tankers


Thursday, February 27, 2025
Shipping

Oil Tankers Calling in Russia Get Mine Checks After Mystery Blasts

Owners of oil tankers calling at Russian ports are sending divers and underwater drones to check their ships’ hulls for mines — a precaution following a

February 27, 2025
Total Views: 1430

Monday, February 24, 2025
Shipping

Limpet Mines Eyed as Likely Cause of Blasts on Two Tankers in Mediterranean Sea

Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since

February 24, 2025
Total Views: 3276

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Shipping

Oil Tankers Rocked by Mystery Blasts After Trips to Russia

At least four oil tankers have been hit with explosions so far this year — all of them having visited Russia’s territorial waters in the weeks prior to the

February 20, 2025
Total Views: 3222

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Shipping

Mystery Blasts Rock Mediterranean Tankers

Three oil tankers have been damaged by blasts in the last month in separate incidents around the Mediterranean, with the causes unknown, shipping and security

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 9986

Friday, February 14, 2025
Shipping

India to Boost Oil and Gas Imports From U.S. to Avoid Trump Tariffs

India has agreed to boost oil and gas imports from the US in an effort to reduce the trade imbalance between the two countries and avoid retaliatory

February 14, 2025
Total Views: 660

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Shipping

Tanker With Oil From Sanctioned Russian Producer Idles Off India

An oil tanker carrying crude from a Russian producer that was recently sanctioned by the US has been floating off West Coast of India for two days, raising a

February 11, 2025
Total Views: 1577

Friday, February 7, 2025
Shipping

Tanker Owners Cash In on a Seller’s Market

By Ira Breskin NEW YORK — This is a seller’s market for tankers. That was the consensus of industry experts speaking here this week at the 31st annual

February 7, 2025
Total Views: 2010

Thursday, February 6, 2025
Shipping

Denmark Intensifies Inspections of Russian Oil Tankers in Critical Shipping Lane

The Danish Maritime Authority is intensifying oversight of oil tankers in the Skagen Roads area of the Danish Straits as part of a broader European initiative

February 6, 2025
Total Views: 2428

Monday, January 27, 2025
Shipping

Russian Oil Tankers U-Turn and Then Halt Near France After Storm

Two oil tankers hauling crude from Russia made U-turns as they sailed past France and are now at a standstill near the northern port of

January 27, 2025
Total Views: 19410

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Shipping

Russian Oil Tankers Search for New Flags to Hide From Sanctions

A chunk of Russia’s oil tanker fleet is being forced to change the flag they sail under as US and UK sanctions heap pressure on Moscow’s shipping

January 23, 2025
Total Views: 1478

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Shipping

Crude Oil Tanker Fleet Growth Flatlines as Deliveries Hit Lowest Level Since 1988

New crude oil tanker deliveries hit a 36-year low in 2024, with only 17 new vessels joining the global fleet, representing a capacity of 2.5 million deadweight

January 22, 2025
Total Views: 625

Monday, January 20, 2025
Shipping

Supertanker Rates on China Routes Double Since Sanctions

The cost to hire an oil supertanker on key routes to China has doubled since the US imposed sanctions on Russia, showing the extent to which the move has

January 20, 2025
Total Views: 1222

Friday, January 17, 2025
Shipping

China and India Scramble for Crude as Sanctioned Russian Tankers Turn Back

The most aggressive Western sanctions imposed on Russia’s oil sector since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine threaten to disrupt global supply as buyers

January 17, 2025
Total Views: 16408

Shipping

The Definitive Guide to Where the US Has Squeezed Russia’s Oil Flows the Hardest

The latest US sanctions on oil tankers hauling Russian petroleum look set to cause severe disruption across the nation’s export machine, with some of

January 17, 2025
Total Views: 2068

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Shipping

Product Tanker Fleet Growth to Hit 16-Year High in 2025, BIMCO Reports

The product tanker sector is bracing for a monumental surge in fleet capacity, with newbuild deliveries projected to reach 12 million deadweight tonnes (DWT)

January 16, 2025
Total Views: 490

Shipping

Cost to Ship Russian ESPO Oil to China Triples After Sanctions

The cost of shipping Russian ESPO crude to China has more than tripled after the US imposed aggressive sanctions on Moscow’s oil industry last week, with

January 16, 2025
Total Views: 459

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Shipping

US Sanctions and Arctic Blast Drive Oil Prices Higher as Tanker Markets Face New Pressure

Global oil markets are facing significant pressure as U.S. sanctions on Russia and Iran intensify, while extreme weather conditions across the Northern

January 15, 2025
Total Views: 882

Shipping

Tanker Rates Extend Rally on Sanctions, Demand to Load Mideast Oil, Products

Oil shipping rates extended their rally on expectations of a tightening in global tanker supply from wider U.S. sanctions on Russia's fleet and traders'

January 15, 2025
Total Views: 570

Sunday, January 12, 2025
Incidents

Stricken Oil Tanker Towed To Safety Off German Island Of Ruegen

By Angela Cullen Jan 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) –An oil tanker sailing under the Panamanian flag that ran out of power in the Baltic Sea last week has

January 12, 2025
Total Views: 2335

Friday, January 10, 2025
Accidents

Disabled Tanker ‘Eventin’ Secured in Baltic Sea

The disabled tanker EVENTIN, potentially part of the so-called shadow fleet, has been brought under control after several hours adrift off the Baltic Sea coast

January 10, 2025
Total Views: 8062