Tankers News


GasLog Partners Signs Multiple New Charter Agreements

Mar 25, 2018

GasLog Partners has announced  that it has entered into agreements with a new customer for two new charters plus options for an additional two charters.  The agreements include an approximately three and a half year charter for GasLog Santiago…

Novorossiisk Loadings Suspended Due to Storm

Mar 23, 2018

Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft said on Friday oil loadings from the port of Novorossiisk were suspended due to a storm.(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin Writing by Christian Lowe and Mark Potter)

US LNG Firms Lament Bad Timing of Tariffs, China Trade Spat

Mar 22, 2018

The Trump administration's planned steel tariffs and a potential trade battle with China could hurt U.S. liquefied natural gas companies just as a new wave of developments in the fast-growing market is gaining steam, company executives say. China is the fastest growing major buyer of LNG…

GasLog Partners Acquires GasLog Gibraltar

Mar 21, 2018

GasLog Partners has agreed to acquire GasLog Gibraltar from GasLog (GLOG) for USD 207 million and to fully repay its USD 45 million unsecured term loan from GLOG. GasLog Partners and GasLog announced that they have approved entering into…

Kuwait Oil Tanker Signs Financing Deal for 8 Tankers

Mar 18, 2018

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) said on Thursday it had signed a 140 million dinar ($467 million) financing deal with three local banks for eight oil tankers, state news agency KUNA reported. The 10-year financing was obtained from Warba…

Changes at Teekay's top deck

Mar 17, 2018

Teekay Tankers Ltd. (Teekay Tankers or the Company) announced today the following changes to its Board Audit Committee:• Richard D. Paterson has been appointed as the new Chair of the Audit Committee, effective March 15, 2018.• William Lawes has stepped down as Audit Committee Chair…

Korea Lines orders two VLCCs at Hyundai Heavy

Mar 16, 2018

South Korean shipping firm Korea Line Corporation (KLC) has placed an order for two new very large crude carriers(VLCC) at country's biggest yard, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), and the company will explore further collaborations with the country's shipbuilders…

Dubai Weakness Promotes AG Exports

Mar 16, 2018

In McQuilling Services’ March Short-Term Outlook, we expressed our expectation of higher crude demand out of the Arabian Gulf in the near term due to recent weakness in Dubai crude pricing.  In our report, we note the expansion of the Brent-Dubai crude differential…

Chemical Tankers Market to Grow at a CAGR of 4.5% by 2022

Mar 15, 2018

The chemical tankers market is projected to grow from USD 26.63 billion in 2017 to USD 33.11 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 4.5% between 2017 and 2022, said a research report. The flourishing chemical industry and increasing use of water…

Hardy Takes Over as Vitol CEO

Mar 15, 2018

Ian Taylor, who helped build Vitol into the world's biggest oil trader, will step down as chief executive and continue as chairman, the company said on Friday, naming a long-time ally and insider, Russell Hardy, as the new group CEO. Taylor…

Board Changes at Teekay Corporation

Mar 15, 2018

Teekay Corporation announced changes to its Board of Directors.Alan Semple has been appointed as the new Chair of the Audit Committee following the retirement of Eileen A. Mercier effective March 12, 2018.Semple joined the Teekay Board and its Audit Committee in 2015…

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Delivers Green VLCC

Mar 14, 2018

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has completed building a scrubber-equipped Very Large Crude oil Carrier (VLCC), the first of two ships ordered by Greek shipowner Almi Tankers in August 2016, reported the Pulse. The affiliate with…

S.Korea Fuel Oil Imports Soar

Mar 14, 2018

South Korea's move to shut coal-fired generators to control air pollution at the same time as nuclear reactors are going into scheduled maintenance is resulting in surging fuel oil imports, as utilities burn the dirty feedstock to meet power demand…

Methanol Plant at Libyan Port Shut after Accidental Blast

Mar 13, 2018

A methanol plant in the Libyan oil port of Brega has stopped operations after an accidental explosion caused by a gas leak, an official said on Tuesday. The plant will remain shut until safe operations can be guaranteed, but it was not clear how long this would take…

International Seaways Updates on VLCC Acquisition and MR Vessel Sales

Mar 08, 2018

International Seaways, one of the largest tanker companies worldwide, said it acquired a 2010-built VLCC for $53 million, the Seaways Raffles, which commenced trading in the Tankers International pool, during the fourth quarter of 2017. During the fourth quarter…

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