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Exmar Reports Strong Earnings for VLCCs

Oct 27, 2019

Belgium's Exmar, the Nicolas Savery-led shipowner, reported strong earnings for the very large gas carriers (VLCCs), and midsize gas carriers for the the third quarter of 2019. The current trading fleet of Exmar in the VLGC segment is the 83…

Hunter Tankers Takes Delivery of ECO VLCC

Sep 24, 2019

Hunter Tankers, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Norwegian investment company Hunter Group, has taken delivery of its first of seven identical ECO design VLCC newbuildings, the Hunter Atla.The vessel was handed over from the South Korean shipbuilding…

DHT Holdings Bags 3-Year Time Charter

Aug 13, 2019

Bermuda-based crude oil tanker company announced that  it has entered into a three year time charter with a leading refining company for one of its 2012 built very large crude carriers (VLCC).The charter will commence after the vessel completes a scrubber retrofit in the fourth quarter of this year…

New Aframax Tanker Makes First N. American Call

Apr 07, 2019

The Aframax tanker ProStar recently made its first North American delivery to discharge 442,131 barrels of jet fuel at Seaport Canaveral.'820-foot-long ProStar – first of its kind vessel to berth at Port – makes its inaugural North American delivery of transportation fuels to Seaport Canaveral…

Port of Corpus Christi Readies VLCC Terminal

Mar 29, 2019

The fourth-largest port in the United States in total tonnage, Port of Corpus Christi has leased land where it hopes to build the nation's first export terminal to load very large crude carriers (VLCC).The Port of Corpus Christi Commission approved…

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Japanese Consortium Plans Ammonia Bunkering Operations in Singapore

Japanese Consortium Plans Ammonia Bunkering Operations in Singapore

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