tankers


Thursday, October 8, 2015
bahris
News

Saudi Shipping Firm Bahri Sees Huge Profit Jump

  DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) – National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the exclusive oil-shipper for Saudi Aramco, reported a significant

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 67

Saturday, October 3, 2015
Oil Tanker Rates Soar Past $100,000 Per Day
Shipping News

Oil Tanker Rates Soar Past $100,000 Per Day

  By Manisha Jha and Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest crude oil tankers earned more than $100,000 a day for the first time since

October 3, 2015
Total Views: 143

Monday, September 28, 2015
Oil Traders Look to the Sea for Profit Amid Price Collapse
News

Oil Traders Look to the Sea for Profit Amid Price Collapse

  By Ben Sharples and Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — The global oil glut may soon expand to the ocean. While traders are already cashing in on the

September 28, 2015
Total Views: 10

Fitch: China’s Slowing Growth Adds to Shipping Sector Woes
News

Fitch: China’s Slowing Growth Adds to Shipping Sector Woes

  (The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 28 (Fitch) China’s slower growth and economic transition will pose

September 28, 2015
Total Views: 18

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Torm Exits Sluggish Dry Bulk Market
Shipping News

Torm Exits Sluggish Dry Bulk Market

  By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Danish shipping company Torm said on Wednesday it would withdraw from the lacklustre dry bulk

September 23, 2015
Total Views: 69

Monday, September 21, 2015
Singapore’s Record High Fuel Oil Stockpiles Driving Storage at Sea
News

Singapore’s Record High Fuel Oil Stockpiles Driving Storage at Sea

  By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Record high stocks of fuel oil in Singapore are pushing traders to store the shipping and

September 21, 2015
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The White House Does Not Support a House Bill to Repeal the US Oil Export Ban
News

The White House Does Not Support a House Bill to Repeal the US Oil Export Ban

  WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday it does not support a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the

September 15, 2015
Total Views: 22

Monday, September 14, 2015
Venezuela Arrests Seven Suspected of Smuggling Diesel Onboard PDVSA Tanker
News

Venezuela Arrests Seven Suspected of Smuggling Diesel Onboard PDVSA Tanker

  PARAGUANA, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have arrested seven people for allegedly attempting to smuggle diesel, an industry source

September 14, 2015
Total Views: 38

Thursday, September 10, 2015
Nigeria Lifts Nonsensical Tanker Ban
News

Nigeria Lifts Nonsensical Tanker Ban

  LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Nigeria has lifted a ban on 113 vessels into its territorial waters, a letter from the NNPC seen by Reuters on

September 10, 2015
Total Views: 34

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
VLCC Rates Slump Seen Ending Soon
Shipping News

VLCC Rates Slump Seen Ending Soon

  By Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — For operators of very large crude carriers, the tankers that move as much as 2 million barrels of oil across

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Tankers Take 4,000-Mile Detour as Oil Prices Plunge
Shipping News

Tankers Take 4,000-Mile Detour as Oil Prices Plunge

By Manisha Jha (Bloomberg) — Slumping oil prices are spurring 4,000-mile (6,400-kilometer) diversions of tankers filled with diesel and jet fuel as the

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 43

Tuesday, September 1, 2015
World’s Top Oil Trader Sees $40-$60 a Barrel in 2016
News

World’s Top Oil Trader Sees $40-$60 a Barrel in 2016

  By Javier Blas and Will Kennedy (Bloomberg) — Oil prices will remain at $40 to $60 a barrel into 2016 as rising crude supplies overwhelm demand,

September 1, 2015
Total Views: 34

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Tanker Owner Frontline Says Traders Asking for Oil-Storage at Sea Options
News

Tanker Owner Frontline Says Traders Asking for Oil-Storage at Sea Options

  By Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — Oil traders are asking about options to store crude at sea, a development that could help rates for tankers to

August 27, 2015
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, August 18, 2015
WATCH: Tanker Maneuvering Into Port in Perfect Aerial Time-Lapse
Interesting

WATCH: Tanker Maneuvering Into Port in Perfect Aerial Time-Lapse

Check out this perfect aerial time-lapse of UK-flagged tanker Galway Fisher entering the Port of Galway, located on the central west coast of Ireland in Galway

August 18, 2015
Total Views: 798

Friday, August 14, 2015
VLCC Tanker Rates Set to Slide Further On Lower Cargo Volumes, Oversupply
News

VLCC Tanker Rates Set to Slide Further On Lower Cargo Volumes, Oversupply

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which have fallen to their lowest level in 10

August 14, 2015
Total Views: 15

Friday, August 7, 2015
Oil Tankers the Exception to Weak Shipping Market
News

Oil Tankers the Exception to Weak Shipping Market

  By Sinead Carew Aug 7 (Reuters) – Maritime stocks have broadly fallen this year as weak demand for some commodities and goods in Asia and

August 7, 2015
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Teekay Tankers Expands Suezmax Fleet
News

Teekay Tankers Expands Suezmax Fleet

  NYSE-listed Teekay Tankers (TNK) has agreed to acquire a fleet of twelve modern Suezmax tankers currently owned by Principal Maritime Tankers, a

August 5, 2015
Total Views: 123

Nigeria’s Sudden Tanker Ban Dumbfounds Just About Everyone
News

Nigeria’s Sudden Tanker Ban Dumbfounds Just About Everyone

  By Libby George and Julia Payne LONDON/ABUJA, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The Nigerian president’s sudden, unexpected and seemingly unilateral

August 5, 2015
Total Views: 24

Thursday, July 30, 2015
U.S. Senate Panel Votes to Lift Oil Export Ban
News

U.S. Senate Panel Votes to Lift Oil Export Ban

  By Timothy Gardner and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Energy Committee on Thursday narrowly passed a bill to

July 30, 2015
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Photos Show Damage to Scorpio Tanker After Collision with Cruise Ship
Interesting

Photos Show Damage to Scorpio Tanker After Collision with Cruise Ship

Some new photos and video from the Besiktas Shipyard in Turkey show the extent of damage sustained by a handymax tanker following its collision with a cruise

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 468