Oil Tankers

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

Monday, November 9, 2015
Tanker Futures Market Booms as Rates Rally
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Tanker Futures Market Booms as Rates Rally

  By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – The market for hedging oil tanker freight has revived sharply this year to a value of $4.5 billion

November 9, 2015
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Teekay Tankers Completes Suezmax Expansion
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Teekay Tankers Completes Suezmax Expansion

  Teekay Tankers says delivery has been completed for all 12 suezmax crude oil tankers from its acquisition of Principal Maritime’s fleet announced

October 27, 2015
Total Views: 129

Monday, October 26, 2015
Tanker Involved in Fatal Collision Off Nigeria – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS
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Tanker Involved in Fatal Collision Off Nigeria – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS

  Up to nine personnel from a self-propelled barge may have been killed after their vessel collided with a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker in

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 250

Sunday, October 18, 2015
Teekay Oil Tanker Aground Outside Marina in Portugal – UPDATE
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Teekay Oil Tanker Aground Outside Marina in Portugal – UPDATE

  Sunday – The tanker Tokyo Spirit was refloated Sunday afternoon with the help of tugs. The ship was to be towed to a local repair yard. We are

October 18, 2015
Total Views: 214

Monday, October 12, 2015
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China’s Supertanker Traffic Jam Propels Global Shipping Rates

  By Manisha Jha (Bloomberg) — Supertankers hauling crude to China are contending with increased waiting times to unload as some on- land storage

October 12, 2015
Total Views: 52

Thursday, October 8, 2015
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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: 92

Saturday, October 3, 2015
Oil Tanker Rates Soar Past $100,000 Per Day
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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: 168

Monday, September 28, 2015
Oil Traders Look to the Sea for Profit Amid Price Collapse
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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: 15

Fitch: China’s Slowing Growth Adds to Shipping Sector Woes
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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: 38

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Torm Exits Sluggish Dry Bulk Market
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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: 87

Monday, September 21, 2015
Singapore’s Record High Fuel Oil Stockpiles Driving Storage at Sea
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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: 51

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The White House Does Not Support a House Bill to Repeal the US Oil Export Ban
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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: 38

Monday, September 14, 2015
Venezuela Arrests Seven Suspected of Smuggling Diesel Onboard PDVSA Tanker
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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: 57

Thursday, September 10, 2015
Nigeria Lifts Nonsensical Tanker Ban
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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: 42

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
VLCC Rates Slump Seen Ending Soon
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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: 42

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Tankers Take 4,000-Mile Detour as Oil Prices Plunge
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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: 104

Tuesday, September 1, 2015
World’s Top Oil Trader Sees $40-$60 a Barrel in 2016
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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: 49

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Tanker Owner Frontline Says Traders Asking for Oil-Storage at Sea Options
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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: 55

Tuesday, August 18, 2015
WATCH: Tanker Maneuvering Into Port in Perfect Aerial Time-Lapse
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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: 814

Friday, August 14, 2015
VLCC Tanker Rates Set to Slide Further On Lower Cargo Volumes, Oversupply
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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: 23