Tankers News


Giant Hanjin Boxship Catches Fire in Suez

May 04, 2015

Suez Canal Authority said it controlled a blaze in a British container ship passing the waterway Friday, leaving no human losses. An ultra-large container ship owned by Hanjin Shipping caught fire while underway just south of the Suez Canal on 1 May…

Suezmax Tanker Market on the Rise Yet Again

May 04, 2015

Suezmax tankers are looking good for a strong 2015 year, before posting a mild downside during 2016, but are poised to accelerate yet again in 2017 on rising deliveries, said shipbroker Charles R. Weber in its latest weekly report (Ref. Weekly…

BP Shipping Marks its 100th Year

May 03, 2015

BP Shipping today celebrates its 100-year anniversary, making it the longest continually operating company in the BP group.Formed on April 30, 1915 as the British Tanker Company, the business has adapted to significant world events including two world wars…

Growth Potential of European Short Sea Shipping Untapped

May 01, 2015

A coalition of European shipping sector organisations, led by the European Community Association of Ship Brokers and Agents (ECASBA), has called on the European Parliament, Commission and Member States to honour the commitments to support…

Booming VLCC Rates Pull Euronav Up

May 01, 2015

Euronav delivered its best operating profit in seven years, with a 182 percent improvement, and a USD 80.8 million net profit, thanks to the 15 VLCC supertankers the company acquired from Maersk. Core profit rose 180 percent in the first quarter to $131…

Scorpio Tankers to Launch 15mln Public Share Offering

Apr 30, 2015

Scorpio Tankers has announced a public offering of 15 million common shares, with an underwriter’s option to purchase up to an additional 2.25 million units. New York Stock Exchange-listed Scorpio says it plans to use the proceeds to fund…

GTT Expands Capability of LNG Cargo Operations Simulator

Apr 29, 2015

GTT Training announced the expansion of the capabilities of its LNG Cargo Operations Simulator.   Used to provide hands on, real time training in the processes and procedures that must be followed to undertake and complete any type of LNG cargo related operation…

Euronav Warns Against Speeding up Tankers

Apr 28, 2015

Many investors are asking questions about the dynamics of the tanker market and asked us to confirm their views on vessel utilisation across the tanker market.This answer is very much linked to how supply and demand balance one another in a bulk tramping market…

Floating LNG Regasification is Used in Smaller Markets

Apr 28, 2015

According to the latest research from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), floating LNG (FLNG) regasification is being used to meet rising natural gas demand in smaller markets. Floating regasification is a flexible, cost-effective way to receive and process shipments of LNG…

APM Maasvlakte II Terminal Opens

Apr 25, 2015

APM Terminals Maasvlakte II held a ceremony  to celebrate the opening of the world’s most automated container terminal. The  event that was attended by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and 500 representatives of the port industry and governments from around the world…

GSF and BIMCO Publish Standard Box Freight Document

Apr 23, 2015

The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) has joined forces with the Baltic International Maritime Council Organisation (BIMCO) to launch the BIMCO/GSF SERVICECON container shipping contract.  GSF is a NGO inaugurated in the UK four years ago but…

MISC may Sell AET Tanker Holdings

Apr 23, 2015

MISC Bhd  is selling AET Tanker Holdings Sdn Bhd, which owns a fleet of 74 crude oil and product tankers, to US-listed Teekay Tankers Ltd, reports local media. AET is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia's MISC Bhd. and a major global…

Liner Service Reliability Jumps to 64%

Apr 18, 2015

According to Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, liner shipping service reliability on the three East-West trades showed an aggregate on-time performance of 64% in March - a five-month high. According to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry…

Suezmax Tankers Bullish

Apr 18, 2015

Global fixture activity for suezmax crude tankers rose in the first quarter by 5% year on year, with most of the activity coming out of West Africa. Suezmax fixtures out of the Caribbean rose by 48%, most of which headed to the US Gulf and East coast Panama…

MacGregor's Pusnes bow loading systems for Suezmax Tankers

Apr 17, 2015

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured contracts to supply Pusnes bow loading systems for three newbuild shuttle tankers intended for operations in Brazilian waters. The order was booked into first quarter 2015 order intake. South Korean…

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