Suezmax crude tanker which had been chartered by oil major Chevron and had last docked in Kuwait, sails at Marmara sea near Istanbul, Turkey January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
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U.S. May Unload Oil From Seized Iranian Vessel Off Texas

(Bloomberg) — The US may soon start unloading oil from an Iranian tanker now anchored off the coast of Texas that was seized by the Department of Justice

June 12, 2023
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Thursday, June 8, 2023
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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Operator Eyes 2027 Start Date for Texas Offshore Oil Export Project

HOUSTON, June 8 (Reuters) – Enterprise Products Partners’ Sea Port crude oil export terminal off the coast of Texas could begin operations

June 8, 2023
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
The Kozmino oil port in eastern Russia
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Russian Crude Exports Stay High as OPEC+ Partners Call for Clarity

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russian crude oil flows to international markets continue unabated, with no substantive sign of the output cuts that

June 6, 2023
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Monday, June 5, 2023
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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Saudi Pledges Big Oil Cuts in July as OPEC+ Extends Deal into 2024

By Maha El Dahan, Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar VIENNA, June 4 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will make a deep cut to its output in July on top of a

June 5, 2023
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Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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Ports in China’s Oil Hub Shandong Scrutinizing Old Tankers -Sources

SINGAPORE, June 5 (Reuters) – Ports in China’s Shandong province are demanding more detailed information about oil tankers that are more

June 5, 2023
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