Oil Tankers

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

Monday, December 4, 2017
Great Eastern Shipping's tanker M/V Jag Lavanya
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Indian State Oil Refiners Look To Boost Domestic Shipping

By Nidhi Verma (Reuters) – Two of India’s state-owned oil refiners have issued tenders seeking to charter tankers for at least five years while giving

December 4, 2017
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
oil tanker at sea
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U.S. Oil Owes Mexico Crude for Success as Tankers Ferry Both

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — U.S. crude may owe supply from Mexico for helping it capture a share of the world’s biggest oil market this

November 30, 2017
Total Views: 38

Thursday, November 16, 2017
tanker
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Mexico Seeks Diesel Around the World Before Price Limits End

By Laura Blewitt and Amy Stillman (Bloomberg) — Mexico is scouring the earth to stock up on diesel fuel before market-liberalization measures take

November 16, 2017
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
torm tanker
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TORM Files for US Nasdaq Listing

Tanker company TORM has announced its plan to list its shares on the NASDAQ Stock Market in New York, which TORM expects to complete before the end of 2017.

November 15, 2017
Total Views: 152

Wednesday, November 1, 2017
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Crowley to Acquire Three U.S.-Flag Tankers from SeaRiver Maritime

Crowley Alaska Tankers has agreed to purchase of three tankers from SeaRiver Maritime and will charter them back to SeaRiver under varying multi-year terms.

November 1, 2017
Total Views: 100

Monday, October 9, 2017
oil tanker
Shipping News

OPEC Chief Says Floating Storage Shrinking as Market Rebalances

By Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — Crude oil in floating storage is declining, showing that the market is rebalancing, OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad

October 9, 2017
Total Views: 58

Monday, October 2, 2017
iranian crude supertanker
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Libya’s Benghazi Port Reopens After 3-Year Closure Due to Clashes

BENGHAZI, Libya, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Benghazi’s commercial port officially reopened on Sunday after a three-year closure due to fighting between

October 2, 2017
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, September 26, 2017
crowley jones act tanker berthed
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Why Consumers Pay the Price for Hurricane Fuel Shortages

By Devika Krishna Kumar and Libby George NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Just days after Hurricane Harvey smacked Texas and hobbled a quarter of U.S.

September 26, 2017
Total Views: 74

Friday, September 8, 2017
VLCC very large crude carrier oil tanker
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Slower Steaming, More Cargoes Push VLCC Rates Upwards

By Keith Wallis Sept 8 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) on Asian routes may have found a floor this week as a

September 8, 2017
Total Views: 41

Thursday, September 7, 2017
Fuel Traders Rethink Rushed Ship Hires as Harvey Dissipates
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Fuel Traders Rethink Rushed Ship Hires as Harvey Dissipates

By Heesu Lee, Ann Koh and Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — Some traders who rushed to hire ships to send fuel from Asia to the U.S. after Hurricane Harvey are

September 7, 2017
Total Views: 37

Friday, September 1, 2017
oil tanker
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VLCC Rates Continue to Sink On Tonnage Oversupply

By Keith Wallis Sept 1 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) on Asian routes continue to sink on a glut of available

September 1, 2017
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Tanker new york harbor
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Harvey’s Impact Riles Global Fuel Markets

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Harvey inflicted more damage on the heart of the U.S. energy industry on Wednesday, churning

August 30, 2017
Total Views: 69

oil tanker
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Oil Traders Grab Gasoline Tankers to Restock Harvey-Hit U.S.

By Sherry Su, Alex Longley and Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — Oil traders are rushing to book tankers to haul European gasoline across the Atlantic

August 30, 2017
Total Views: 64

Thursday, August 17, 2017
lng-ready tanker American Endurance
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New Jones Act Tankers Are Great for Traders, Lousy for Owners

By Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — Once rare American-built oil tankers are now plentiful, changing U.S. gasoline flows and giving shipowners headaches.

August 17, 2017
Total Views: 219

Wednesday, August 16, 2017
oil tanker
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Iraq Sets Up Oil Shipping, Trading Joint Venture

By Rania El Gamal DUBAI, Aug 16 (Reuters) – OPEC member Iraq has formed a joint venture with a shipping company owned by Arab states to transfer,

August 16, 2017
Total Views: 126

Friday, August 4, 2017
vlcc tanker
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Middle East VLCC Rates Set to Fall to New 2017 Low in Over Tonnaged Market

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) on Asian routes from the Middle East could fall to a new

August 4, 2017
Total Views: 102

Wednesday, August 2, 2017
oil tanker
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Global Trade Recovery Lifts Diesel Demand

By John Kemp LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – World trade is growing again which will give a big boost to middle distillates such as diesel used in the

August 2, 2017
Total Views: 31

Sunday, July 30, 2017
Shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries
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Oil Trader Vitol Places LPG Ship Order at Hyundai Heavy

SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co has won a contract worth up to $600 million from Vitol, the world’s

July 30, 2017
Total Views: 64

Friday, July 28, 2017
oil tankers
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Owners of Modern VLCCs Could See Rates Blip in Market Under Pressure

SINGAPORE, July 28 (Reuters) – Owners of modern very large crude carriers (VLCCs) could see a gain in charter rates amid tightening vessel supply but

July 28, 2017
Total Views: 29

Friday, July 21, 2017
Tanker with Disputed Kurdish Oil Reappears Off Malta
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Tanker with Disputed Kurdish Oil Reappears Off Malta

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) – The Neverland tanker has reappeared off the coast of Malta after going off radar near Canada on June 30, when it was

July 21, 2017
Total Views: 92