Oil Tankers

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

Saturday, February 15, 2014
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Shipping News

OSG’s Tankers Are No Longer up for Auction

Euronav’s hopes of acquiring five OSG-owned VLCCs were dashed this week when OSG and their debtors came to an agreement to withdraw a

February 15, 2014
Total Views: 71

Thursday, February 13, 2014
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News

Stena and Golden Agri JV Acquire Half Dozen Chemical Tankers

Erik Hånell, President and CEO of Stena Bulk notes in a phone call today that his company, along with Golden Agri (GAR), have bought six Samho-built chemical

February 13, 2014
Total Views: 121

Monday, February 10, 2014
Maersk Tankers Orders More MRs from Sungdong
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Maersk Tankers Orders More MRs from Sungdong

In an emailed statement this morning, Maersk Tankers announced their plans exercise their option to order an additional two medium range product tankers from

February 10, 2014
Total Views: 119

Friday, February 7, 2014
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Hyundai Mipo Scores Order for Half Dozen Tankers

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard won a newbuild order today for six product tankers. The 228.6 billion KRW (USD $211.8 million) order was from an undisclosed Marshall

February 7, 2014
Total Views: 37

Thursday, February 6, 2014
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Shipping News

Shipping Industry Sees An End To Five-Year Downturn

The shipping industry is poised to emerge from its longest downturn in three decades, buoyed by an end to years of overcapacity that have depressed freight

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 35

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News

Exmar LPG Wins Long-Term LPG Charters, Regas Unit Ordered

Exmar LPG, the shipowning joint venture between Teekay LNG and Exmar NV, announced today the winning of long term charters for four of their midsize LPG

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 165

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Panama Canal Delay Seen Boosting LPG Shipping as Voyages Lengthened

Delays to the $5.25 billion Panama Canal expansion may prolong a surge in rates for ships hauling liquefied petroleum gas between the U.S. and Asia, according

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 47

Wednesday, February 5, 2014
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Euronav Places Bid for Five OSG Tankers

Euronav, the Belgian crude oil tanker company, has just bid for the acquisition of five tankers from Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) as part of an asset sale

February 5, 2014
Total Views: 136

Tuesday, February 4, 2014
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Shipping News

Wilbur Ross-Backed Diamond S Shipping Files For IPO

The Greenwich, Connecticut-based company owns and operates medium-ranged tankers to transport refined petroleum and other

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 40

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Sevan Marine Acquires Technology Which Could Solve High Seas LNG Transfer Problem

About 10 years ago, a concept was developed by a group of Scandinavian engineers that provided a highly simplified cargo transfer solution for conventional oil

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 194

Monday, February 3, 2014
South Korea Cleans Up After VLCC Strikes Oil Pipeline
Shipping News

South Korea Cleans Up After VLCC Strikes Oil Pipeline

eams of workers, aided by ships and aircraft, will complete on Monday the sea cleanup of 164,000 litres of oil that leaked off South Korea's southern coast,

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 142

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Finance

Fredriksen Reduces Ownership in Frontline

OSLO, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Oil tanker operator Frontline sold 8.8 million new shares in January as part of an equity distribution agreement with Morgan

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 108

Thursday, January 30, 2014
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Indonesian Shipping Firm Berlian Laju Slashes Fleet By 44 Percent

Indonesian oil and gas shipping firm PT Berlian Laju Tanker, which narrowly escaped bankruptcy last year, said on Thursday it has cut its fleet size by 44

January 30, 2014
Total Views: 69

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P&I Clubs Sound Alarm Over Iran Ship Insurance

A group of insurers warned shipowners this week to be careful when signing deals to carry Iranian oil because the United States has not been able to clarify

January 30, 2014
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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Cheaper Crude And Fuel Exports Help U.S. Refiners’ Profits

By Kristen Hays and Anna Driver HOUSTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum Corp, Valero Energy Corp and Phillips 66, the three largest U.S.

January 29, 2014
Total Views: 45

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News

Faked Hijacking Allegations “Ridiculous and Laughable” Says Dynacom

In a phone call with Dynacom Tankers Management today, they note that the allegations by the Angolan Navy that the MT Kerala hijacking was faked are

January 29, 2014
Total Views: 37

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Yamal LNG to Pick European Transshipment Port by Third Quarter

Yamal LNG, a venture developing a liquefied natural gas export plant in the Russian Arctic, plans to pick a terminal for transshipping the fuel in Europe by

January 29, 2014
Total Views: 73

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Maran-Nakilat JV Gains Financing for More LNG Carriers

Nakilat has announced the securing of a USD $669 million loan facility with QNB Group today which the Qatari LNG shipper says they will use to refinance

January 29, 2014
Total Views: 212

Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Interesting Ship: New Compact Accommodation Vessel ‘Olympia’
Shipping News

Interesting Ship: New Compact Accommodation Vessel ‘Olympia’

Do not adjust your screen resolution, this interesting new ship is actually a compact accommodation vessel recently delivered to the Brazilian company

January 28, 2014
Total Views: 500

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Tehran Looks for Foreign Investment as Iranian Tankers Restart Crude Shipments

The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) is poised to carry crude oil to Asian buyers in its own vessels as sanctions ease following the implementation of

January 28, 2014
Total Views: 23