Tankers News


GAIL to Start Importing LNG Under Gazprom Deal

Apr 04, 2018

GAIL (India) to begin getting liquefied natural gas (LNG) under reworked deal with Gazprom from May, India's oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan told lawmakers on Wednesday GAIL signed a 2.5 million tonnes a year LNG import deal with Gazprom…

U.S. Commerce Chief Ross: China Trade Talks Likely

Apr 04, 2018

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Wednesday he expects trade actions between the United States and China will likely lead to a negotiated deal, but that it was unclear whether such talks would happen by the end of May or later. 'It…

China Importers Hope to Sell U.S. Cargoes After Tariff Move

Apr 04, 2018

Chinese importers expecting cargoes of U.S. commodities from beef to propane said they hope to sell the goods to South Korea or Japan after Beijing's decision to slap extra tariffs on a swathe of items from agricultural products to chemicals…

GE Shipping to Buy Secondhand VLGC

Apr 02, 2018

India's largest private sector shipping company which mainly transports liquid, gas and solid bulk products Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited (GE Shipping) signed a contract to buy a secondhand Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) of about 81…

New Times Shipbuilding Launches Two Aframax for Frontline

Apr 02, 2018

On April 2, No.13 and No.14 111,000 DWT Oil Tankers launched successively from NTS drydock, both of which are built for Frontline.  New Times Shipbuilding's CEO Liu Haijin and the representatives from the owner and ABS attended the launching ceremony…

China Hammers US Goods with Tariffs

Apr 02, 2018

China has increased tariffs by up to 25 percent on 128 U.S. products, from frozen pork and wine to certain fruits and nuts, escalating a dispute between the world's biggest economies in response to U.S. duties on imports of aluminium and steel…

UN Blacklists Dozens over North Korean Smuggling at Sea

Apr 02, 2018

The United Nations Security Council blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies on Friday over oil and coal smuggling by North Korea, boosting pressure on Pyongyang as leader Kim Jong Un plans to meet with his South Korean and U.S. counterparts…

LA Port Releases Environmental Report for Shell Terminal

Mar 28, 2018

The Port of Los Angeles has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the marine oil terminal located at Berths 167-169 in Wilmington, operated by Shell Oil Company.Shell has a long-term lease with the Port for operation of the terminal through 2023…

Stolt-Nielsen Names Grüner-Hegge CFO

Mar 27, 2018

Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced Jens F. Grüner-Hegge has been appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective from April 2, 2018. Grüner-Hegge, who has served as Vice President, Corporate Finance since 2007, succeeds longtime CFO Jan Chr…

Hyundai Merchant Marine Gets $420 Mln to Add 5 VLCCs

Mar 26, 2018

South Korea’s leading sea carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. (HMM) has signed a financial contract with Korea Shipping and Maritime Transportation to build five 300,000-ton very large crude carriers (VLCCs), said a report in Business Korea…

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Sells VLCC for $44.5 Mln

Mar 26, 2018

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced that it has agreed to sell the Nave Galactic, a 2009-built VLCC of 297,168 dwt to Navios Maritime Midstream Partners for $44.5 million.  Navios…

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…

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