Oil Tankers

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

Friday, August 7, 2015
Oil Tankers the Exception to Weak Shipping Market
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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
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Teekay Tankers Expands Suezmax Fleet
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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: 162

Nigeria’s Sudden Tanker Ban Dumbfounds Just About Everyone
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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
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Thursday, July 30, 2015
U.S. Senate Panel Votes to Lift Oil Export Ban
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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
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Photos Show Damage to Scorpio Tanker After Collision with Cruise Ship
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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: 519

Thursday, July 23, 2015
INTERTANKO Livid Over Nigeria Tanker Ban
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INTERTANKO Livid Over Nigeria Tanker Ban

  By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – A ban on 113 oil tankers by Nigerian state oil company NNPC must be lifted immediately as no grounds

July 23, 2015
Total Views: 63

Monday, July 20, 2015
Nigeria NNPC Bans 113 Oil Tankers from Nigerian Waters
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Nigeria NNPC Bans 113 Oil Tankers from Nigerian Waters

  By Libby George LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC has banned 113 oil tankers from the country’s waters,

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 70

Thursday, July 16, 2015
First of Iran’s Floating Storage Supertankers Sets Sail After Nuclear Deal
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First of Iran’s Floating Storage Supertankers Sets Sail After Nuclear Deal

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) – An Iranian supertanker with two million barrels of oil is heading to Asia after sitting in Iranian waters

July 16, 2015
Total Views: 49

Monday, July 13, 2015
Saudi Oil-Shipper Bahri Says Q2 Profit Doubles
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Saudi Oil-Shipper Bahri Says Q2 Profit Doubles

  DUBAI, July 13 (Reuters) – National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the exclusive oil-shipper for Saudi Aramco, said on Monday its

July 13, 2015
Total Views: 17

Thursday, July 9, 2015
iranian crude supertanker
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Libya Government Will Seize Any Tanker Approaching Main Oil Port

  By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI, July 9 (Reuters) – Libyan security forces guarding the country’s major Ras Lanuf oil port will seize any tankers

July 9, 2015
Total Views: 38

Thursday, July 2, 2015
frontline tanker
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Fredriksen Seeking Greater Tanker Market Share with New Frontline

John Fredriksen, the billionaire who made his fortune investing in crude tankers, is reuniting two businesses he split three years ago to help gain a greater

July 2, 2015
Total Views: 98

frontline vlcc tanker
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Tanker Giant Reborn – Billionaire Fredriksen Merges Tanker Companies Three Years After Split

Billionaire John Fredriksen is merging the two oil tanker companies he split up more than three years to create a market

July 2, 2015
Total Views: 95

Monday, June 22, 2015
Very Large Crude Carrier vlcc
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John Fredriksen Orders Up to 6 VLCCs at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

  STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has confirmed an order from billionaire shipping tycoon John Fredriksen calling for the construction of up to 6 VLCCs.

June 22, 2015
Total Views: 43

Odfjell Exits European Short Sea Market
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Odfjell Exits European Short Sea Market

  Norway-based chemical tanker owner Odfjell SE has exited the European regional trade with the sale of three vessels to an unnamed buyer. In a statement

June 22, 2015
Total Views: 55

Friday, June 19, 2015
Laden Suezmax Tanker Aground Near Istanbul – SCF KHIBINY
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Laden Suezmax Tanker Aground Near Istanbul – SCF KHIBINY

  A laden suezmax oil tanker ran aground just outside the Bosphorus Strait near Istanbul, Turkey Thursday morning. The Turkish General Directorate of

June 19, 2015
Total Views: 85

Thursday, June 11, 2015
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Tanker Owner Euronav Sets Record Straight on Reported $1.2 Billion Buying Spree

  International crude oil tanker owner Euronav has set the record straight on market speculation that it is planning a $1.2 billion tanker

June 11, 2015
Total Views: 70

Monday, June 1, 2015
Shinzo Abe and Barack Obama
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Iraq Begins Heavy Oil Exports After Complaints About Quality

[contextly_sidebar id=”tKIDRGk6JyJchPjTJbnQHPKSp8GOZ4k4″]by Khalid Al AnsaryAnthony Dipaola (Bloomberg) Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest oil producer,

June 1, 2015
Total Views: 36

Friday, May 29, 2015
Tanker Owner Frontline Beats Forecasts
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Tanker Owner Frontline Beats Forecasts

Crude oil tanker firm Frontline posted first-quarter operating profit above expectations on Friday and said it had renegotiated its relationship with

May 29, 2015
Total Views: 93

Bulls Beware: Soaring Tanker Rates Show Supply Glut Persists
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Bulls Beware: Soaring Tanker Rates Show Supply Glut Persists

Four months into oil’s rebound from a six- year low, the tanker market is sending a clear signal that the rally is under

May 29, 2015
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Bahri Signs On for 5 VLCCs at Hyundai Samho
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Bahri Signs On for 5 VLCCs at Hyundai Samho

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has signed contracts with South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for the construction

May 26, 2015
Total Views: 62