tankers


Friday, February 22, 2013
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News

Tanker Rates Finish Biggest Week of 2013

By Rob Sheridan (Bloomberg) — Hire costs for the largest oil tankers on the industry’s busiest trade route had this year’s biggest weekly

February 22, 2013
Total Views: 172

Frontline Drops After Warning on Bond Repayment Risk

Frontline Drops After Warning on Bond Repayment Risk

By Rob Sheridan (Bloomberg) — Frontline Ltd., the oil-tanker company led by billionaire John Fredriksen, dropped to the lowest level in 15 months in Oslo

February 22, 2013
Total Views: 36

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Collision

Chemical Tankers Collide Off Galveston

Two chemical tankers inbound toward Houston collided in the early morning on Wednesday, approximately 70 miles south of Galveston according to a report by the

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 70

Monday, February 18, 2013
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News

VLCC Rates Improve Slightly After Chinese Holiday, Owners Still Losing Over $6k Per Day

Charter costs for the biggest oil tankers plying the industry’s busiest trade route rose for a second session as charterers in China returned to work

February 18, 2013
Total Views: 43

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News

Suez Canal Tanker Traffic Slides in January Amid Strikes, Riots

Ships transiting the Suez Canal, which handles about 8 percent of world trade, slid by 16 percent last month amid riots that led the Egyptian military to

February 18, 2013
Total Views: 63

Friday, February 15, 2013
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News

Tankers Earning Zero Seen Spurring Ships’ Removal From Service

Earnings are about zero for the biggest oil tankers, hauling almost half the world’s seaborne crude, and owners of the ships may opt to remove them from

February 15, 2013
Total Views: 72

Thursday, February 14, 2013
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Multimedia

Tanker Market Recovery Won’t Begin Until 2014 Says Teekay [REPORT]

Teekay’s Research Manager, Christian Waldegrave provides a look back at what happened during the 2012 tanker market, and why it was really a “year

February 14, 2013
Total Views: 34

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Finance

Financiers Hold the Throttle, and Key, to Shipping as Shipowners Lack Discipline

The 19th annual Hellenic-American and Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce shipping conference was held yesterday at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York

February 13, 2013
Total Views: 33

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News

EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Unlikely to Affect Crude Oil Shipments

By Claire Milhench LONDON (Reuters) – A trade deal between the European Union and Singapore is unlikely to affect North Sea crude oil shipments to Asia,

February 13, 2013
Total Views: 33

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News

Jones Act Tankers Earn Record Rates as U.S. Crude Production Ramps Up

Oil tankers that move crude between U.S. ports are reaping windfall profits as domestic production surges and American laws prohibit exports. Rates for Jones

February 13, 2013
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
LPG Tankers to Gain on U.S. Shale Boom, Says Clarkson

LPG Tankers to Gain on U.S. Shale Boom, Says Clarkson

By Isaac Arnsdorf (Bloomberg) — Tankers hauling liquefied petroleum gas will gain as shale oil and gas production boosts U.S. exports and fleet growth

February 12, 2013
Total Views: 15

Monday, February 11, 2013
OSG Chief Executive Morten Arntzen Resigns
News

OSG Chief Executive Morten Arntzen Resigns

It’s been a tumultuous few months for the largest US-based tanker operator. Today, OSG’s President and CEO Morten Arntzen announced his

February 11, 2013
Total Views: 132

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Mideast Crude Tanker Rates Slide To Six-Month Low

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Crude oil tanker earnings on the major Middle East route slid to their lowest in six months on Monday as the market

February 11, 2013
Total Views: 38

nordic american tankers
News

Nordic American Tankers May Double Its Fleet

(Bloomberg) — Nordic American Tankers Ltd., the third-largest owner of oil tankers hauling 1 million-barrel cargoes, said it may double its fleet within

February 11, 2013
Total Views: 48

Friday, February 8, 2013
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News

Fourth Rate Drop in a Row For VLCCs, Lowest Since August 2012,

(Bloomberg) — Returns for oil tankers hauling Middle East crude to Asia, the industry’s busiest trade route, reached the lowest level since August

February 8, 2013
Total Views: 16

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News

Mitsui OSK Lines Takes Bold Measures, Announces Plan to Shed 70 Ships

After suffering massive losses over the past year, and with more losses forecasted amid terrible drybulk and tanker markets, Mitsui OSK Lines’ President

February 8, 2013
Total Views: 15

Thursday, February 7, 2013
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News

The Dark Ages for Product Tankers Looms on the Horizon [REPORT]

(Bloomberg) — Tankers that carry about half of the refined oil products transported by sea will lose money for the next five years as an oversupply of

February 7, 2013
Total Views: 252

MT SEEB VLCC
News

Amid Growing Sanctions, Iran Expands its Fleet of Supertankers

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Iran has taken delivery of several new tankers from Chinese shipyards, giving it greater flexibility in maintaining

February 7, 2013
Total Views: 45

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News

Iran Stands to Lose Billions as India is Forced to Cut Crude Imports

(Bloomberg) — Iran, which dropped two places to become India’s fourth-largest crude supplier last year, may lose $2.5 billion of revenue as global

February 7, 2013
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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News

McQuilling Estimates Day Rates for Supertankers to Rise 48 Percent [REPORT]

(Bloomberg) — Earnings for the biggest oil tankers on the benchmark route shipping Saudi Arabian crude to Japan will rise 48 percent this year to average

February 6, 2013
Total Views: 47