Tankers
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Stena Bulk seeks access to impounded tanker
Stena Bulk is asking Iranian authorities to get access to its impounded product tanker, , and the 23 crew onboard.…
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Mohammad Saeedi steps down at IRISL
Iran’s largest shipping line has a new boss after Mohammad Saeedi resigned yesterday from his role as managing director of…
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Union Maritime MR2 buy sees Chiba Shipping exit tankers
UK-based shipowner Union Maritime has acquired 2010-built Japanese MR2 tanker , according to brokers. According to Seasure Shipbroking and Advanced…
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Sovcomflot orders LNG-fuelled product tankers
Sovcomflot’s board of directors has heeded the will of the government and placed orders for three high tech product tankers…
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Splash Podcast: markets and millennials
Today sees the launch of the Deep Dive, a brand new podcast series from the team at Splash. Featured in…
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Iran starts to release detained crew
Iran has released nine out of 12 Indians who were onboard the tanker that was detained in early July, accused…
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Ukraine seizes Russian tanker
In a similar tit-for-tat maritime spat to the ongoing tanker showdown between the UK and Iran, Ukrainian authorities revealed yesterday…
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Iranian president hints at tanker trade to deescalate Hormuz crisis
Iran’s president yesterday hinted he’d be up for a tanker trade with the UK in order to deescalate the tense…
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Weekly Broker: Bulker rush ahead of price rises
The strong momentum in the dry bulk shipping market continues to see plenty of tonnage change hands as investors rush…
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Europe welcomes UK’s Hormuz patrol proposal
A host of European nations are coming out in support of the UK’s call for a naval coalition to assist…
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Ningshen Group orders chemical tanker at AVIC Dingheng
Yonghua Shipping, a shipping unit of Shanghai-based Ningshen Group, has placed an order at AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding for the construction…
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UK seeks European naval coalition to patrol Hormuz
With the US telling London it must handle the impasse by itself, the British government yesterday mooted the idea of…
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UAE charterer of seized tanker denies Iranian claims of fuel smuggling
The charterer of a small product tanker seized by Iran earlier this month has rubbished claims the ship was engaged…
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Turkish tanker owner accused of knocking out Tonga’s communications system faces big bill
Istanbul owner DSM Gemi Isletmeciligi faces an especially large phone bill this month with one of its tankers accused of…
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Iran releases images of detained Stena Impero crew as UK readies response
Iranian authorities have said the 23 crew of the detained in the port of Bandar Abbas since Friday are okay.…
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Chemikalien Seetransport cleans out Expedo fleet with deal for LR1 quartet
Hamburg-based shipowner Chemikalien Seetransport (CST) has acquired four LR1 tankers from Expedo Ship Management, according to broking sources. Both Advanced…
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All British ships told to avoid Strait of Hormuz
All British ships have been told by the UK government to avoid transiting the Strait of Hormuz for an indefinite…
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Iran seizes Stena and Norbulk tankers
Two tankers were taken into Iranian waters today, sending merchant shipping into heightened crisis mode. As has been widely reported,…
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Iran arrests tanker while US shoots down drone over Hormuz
The tense situation in and around the Strait of Hormuz remains a huge concern for world shipping with Iranian media…
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Weekly Broker: Soaring bulk fortunes spark record sales week
As the sentiment in the dry bulk market continues to strengthen, the investors’ confidence in secondhand tonnage has been greatly…
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