Oil Tankers

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

Thursday, November 10, 2011
Front Shanghai Frontline Tankers VLCC Crude oil tanker
News

Huge Jump in Freight Rates for Arabian Gulf Crude Oil Tankers

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The shipping costs for Very Large Crude Carriers, or VLCCs, traveling from the Arabian Gulf soared this week, supported by a tight

November 10, 2011
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Frontline Crude Oil Tankers VLCC
News

ASIA TANKER: Crude Tanker Markets May Improve Due to Increased Demand

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s crude tanker markets may see continued support in the coming week due to healthy demand, while improving gasoil demand

November 8, 2011
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Matterhorn Spirit Teekay oil tanker
News

ASIA TANKER: Oversupply is consistently the issue with the VLCC market

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s petroleum tanker markets will likely stay anemic due to persistent oversupply, though falling bunker prices could

September 28, 2011
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tankers Idling Longer As Fleet Growth Outpaces Global Oil Demand
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Tankers Idling Longer As Fleet Growth Outpaces Global Oil Demand

LONDON (Dow Jones)–A growing number of oil tankers are dropping anchor rather than shipping crude to market as the rate of ship construction outpaces

September 7, 2011
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
circassia frontline tankers crude oil tanker
News

ASIA TANKER: VLCCs Bearish On Oversupply

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–The Asian crude tanker market will likely stay weak due to persistent oversupply, while vessels carrying clean petroleum products

September 6, 2011
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Nordic Sprite Nordic American Tankers suezmax
News

Korean shipbuilder sells tanker to Nordic American for for $24.45M

Nordic Sprite, image by Olivier Vitre Nordic American Tankers Ltd. (NAT) said it agreed to buy a double-hull suezmax tanker built at Samsung Heavy

September 5, 2011
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Front Commander Frontline tankers crude oil tanker VLCC
News

ASIA TANKER: VLCC rates at 52 week lows; Syrian impact unclear

Image courtesy Frontline SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s crude-tanker market may stay in the doldrums due to a supply overhang, despite stable

August 31, 2011
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Libya tanker Andrew Winning

Stability in Libya to help boost Mediterranean tanker market [ANALYSIS]

By Neena Rai, Dow Jones Newswires, Image by Andrew Winning/REUTERS LONDON (Dow Jones)–A restart of Libyan oil exports will lead to a renewed fixing of

August 30, 2011
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Frontline Tankers suezmax
News

Tanker Market: “no signs of hope, no signals of an improvement”

Image courtesy Frontline Oslo-listed oil tanker giant Frontline Ltd. (FRO.LN) Friday said it swung to a $35.24 million net loss in the second quarter, from a

August 26, 2011
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Front Commander Frontline tankers
Finance

Oil Tanker Freight Rates At 1-Month High

Image courtesy Frontline LONDON (Dow Jones)–Very Large Crude Carrier shipping rates on the benchmark Middle East to Japan route (Ras Tanura/Chiba)

August 24, 2011
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Front Lady frontline tanker vlcc
Finance

ASIA TANKER: Clean Products Cargoes Bullish On Demand; VLCCs Bottoming Out

Image: Frontline Tankers SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s freight markets for vessels carrying clean petroleum products may stay bullish in the coming

August 23, 2011
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Frontline titan orion vlcc oil tanker ship
Finance

ASIA TANKER: VLCCs Hurt By Oversupply

Image courtesy Frontline SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s crude tanker market may stay depressed by heavy supply as September booking begins, but

August 16, 2011
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Teekay_Shipping Logo
Finance

Teekay Narrows 2Q Loss On Lighter Derivative Impact

(Dow Jones) Teekay Corp.’s (TK) second-quarter loss narrowed as the tanker-ship company posted a slimmer loss on derivative instruments than the

August 11, 2011
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Atlantic Pioneer crude oil tanker
News

ASIA TANKER: VLCCs Lowest Since Early February, But May Recover

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s crude tanker market may bottom out in the coming week, with charterers rushing to fix cargoes before the completion of

August 10, 2011
Total Views: 74

Thursday, August 4, 2011
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News

$680,000 per day in ship’s fuel costs… ouch. ***UPDATE***

Correction to this article…  Ship brokers MJLF & Associates pointed out to us this morning that VLCCs burn ~100MT of fuel per day, which results in

August 4, 2011
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Formosa petrochemical fire
Incidents

7th fire this year in Taiwanese refinery depresses Asian tanker market… seriously Taiwan, WTF?

  Photo: Liao Shu-ling, Taipei Times SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–The freight market for vessels carrying clean petroleum products may weaken in the coming

August 2, 2011
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Monday, August 1, 2011
OSG Lightering tanker Gulf of Mexico
Finance

Traders Eye Gulf of Mexico Oil Tanker Play

Spread Between Futures Contracts Makes Stashing Crude Offshore Attractive LONDON (Dow Jones)—Storing oil in tankers offshore is on the rise again in the

August 1, 2011
Total Views: 79

Wednesday, July 27, 2011
oil tanker
Finance

ASIA TANKER: CPPs Strong On Naphtha Demand; VLCCs Underperform

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s clean-petroleum tankers market will likely stay supported by increasing naphtha demand in the coming week, while slow

July 27, 2011
Total Views: 29

Monday, July 25, 2011
Six Vessels Booked To Store Crude Off Gulf Of Mexico – ICAP
Offshore

Six Vessels Booked To Store Crude Off Gulf Of Mexico – ICAP

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The number of ships storing crude off the U.S. Gulf Coast has risen to six, shipbroker ICAP said Friday in a note. Three very large

July 25, 2011
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
British Progress BP VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier
Finance

ASIA TANKER: VLCC Rates May Firm; Summer Demand Supports Clean Product Shipping

Image (c) BP p.l.c. SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s crude tanker market may begin to recover due to declining availability of vessels in early

July 19, 2011
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