tankers


Monday, September 16, 2019
oil tanker deck
Interesting

Oil Surges Most in Decades After Attack on Heart of Saudi Oil Industry

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Oil ended nearly 15% higher on Monday, with Brent logging its biggest jump in over 30 years and a

September 16, 2019
Total Views: 23

oil tanker at anchor
Shipping News

Cargill and Maersk Tankers Join Forces in Medium-Range Tanker Pool

Cargill and Maersk Tankers will be joining forces in the Medium Range (MR) tanker segment as part of a strategic partnership that will see Cargill’s entire

September 16, 2019
Total Views: 43

Stock photo of a tanker at sea
Shipping News

Tanker Bottleneck Grows at Saudi Ports After Attack

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – At least 11 supertankers are waiting to load oil cargoes from Saudi Arabian ports after an attack on the country’s oil

September 16, 2019
Total Views: 54

saudi oil attack Abqaiq
Shipping News

Attack on Saudi Oil Facility Hits the Oil Market’s Achilles Heel: Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Oil security experts have worried for decades about the vulnerability of Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq processing

September 16, 2019
Total Views: 30

Monday, September 9, 2019
oil tanker
Shipping News

Iran’s Dark Tanker Fleet Poses Oil World’s Biggest Mystery

By Grant Smith (Bloomberg) –While one Iranian tanker is attracting global attention, serious oil watchers remain absorbed by a bigger mystery: the hunt

September 9, 2019
Total Views: 60

Friday, August 30, 2019
Confusion as Turkey Says Iranian Tanker Now Headed Toward Lebanon
Shipping News

Confusion as Turkey Says Iranian Tanker Now Headed Toward Lebanon

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Jonathan Spicer OSLO/ISTANBUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Turkey said on Friday that an Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation

August 30, 2019
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, August 27, 2019
ocean princess
Shipping News

Tanker Owner and Operator Fined $3 Million for Air Pollution Crimes in U.S. Caribbean ECA

The Greek owner and operator of a Panama-flagged oil products tanker, along with the vessel’s senior officers, have been convicted of air pollution

August 27, 2019
Total Views: 157

Thursday, August 22, 2019
product tanker mr oil ship
Piracy

West African Oil Hits Sweet Spot with IMO 2020

By Noah Browning LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – African states like Chad and Cameroon are shaping up to be big winners from new rules to cut sulfur emissions

August 22, 2019
Total Views: 63

Tuesday, August 20, 2019
tanker underway
Shipping News

Shell to Charter LNG-Powered Tanker Fleet

Royal Dutch Shell announced Monday it has agreed to charter a fleet of fourteen new LNG-powered crude oil and product tankers as part of its drive to

August 20, 2019
Total Views: 174

Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
Shipping News

U.S. Sanctions Are Forcing Iran to Ditch Push to Cleaner Fuels

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) –Iran is about to burn a lot more fuel oil as a result of U.S. sanctions and new global shipping rules, reversing the

August 20, 2019
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, August 13, 2019
tankers at anchor
Shipping News

Low Sulphur Fuel Giant Planned for Launch

OSLO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Commodities trader Trafigura is joining forces with shipping firms Frontline and Golden Ocean to supply marine fuel ahead of a

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 47

TI Oceania tanker
Shipping News

Euronav’s Giant ‘Oceania’ Starts 12,400-Mile Trip to Fuel-Storage Zone

By Jack Wittels and Timothy Abington (Bloomberg) –The world’s biggest oil tanker has begun a 12,400-mile voyage to a fuel-storage zone in Asia, the

August 13, 2019
Total Views: 497

Tuesday, August 6, 2019
ships at anchor
Shipping News

Saudi, U.S. Energy Ministers Express Concern Over Threats to Maritime Traffic in the Gulf

CAIRO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih met U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Tuesday in Washington and said both sides

August 6, 2019
Total Views: 20

Thursday, August 1, 2019
oil tanker
Shipping News

Shell Not Taking British-Flagged Tankers Through Hormuz

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell is not taking any British-flagged tankers through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran in

August 1, 2019
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
tanker underway
Shipping News

BP Has No Plans to Take Tankers Through Hormuz

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) – BP has not taken any of its oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz since a July 10 attempt by Iran to seize one

July 30, 2019
Total Views: 44

Tuesday, July 16, 2019
wave breaking over tanker
Shipping News

How Great Shifts in Oil Market Calmed 2020 Ship Fuel Panic

By Jack Wittels – (Bloomberg) –As recently as a year ago, the oil market was in a panic about changes to the kind of fuel that ships must burn.

July 16, 2019
Total Views: 16

Friday, July 12, 2019
tanker
Shipping News

Panama to Pull More Flags from Vessels Violating Sanctions

By Marianna Parraga and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, July 12 (Reuters) – Panama will withdraw its flag from more vessels that violate sanctions and

July 12, 2019
Total Views: 85

Monday, July 8, 2019
oil tanker
Shipping News

Going Dark and Faking Voyages: These are the Tricks Ships Use to Avoid Sanctions

(Bloomberg) — As the U.S. looks to enforce sanctions aimed at halting trade with states such as Iran and Venezuela, there’s increased scrutiny on the

July 8, 2019
Total Views: 171

Friday, June 28, 2019
New Journey VLCC
Shipbuilding

China Delivers First ‘Smart’ VLCC

China’s largest shipbuilder Dalian Shipbuilding Industries (DSIC) has delivered what it says is the world’s first “smart” Very Large

June 28, 2019
Total Views: 227

Thursday, June 27, 2019
oil tanker photo
News

Bahri Commits to VLCCs a Saudi Arabia’s New King Salman Maritime Complex

Saudi Arabian shipping company Bahri has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of the first VLCCs at the new King Salman Complex for

June 27, 2019
Total Views: 105