Tankers News


PDVSA Diverts Crude Tanker from Curacao

May 08, 2018

Venezuela's state-run PDVSA ordered a tanker carrying Russian oil that was waiting to discharge at its Curacao terminal to divert to Venezuelan waters after ConocoPhillips introduced an order in a Caribbean court to seize its inventories and other assets in the island…

Iran Prepares to Export New Oil Grade amid Sanctions Threat

May 08, 2018

Iran is readying the first commercial exports of its West Karoun crude oil grade for May or June, two sources familiar with the matter said, even as fresh economic sanctions against the country loom.Iran has already been shipping samples of…

Could US Sanctions Hit Iranian Crude Exports?

May 08, 2018

Oil prices are at more than three-year highs, driven by an expectation that renewed U.S. sanctions on Tehran over the country's nuclear program will disrupt Iranian crude flows.But without the Europe Union, or Iran's other big crude customers…

Poland Cuts Dependence on Russian Oil but at a Cost

May 08, 2018

Poland's imports of Russian oil last year fell to their lowest level since 2005, a central bank report published on Tuesday showed, though Warsaw's bid to diversify its energy imports also meant paying higher prices.Russian oil accounted for 76 percent of all oil purchases…

Capital Products Acquires M/T Anikitos

May 07, 2018

Capital Product Partners L.P. has announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the M/T Anikitos, an eco-type MR product tanker (50,082 dwt IMO II/III Chemical Product Tanker built 2016, Samsung Heavy Industries (Ningbo) Co…

Sanchi Disaster Probe Ends in Split Verdict

May 07, 2018

A committee investigating a collision between an Iranian tanker and a Chinese freighter has come to diverging conclusions over the causes of the worst oil ship disaster in decades, Iran's state television reported on Saturday.The Panama-registered Sanchi…

International Seaways Confirms Acquisition of Six VLCCs from Euronav

May 04, 2018

Tanker company International Seaways said that it has entered into a stock purchase and sale agreement to acquire the holding companies for six VLCCs from Euronav NV in connection with the closing of Euronav’s announced acquisition of Gener8 Maritime…

Sri Lanka Approves LNG Plant Near Chinese-controlled Port

May 04, 2018

Sri Lanka's state-run investment body has approved a $500 million liquefied natural gas plant by China Machinery Engineering Corp near a Chinese-controlled port and industrial zone, the development strategies minister said on Friday.The state…

Dorian LPG to Repower Up to 10 VLGCs

May 04, 2018

Ship owner Dorian LPG Ltd. said it will look to upgrade the main engines of up to 10 of its very large gas carriers (VLGCs) to dual fuel technology utilizing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel.The ship owner has entered into a memorandum…

Nordic American Tankers to Sell Tanker Pair

May 03, 2018

Bermuda-based Nordic American Tankers (NAT) is planning to sell two of its older suezmaxes, thus reducing its fleet size to 31 tanker vessels.  NAT described the move as a means of “retaining the flexibility of NAT going forward”. 'We…

First LNG Transhipment at Zeebrugge Terminal

May 03, 2018

For the first time liquefied natural gas from Sabetta on the Siberian peninsula Yamal, was transhipped simultaneously in Zeebrugge from an ice class vessel (ARC7) into a conventional LNG carrier for further transport to Asia on May 01 Tuesday…

Top Ships Extends Time Charter of M/T Eco Fleet

May 03, 2018

Top Ships, an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient 'ECO' tanker vessels focusing on the transportation of petroleum products, announced that it has extended the firm period of the time charter of M/T Eco Fleet with BP Shipping Limited for six months…

Boston Carriers to Buy Nuova Abibes SRL

May 02, 2018

Boston Carriers announced that in April 24 2018, the company entered into an exclusivity agreement with Nuova. The agreement provides six months for the acquisition of Nuova and all its assets and liabilities including but not limited to the storage facility in Italy as well as all its business…

LNG Carrier Seri Camar Delivered to MISC

May 01, 2018

Malaysian shipping firm MISC Group has taken delivery of Seri Cemara, the final vessel in a series of five MOSS-Type liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers built for long-term charter to Petronas.The 150,200 CBM LNG carrier has been built for…

Texas A&M Galveston Degrees Lead Six Aggies to BP Shipping

Apr 30, 2018

Jenny Long was an Aggie with a challenge. She had an important job opening to fill with her company, BP Shipping Americas, located in Chicago. As the regional voyage operations superintendent for BP Shipping, it is her job to fill it with the best and most qualified candidates…

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