Tankers
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US warns Greece over inbound Iranian VLCC
The Iranian VLCC, formerly known as Grace 1, continues to head east through the Mediterranean, bound for the port of…
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Shell agrees to charter 14 newbuild dual-fuel tankers from Sinokor and JP Morgan
Shell Tankers has entered into two agreements to charter a total of 14 LNG dual-fuel tankers. The energy major will…
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Court to auction off four Rushan Shipbuilding chemical tankers
Qingdao Maritime Court will auction four newbuild chemical tankers from bankrupt Shandong Rushan Shipbuilding via online platform Taobao on August…
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Amoretti Armatori takes Gotland tanker pair
Italian owner Amoretti Armatori Group, controlled by the Amoretti family, have purchased two handysize tankers, doubling its exposure in this…
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CMB: ‘Hydrogen is clearly the most promising solution for shipping emissions’
Last week Splash described Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) as “shipping’s hydrogen leader”. Today, we get the chance to speak with…
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Iranian VLCC departs Gibraltar
The , an Iranian VLCC seize by British armed forces off Gibraltar on July 4, has left the UK sovereign…
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Global recession’s impact on the tanker trades analysed
With the global economy teetering on the edge of recession, tanker analysts have spent the past few days pondering what…
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Diamond S Shipping offloads product tanker pair
NYSE-listed Diamond S Shipping is selling two 2008-built medium-range product tankers, the Atlantic Aquarius and Atlantic Leo. The company says…
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Glencore and d’Amico JV offloads MR tanker
Glenda International Shipping, the joint venture between Glencore Group and d’Amico International Shipping’s d’Amico Tankers, has announced the sale of…
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Delays to scrubber retrofits mounting
Lawyers are set to be one of the main early beneficiaries from the start of the global sulphur cap with…
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US tries new legal route to bar Grace 1’s departure from Gibraltar
Gibraltar decided yesterday to free the VLCC, but as of Friday morning the Iranian tanker had yet to leave the…
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Hyundai Mipo celebrates landmark methanol developments
Vancouver-based methanol shipping specialist Waterfront Shipping and Swedish shipowner Marinvest today held a naming ceremony for two landmark chemical tankers…
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Grace 1 expected to leave Gibraltar today
The , a VLCC that sparked huge geopolitical tension in the Middle East over the past six weeks, is being widely…
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Torm seals sale and leaseback deals for six MRs
Danish tanker operator Torm has sealed sale and leaseback deals for six MR tankers, the company revealed in its latest…
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Team Tankers offloads three vessels for $24.9m
Chemical tanker operator Team Tankers has revealed the sale of three tankers in its latest quarterly results. The company sold…
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DHT Holdings seals three-year VLCC charter
NYSE-listed DHT Holdings has sealed a three-year charter for one of its three 2012-built VLCCs. The charter, with an unnamed…
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IMC Group founder Frank Tsao dies at 94
Frank Tsao Wen-king, founder of Singapore’s IMC Group, and one of the most renowned pioneers in Asian shipping history, died…
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Tributes flood in for Asia’s shipping champion
The passing of the founder of IMC, Frank Tsao, has been greeted with a series of tributes from across the…
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John Fredriksen forms bunkering joint venture with Trafigura
John Fredriksen is taking IMO 2020 fuel considerations into his own hands. The Norwegian tycoon’s dry bulk and tanker companies…
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David Palmer to retire as Wah Kwong readies reorganisation
David Palmer is set to retire as CEO of Hong Kong’s Wah Kwong, one of the territory’s oldest shipping lines.…
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