Tankers
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2021 has already smashed all S&P records with 95 days of the year to go
There’s still 95 days of the year to go, and yet 2021 has already gone down in the record books…
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Maritime Logistics Equity Partners launched to acquire and operate chemical tankers
Easterly Asset Management, based in Beverly, Massachusetts, has launched Maritime Logistics Equity Partners (MLEP) to take advantage of opportunities in…
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World Tankers issues plea to release crew detained in Indonesia
World Tankers Management, the owner of the product tanker , has protested against the arrest of the vessel’s crew. The…
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Thai government fleshes out plans for flagship carrier reboot
The Thai government is pressing ahead with the creation of a national flagship carrier. Having first mooted the idea in…
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Change of CEO at Transpetro
Gustavo Santos Raposo has resigned as CEO of Petrobras subsidiary Petrobras Transporte S.A. (Transpetro) effective September 24. Service Director Luiz…
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Synergy takes over technical management of the entire fleet of Maersk Tankers
Synergy Marine, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Synergy Group, has signed an agreement to take over Maersk Tankers’ technical management business.…
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AET Tankers: Not sitting on the sidelines
Energy transition plays, decarbonisation of shipping, industry collaboration, a stronger focus on smart shipping and the ability to attract and…
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China completes first carbon-neutral crude shipment
Three state-owned Chinese entities have revealed details of the country’s first carbon-neutral crude oil shipment. Refiner Sinopec has jointly certified…
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EGPN Bulk Carrier enters VLCC trades
EGPN Bulk Carrier, one of Chinas fastest-growing private owners, is reported entering the VLCC trades, with its third confirmed secondhand…
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Poten warns tanker owners on limited growth prospects for Chinese oil demand
Poten and Partners, one of the world’s most respected tanker brokers, has warned shipowners they can no longer take Chinese…
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Nigerian tanker player enters the VLCC trades
Nigeria’s Deep Frontline Shippers has emerged as the taker of the 17-year-old VLCC Starlight Venture, a ship reported sold by…
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Vitol orders asphalt carrier at Chengxi Shipyard
Commodity trading giant Vitol has placed an order at China State Shipbuilding Corp’s Chengxi Shipyard for up to two 37,000…
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Large swathe of the tanker fleet nearing retirement age
Around one in four tankers are approaching retirement age, something that could increase with impending new green regulations from the…
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Nylon tarps deployed in desperate bid to dodge sanctions
Tanker analysts are using satellite imagery to detect more and more desperate ships trying to disguise themselves from their sanctions-busting…
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MOL and Marubeni join forces to ship methanol from Russia
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and its compatriot Marubeni Corporation have reached an agreement in Russia to explore options…
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SFL snaps up suezmax trio
John Fredriksen’s SFL Corporation has struck a deal to acquire three 2019-built suezmax tankers in combination with long-term time charters…
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Folketrygdfondet increases stake in Frontline
Norwegian state pension fund Folketrygdfondet has recently acquired 100,000 shares in Frontline and with it passed the flag limit at…
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Landmark new Cosco LNG-fuelled VLCC heralds new supertanker era
China has given the world a glance of the world’s first LNG dual-fuelled VLCC with new data showing the swathe…
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ClarkSea Index enjoys its longest ever stretch of continuous month-on-month improvement
The ClarkSea Index has enjoyed its longest ever stretch of continuous month-on-month improvement, another sign of how this year’s bull-run…
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Long wait for tanker demand to return to pre-pandemic levels
Tanker owners, suffering one of their worst years in a decade, will have to wait until the end of next…
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