tankers


Monday, July 18, 2011
MV Jubba pirated tanker
Incidents

Fully laden tanker pirated in northern Indian Ocean

(EUNAVFOR) Late on the morning of 16 July, it was reported by the owners that the MV JUBBA XX, a laden tanker, had been pirated in the northern Indian Ocean,

July 18, 2011
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Stena Bulk VLCC crude oil tanker
News

ASIA TANKER: VLCCs At 2-Mo Low; CPPs Waiting For Gasoline Demand

Image courtesy of Stena Bulk SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–High availability of vessels is pressuring Asia crude tanker markets, while rates for ships that carry

July 12, 2011
Total Views: 94

Monday, July 11, 2011
tanker market oil speculators
News

Oil Speculators Distorting Shipping Market -China Cosco Executive

Image from minnesotansforglobalwarming.com PERTH (Dow Jones)–State-owned China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co. said Monday that oil-price speculators are

July 11, 2011
Total Views: 20

Thursday, July 7, 2011
stolt nielsen
Finance

Stolt-Nielsen 2Q Net Pft $32.4M Vs $27.5M, Maintains Outlook

Norwegian shipping and seafood company Stolt-Nielsen Ltd. (SNI.OS) Thursday announced a second quarter net profit of $32.4 million, from $27.5 million, boosted

July 7, 2011
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M/V Brilliante Virtuoso tanker
Incidents

UPDATE: Oil Tanker Fire Off Yemen Extinguished After Attack

Image by Dmitrios LONDON (Dow Jones)–A fire that broke out on an oil tanker after a pirate attack off the Yemeni coast has now been extinguished, an

July 7, 2011
Total Views: 122

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Oil tankers chartered for floating storage off Gulf Coast
Uncategorized

Oil tankers chartered for floating storage off Gulf Coast

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Two oil tankers have been booked for use as floating storage vessels off the U.S. Gulf Coast this month, shipping brokers told Dow

June 28, 2011
Total Views: 25

Lou Vest, tanker, oneeighteen
News

ASIA TANKER: VLCCs Slow On IEA, Fundamentals; Clean Tankers Supported

Image by Lou Vest SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–The Asia crude tanker market is slowing, with increased vessel availability from mid-July, but healthy gasoline

June 28, 2011
Total Views: 28

Thursday, June 16, 2011
NSCSA, saudi arabia shipping, tanker
News

Saudi’s National Chemical Carriers Receives New Tanker

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)–National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia (4030.SA), or NSCSA, said Wednesday its subsidiary National Chemical Carriers Ltd. Co., or

June 16, 2011
Total Views: 55

Monday, June 13, 2011
Singapore May Tanker Arrivals Up 1.7% On Month
News

Singapore May Tanker Arrivals Up 1.7% On Month

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–The number of oil, gas and chemical tankers passing through the port of Singapore in May was up 1.7% from the previous month, but

June 13, 2011
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Brazil To Finance Shipyard for Venezuela’s State Oil Company
News

Brazil To Finance Shipyard for Venezuela’s State Oil Company

CARACAS -(Dow Jones)- Brazil’s national development bank, or BNDES, agreed Monday to provide Venezuela’s state oil company with $637 million in

June 8, 2011
Total Views: 25

Monday, June 6, 2011
News

Scorpio Tankers Announces Signing of Newbuilding Contracts

MONACO- (Marketwire – Jun 6, 2011) – Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) announced that it has signed contracts with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.

June 6, 2011
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Singapore-Registered Chemical Tanker Hijacked-Xinhua
Incidents

Singapore-Registered Chemical Tanker Hijacked-Xinhua

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said Saturday that it received reports that suspected pirates had boarded the Singapore-flagged chemical tanker

May 1, 2011
Total Views: 45

Friday, April 29, 2011
lou vest oneeighteen
News

Goldman Sees Choppy Waters For Tanker Stocks

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Oil-tanker stocks look risky as the U.S. ramps up domestic crude production, analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) said

April 29, 2011
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
First Tanker To Libyan Rebel Area Chartered By Vitol-Lloyd’s
News

First Tanker To Libyan Rebel Area Chartered By Vitol-Lloyd’s

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The first tanker scheduled to arrive in rebel-held eastern Libya in several weeks was chartered by trader Vitol Group, Lloyd’s

April 5, 2011
Total Views: 24

Wednesday, March 2, 2011
News

Hanjin Shipping recieves its first tanker

Hanjin Shipping announced today that it received its first tanker. With Hanjin Shipping’s tradition to name its ships after cities around the world, the

March 2, 2011
Total Views: 16

Thursday, February 24, 2011
kyeema spirit teekay
News

Teekay Tankers To Load Vessel In Libya In Next Couple Of Days

LONDON (Dow Jones)–A Suezmax vessel owned by New York-listed Teekay Tankers Ltd (TNK) is still scheduled to load at a Libyan port over the next couple of

February 24, 2011
Total Views: 30

Thursday, February 17, 2011
Philadelphia shipyard to construct two Jones Act tankers
Engineering News

Philadelphia shipyard to construct two Jones Act tankers

The Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), the sole operating subsidiary of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS), announced today that the

February 17, 2011
Total Views: 41

Friday, February 11, 2011
Uncategorized

General Maritime Corporation announces sale of Aframax and Suezmax Tanker

General Maritime Corporation (NYSE: GMR) announced today that it has completed the sale of the Genmar Princess, a 1991-built Aframax tanker, to an unaffiliated

February 11, 2011
Total Views: 34

Friday, January 7, 2011
dream tanker lng
Blog

Dream Tanker – Painted by Kids

What happens when you let a comedian and elementary students paint a ship? No, the answer isn’t the Norwiegan Gem, it’s the Dream Tanker. Pink

January 7, 2011
Total Views: 116

Thursday, October 14, 2010
Uncategorized

South Korea to Ban Single-Hulled Tankers in 2011

South Korea declared yesterday that single-hulled tankers greater than 5,000 tons will be “barred from operating in territorial waters” as of 1

October 14, 2010
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