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Gastrade Signs LNG Deal with State-owned DEPA

Oct 12, 2017

Greece's state controlled natural gas firm DEPA signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday with natural gas company Gastrade to participate in the development of a liquified natural gas terminal in northern Greece, DEPA said. Greece currently has one LNG terminal on an islet off Athens…

Glencore Sees Record Oil Trading Volumes as Margins Shrink

Oct 11, 2017

Glencore looks set to cement its position as the world's second-largest oil trader as it tries to offset low volatility and tight margins with record volumes this year, its global head of oil, Alex Beard, told Reuters. The London-listed…

Statoil Selects Gas4Sea for LNG Bunkering in Rotterdam

Oct 10, 2017

Gas4Sea partners - ENGIE, Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK - have been selected by Norwegian multinational energy group Statoil to be their liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine fuel supplier in the port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, for four crude shuttle tankers…

Maersk Tankers, ShipNet Win SHIPPINGInsight Award

Oct 10, 2017

The 2017 SHIPPINGInsight Award was presented to Maersk Tankers and ShipNet at the 6th Fleet Optimization Conference & Exhibition in Stamford, Conn. The award is presented annually to honor a shipping company and its technology partners for…

Saudi Flag Raised on Bahri's VLCC Rimthan

Oct 09, 2017

The Public Transport Authority (PTA) has raised the Saudi flag on Rimthan, one of the latest VLCCs received and owned by Bahri, a leader in transportation and logistics.  Under the supervision of PTA, the ceremony of Rimthan’s registration under the Saudi flag took place on Sunday…

Exmar USD 23mln Richer After Excel Sale

Oct 09, 2017

The Belgian gas tanker company Exmar has sold its liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Excel for $ 23 million. 'Exmar is pleased to announce the sale of the LNG carrier Excel (138,107 m³). The 2003 built Excel has been delivered to its new owners on 6th of October 2017…

Palau Announces Fleet Increase

Oct 05, 2017

The Palau International Ship Registry has recently seen a strong increase in its fleet size as more shipowners and operators look to become a part of the new breed of smart registries. As the Palau flag starts appearing on more vessels the appeal…

Vitol Returns for $8 Bln Loan Refinancing

Oct 04, 2017

Geneva-headquartered energy and commodities trader Vitol has signed an US$8bn loan refinancing of credit facilities agreed in October 2016, the company announced on Wednesday. The revolving credit facility, which is used for working capital and general corporate purposes…

India Cuts Excise Duty On Petrol and Diesel

Oct 03, 2017

India on Tuesday cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by two rupees a litre to protect retail consumers from higher global crude oil prices, the government said.The new excise duty will be effective from Oct. 4, the Finance Ministry said in a message on Twitter…

Tellurian Fixes Maran LNG Carrier

Oct 02, 2017

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Tellurian has entered into a six-month time charter contract with Maran Gas Maritime for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker, the Maran Gas Mystras. Tellurian took delivery of the tanker at Galle, Sri Lanka on October 1…

More Fuel on the Way to Puerto Ricans

Oct 02, 2017

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello reported progress in getting fuel supplies to the island's 3.4 million inhabitants on Monday as they faced a 13th day largely without power after the U.S. territory was devastated by Hurricane Maria.'We've…

World's Largest FSRU Named as MOL FSRU Challenger

Sep 29, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that a naming ceremony for the MOL FSRU Challenger was held at the Okpo shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.in Korea on September 28.This is the first FSRU for MOL to independently build…

Scorpio Tankers Signs Sale-Leaseback with Bocomm

Sep 29, 2017

Scorpio Tankers has agreed to sell and leaseback five 2012 built MR product tankers (STI Amber, STI Topaz, STI Ruby, STI Garnet, and STI Onyx) to Bank of Communications Financial Leasing  (Bocomm Leasing).   As of today, three of the five transactions have been completed…

LNG Carrier CESI Tianjin Delivered for SINOPEC LNG Project

Sep 27, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)  announced that the LNG carrier CESI Tianjin, which was ordered by the joint venture of MOL, China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (China COSCO Shipping) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC), was delivered at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co…

Polaris Orders 10 ‘Green’ VLOCs at Hyundai Heavy

Sep 26, 2017

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, announced today that it signed a $800 Million worth contract to build ten 325,000 dwt VLOCs (Very Large Ore Carrier) with Polaris Shipping, the domestic dry bulk owner and operator…

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Algoma Central Fleet Hits the 100-Vessel Mark, Records Strong Q3

Algoma Central Fleet Hits the 100-Vessel Mark, Records Strong Q3

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Anglo-Eastern Debuts Methanol Bunkering Simulator, Courses

Matson Paid $6.4 million in Port Fees to China

Matson Paid $6.4 million in Port Fees to China

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Suez Canal Revenues Rise as Red Sea Tensions Ease

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