July 23rd, 20193With the US telling London it must handle the impasse by itself, the British government yesterday mooted the idea of a European naval coalition to safeguard merchant...
July 23rd, 20190The charterer of a small product tanker seized by Iran earlier this month has rubbished claims the ship was engaged in fuel smuggling. Iran impounded the 1,899 dwt ...
July 23rd, 20191Istanbul owner DSM Gemi Isletmeciligi faces an especially large phone bill this month with one of its tankers accused of plunging a whole nation into a communication...
July 22nd, 20190Iranian authorities have said the 23 crew of the detained in the port of Bandar Abbas since Friday are okay. The UK-flagged ship owned by Stena Bulk was seized by...
July 22nd, 20190Hamburg-based shipowner Chemikalien Seetransport (CST) has acquired four LR1 tankers from Expedo Ship Management, according to broking sources. Both Advanced Shipping...
July 21st, 20190All British ships have been told by the UK government to avoid transiting the Strait of Hormuz for an indefinite period following Friday’s seizure of the UK-flagged ...
July 20th, 20190Two tankers were taken into Iranian waters today, sending merchant shipping into heightened crisis mode. As has been widely reported, the UK-flagged , in...
July 19th, 20190The tense situation in and around the Strait of Hormuz remains a huge concern for world shipping with Iranian media yesterday showing footage of a small...
July 18th, 20190As the sentiment in the dry bulk market continues to strengthen, the investors' confidence in secondhand tonnage has been greatly boosted in the past few weeks. The...
July 18th, 20190Greek tanker owner Top Ships has concluded a financing agreement with a major Chinese financier. The gross proceeds from the new financing is around $25.6m and will...
July 17th, 20190Tanker owners have been given a stark warning today that potential radical global decarbonisation agendas could see tanker demand fall by slightly more than a third...
July 17th, 20190UK offshore service provider James Fisher and Sons has been awarded a number of contracts in the offshore renewable energy sector worth a combined value of £30m...
July 16th, 20190Bob Burke-led Ridgebury Tankers is expanding its suezmax fleet with the acquisition of four 2005-built 159,000 dwt tankers from German owner Koenig Cie. Shipbroking...
July 16th, 20190Saudi Arabian owner Bihar International has placed orders at China's New Times Shipbuilding for the construction of up to eight tankers. According to shipbroking...
July 16th, 20198Maersk Tankers has placed 2003-built chemical/products tanker into the Maersk Tankers handy pool. The vessel has been returned to Maersk after 16 years on charter...
July 15th, 20190Japanese politicians spent Sunday debating whether the country’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops should take part in a US-proposed coalition to safeguard strategic...
July 15th, 20192India’s limited VLCC fleet has been exposed with the latest chartering news from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). IOC selected Japan’s Nissen Kaiun for a lucrative...
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