Oil Tankers

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

Monday, September 23, 2013
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Navios Acquisition Extends LR1 Time Charters

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: NNA) announced today that it has agreed to extend the existing charters on the LR1 Product Tankers Nave Atropos,

September 23, 2013
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
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Neste Oil to Sell Fleet of Ships, Will Outsource Nearly Everything

Finnish oil refining and marketing firm Neste Oil has announced it will be selling off its entire fleet of ships and will outsource all ship management

September 19, 2013
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Scorpio Tankers Picks up 4 More Product Tanker Newbuilds

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) has announced that four MR product tankers under construction in South Korea will be added to their fleet in exchange for

September 19, 2013
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Monday, September 16, 2013
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Mideast Crude Tanker Rates Weak As Mideast Unrest Weighs

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Crude oil tanker earnings on the major Middle East route stayed under pressure on Tuesday with a surplus of

September 16, 2013
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
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Ridgebury Tankers to Acquire 4 MRs from Yasa Shipping

In a conversation with Ridgebury Tankers CEO Robert Burke this afternoon, he confirmed that his company has agreed to acquire four MR tankers from Yasa

September 4, 2013
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
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Geopolitical Turmoil Is Spilling into the Tanker Market

While the sizzling summer months are coming to a close and cooler weather is beginning to set in in the North East United States, political tension in the

August 28, 2013
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Frontline Urges Scrapping of Tankers Aged Over 15 Amid Ship Glut

Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) — Frontline Ltd., the oil-tanker company led by billionaire John Fredriksen, urged shipowners to scrap crude carriers that are more

August 28, 2013
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
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Libya Warns Will Destroy Tankers Illegally Exporting Oil

TRIPOLI, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Libya warned on Monday it will attack and destroy any tanker illegally exporting oil after forces last week fired at a

August 27, 2013
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Saturday, August 24, 2013
Teekay Predicts Depressed Tanker Market Throughout Rest of 2013
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Teekay Predicts Depressed Tanker Market Throughout Rest of 2013

Teekay’s Market Analyst Christian Waldegrave reports a low, but seasonally “normal” summer in the conventional tanker market, with not much

August 24, 2013
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Friday, August 23, 2013
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Traders Cash In On U.S. Propane Boom [REPORT]

By John Kemp LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – The United States has emerged as a big net exporter of propane and other liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs), thanks

August 23, 2013
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
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Frontline 2012 to Join Avance Gas Holding in LPG Shipping Consolidation

Frontline 2012 signed a heads of agreement (HOA) today with Stolt-Nielsen Limited (Oslo Børs: SNI) whereby Frontline 2012 will become a shareholder in

August 22, 2013
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Libya’s Brega Port May Restart Oil Exports Soon
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Libya’s Brega Port May Restart Oil Exports Soon

LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Libya’s Marsa al Brega port, which local sources said reopened on Tuesday, may handle oil cargoes in the next few days,

August 21, 2013
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Ardmore Continues Fleet Expansion Plan with $118 Million Newbuild Order

Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE:ASC) signed newbuild contracts today with Fukuoka Shipbuilding for four 25,000 dwt IMO 2 eco-design product & chemical

August 21, 2013
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
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Retail Therapy | Tanker Owners Should Proceed With Caution

Regardless of the state of the global economy, the world renowned Fifth Avenue in New York City is always bustling with optimistic shoppers looking for some

August 15, 2013
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Torm Sees Tanker Demand Benefiting From Indian Refining Growth

Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) — Demand for tankers to haul fuels including gasoline will benefit for several years as refinery expansions in India and the Persian

August 15, 2013
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Iran Detains Tanker Carrying Iraqi Crude To India [UPDATE]

UPDATE: According to tracking data gathered by Windward Maritime Analytics Services Company, the Desh Shanti is underway again and steaming toward the Strait

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 59

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Ridgebury Tankers Acquires Suezmax, Enters Blue Fin Pool
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Ridgebury Tankers Acquires Suezmax, Enters Blue Fin Pool

Ridgebury Tankers acknowledged today their acquisition of a 158,000 dwt Suezmax, currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries. According to

August 14, 2013
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Scanjet Receives Order to Equip Stolt-Nielsen Ships

Scanjet is has secured substantial orders for its Tank Management and Tank Cleaning products. Scanjet has received orders from Hudong Shipyard in China to

August 14, 2013
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Gunmen Release Fuel Tanker Hijacked Off Nigerian Coast

ABUJA, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Gunmen have released a fuel tanker which was hijacked off the coast of Nigeria, security sources and the vessel’s manager

August 14, 2013
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Eagle Texas Delivered to AET, World’s First Modular Capture Vessel
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Eagle Texas Delivered to AET, World’s First Modular Capture Vessel

The world’s first Modular Capture Vessel (MCV) was delivered today from Drydocks World to Singapore-based AET. Named Eagle Texas, the vessel was

August 13, 2013
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