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Lawsuit Drags BP's Oil Trading Division into the Red

Feb 07, 2017

BP's oil trading business, one of the biggest in the sector, reported a rare loss in the fourth quarter after it lost a $70 million lawsuit over an oil cargo delivered to a Moroccan refinery. BP's Chief Financial Officer Brian Gilvary said…

Panama Canal Sets Monthly Tonnage Record

Feb 06, 2017

In January 2017, the Panama Canal set a new monthly tonnage record of 36.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), with the transit of 1,260 ships through both the Expanded and original locks. The previous record was established the month prior…

Uniper Hires Goldman to Sell Stake in Italy LNG Terminal

Feb 03, 2017

Germany's Uniper has hired Goldman Sachs to sell its stake in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Italy, a deal that could value the whole business at 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion), three people familiar with the deal told Reuters.Books…

India Impounds Ships, Detains Crew Over Oil Spill

Feb 03, 2017

Port authorities in Chennai have impounded a BW LPG vessel and a local ship carrying heavy fuel oil, and detained their crews, a spokesman for the port said on Friday, after their collision last week caused an oil spill affecting marine life and local fishing…

Vessel Oversupply to Continue in Chemical Shipping

Feb 01, 2017

Chemical shipping vessel supply on major routes has been in surplus with many newbuilding deliveries and swing tankers flooding the market. As a result, freight rates on long-haul routes will continue to be challenged by surplus large vessels over the next two years…

Japanese Shipping Companies in Troubled Waters

Jan 31, 2017

Though the challenging market conditions in the container shipping industry continued to add pressure to Japan’s major shipping companies, turnaround seen as write-downs set to fizzle out, earnings forecasts upgraded, reports Nikkei.  Nippon…

Strong Fleet Growth to Keep LNG Shipping Rates in Check

Jan 30, 2017

2017 will be a tough year for LNG shipowners as rates are expected to remain under pressure, according to the latest edition of the LNG Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. This year has started on a positive…

Russia Halts Oil Exports from Novo Due to Storm

Jan 30, 2017

Russian oil exports from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk were suspended on Sunday due to storm, oil pipeline monopoly Transneft said on Monday. It also said that loadings from the Pacific outlet of Kozmino resumed on Sunday after storm…

Sweden Drops Objections to Port Striking Nord Stream Deal

Jan 30, 2017

Sweden's government has dropped its objections to a plan by Russia's Gazprom to use the port of Karlshamn in southern Sweden as a base for the construction of its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Swedish public radio reported on Monday.Officials in Karlshamn…

Sovcomflot tankers Move one mi tonnes oil from Novy Port O&G condensate field

Jan 30, 2017

Sovcomflot’s three unique Arctic shuttle tankers, of the Shturman Albanov series, have now transported one million tonnes of crude oil produced at the Novy Port oil and gas condensate field, from the Gulf of Ob (Kara Sea) to the port of Murmansk…

Iran VLCCs in Europe on First Post-Sanctions Trip

Jan 24, 2017

An Iranian oil tanker has called at a European port for the first time since the lifting of sanctions last January, IRNA news agency reported quoting Sirous Kianersi,  managing director of the National Iranian Tankers Company (NITC). Sirous…

Sea IT Delivers for Maersk Tankers

Jan 24, 2017

Sea IT said it continues to deliver installations for Maersk Tankers around the globe as part of a four year long strategic ICT contract. The contract covers all vessels operated within its fleet. “It can be very challenging to manage the logistics in the maritime industry…

ISS, Team Tankers ink Port Services Deal

Jan 19, 2017

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has signed a new port agency contract with Team Tankers International for the US East Coast and Caribbean region - its first in the Americas.The chemical tanker specialist has called on ISS to provide full…

Antwerp Finishes 2016 with 2.7% Growth

Jan 17, 2017

The port of Antwerp handled over the past year 214 057 529 tons of goods. Which is 2.7 more than the previous year. Container volume up 4.1%: At 4.1% the growth in container volume is even more pronounced: after 12 months the figure stood at 117…

OSC Signs Three-year Deal with Shell

Jan 16, 2017

Oman Shipping Company (OSC) has announced that its subsidiary, Oman Charter Company (OCC), has entered into a contract of affreightment (COA) agreement with Shell International Eastern Trading Company (Shell) for three years.  The contract…

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