tankers


Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Tankers Face Million-Dollar Detour Around Cape of Good Hope

Rerouting tankers around the Cape of Good Hope due to Red Sea attacks can add nearly a million dollars per voyage while also doubling transit time, according

January 25, 2024
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Monday, January 15, 2024
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More Tankers Avoid Red Sea After Military Strikes

By Robert Harvey, Natalie Grover and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – At least six more oil tankers were steering clear of the southern

January 15, 2024
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Monday, January 8, 2024
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Maersk Tankers Acquires Penfield Marine to Expand Tanker Services

Copenhagen-based Maersk Tankers has recently completed its acquisition of Penfield Marine, a boutique commercial management company. The move allows Maersk

January 8, 2024
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Friday, January 5, 2024
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Tankers Carrying Russian Oil Showing Signs of U.S. Sanctions Impact

By Sherry Su and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — There are growing signs that Russia’s oil flows might be facing disruption in the aftermath of a ramp up in

January 5, 2024
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
tanker at sea
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U.S. Tightens Enforcement of Price Cap on Russian Oil

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has intensified its efforts to enforce the price cap on Russian oil by taking action against shipowners and vessels

December 20, 2023
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
FILE PHOTO: A tanker ship passing through the Miraflores docks at the Panama Canal, in Panama City, December 30, 2009. REUTERS/Alberto Lowe/File Photo
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Fuel Tankers Face Long Slog as Panama Canal Drought Reroutes Trade

HOUSTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Oil tanker Cururo is taking the long way from Houston to Chile: sailing the length of South America’s Atlantic coast,

December 13, 2023
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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Tank vessel Endo Breeze underway after the fire. (Source: Martine Klingsick, Shipspotting.com)
Accidents

Maintenance Error Causes Engine Room Fire on Tanker

An engine room fire aboard a Maltese-flagged tanker last year that resulted in $1.2 million in damages was caused by a maintenance error, according to the

November 30, 2023
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A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
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OPEC+ Agrees to Deeper Supply Cuts

By Grant Smith, Salma El Wardany and Fiona MacDonald 1(Bloomberg) — OPEC+ agreed to make 1 million barrels a day of additional oil-supply cuts to go

November 30, 2023
Total Views: 1057

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Commercial vessels, including oil tankers, wait at an anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Flows Redirected as Oil Loadings from Black Sea Ports Remain Suspended

MOSCOW, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Oil loadings from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk and the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal

November 29, 2023
Total Views: 1341

Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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OPEC+ Talks Continue with Prospect for Deeper Oil Cuts Unclear

By Maha El Dahan, Olesya Astakhova and Alex Lawler DUBAI/LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – OPEC+ is continuing to hold talks on

November 29, 2023
Total Views: 668

Monday, November 27, 2023
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
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Greek Shipowners Avoiding Russian Oil

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Oil tanker owners in Greece, the world’s most powerful shipowning nation, scaled back how much Russian crude they’re

November 27, 2023
Total Views: 2958

Friday, November 24, 2023
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Nigeria Revives Oil Tanker Tax Issue That Drove Up Freight

By Ruth Olurounbi (Bloomberg) — Nigeria again demanded that shipping companies pay outstanding tax bills totaling millions of dollars, reviving a

November 24, 2023
Total Views: 1872

FILE PHOTO: The oil tanker Minerva Virgo, docked at a terminal at Bayonne New Jersey, U.S., March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bjoern Kils/File Photo
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Greek Shippers Exit Russian Oil Trade as U.S. Tightens Price Cap Scrutiny

MOSCOW/LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Three major Greek shipping firms have stopped transporting Russian oil in recent weeks in order to

November 24, 2023
Total Views: 4469

Friday, November 17, 2023
tanker at sea
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Newly Sanctioned Tankers Supplied Russian Oil to India

By Florence Tan, Muyu Xu and Nidhi Verma SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Three oil tankers, newly sanctioned by Washington, regularly shipped

November 17, 2023
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Monday, November 13, 2023
Odfjell tanker Tankers Bow Olympus on the river Elbe near Wedel, Port of Elbe, April 17, 2021.
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Odfjell Expands Chemical Tanker Fleet with Six Newbuilds

Oslo-based Odfjell SE, a leading global chemical tanker company, has announced the expansion of its fleet with the addition of six newbuildings. The vessels

November 13, 2023
Total Views: 1690

Thursday, November 2, 2023
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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Okeanis Eco Tankers Files for Direct Listing on NYSE

Greece-based Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. (OET) has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to directly list its common

November 2, 2023
Total Views: 831

Monday, October 30, 2023
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Russian Diesel Cargoes Set to Surge with Export Ban Lifted

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russia plans to boost diesel shipments from its main western ports by more than half next month as the nation’s

October 30, 2023
Total Views: 3626

Friday, October 27, 2023
Oil Tanker Bridge
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Tankers Line Up Off South Africa to Ensure Diesel Power

(Bloomberg) — South Africa is utilizing ships to store diesel as part of an effort to ensure supply to run generators and reduce electricity outages that

October 27, 2023
Total Views: 5145

Saturday, October 21, 2023
bonny nigeria lng. photo REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
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Nigeria Turns To Tiny Tankers To Replace Big Broken Oil Pipeline

By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) —Nigeria is turning to a fleet of tiny river-going tankers to boost its oil production because one of its key oil

October 21, 2023
Total Views: 2838

Monday, October 16, 2023
tanker at sea
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Tanker Rates Have Surged Since Hamas Attacked Israel

By Alex Longley and Devika Krishna Kumar (Bloomberg) — The cost of transporting oil has surged on almost every mainstream trade route in the week since

October 16, 2023
Total Views: 2421