Tankers
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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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Top Ships secures Chinese funds for refinancing
Greek tanker owner Top Ships has concluded a financing agreement with a major Chinese financier. The gross proceeds from the…
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Global decarbonisation agenda could see huge swathe of merchant fleet become stranded assets
Tanker owners have been given a stark warning today that potential radical global decarbonisation agendas could see tanker demand fall…
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James Fisher secures $37.2m worth of contracts, acquires MR tanker
UK offshore service provider James Fisher and Sons has been awarded a number of contracts in the offshore renewable energy…
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Ridgebury Tankers splashes $82m on four suezmaxes from Koenig Cie
Bob Burke-led Ridgebury Tankers is expanding its suezmax fleet with the acquisition of four 2005-built 159,000 dwt tankers from German…
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Bihar International orders up to eight tankers at New Times Shipbuilding
Saudi Arabian owner Bihar International has placed orders at China’s New Times Shipbuilding for the construction of up to eight…
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Maersk Tankers adds returned vessel to handy pool
Maersk Tankers has placed 2003-built chemical/products tanker into the Maersk Tankers handy pool. The vessel has been returned to Maersk…
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Japan mulls changing its constitution in order to protect oil supplies through Hormuz
Japanese politicians spent Sunday debating whether the country’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops should take part in a US-proposed coalition to…
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Japanese VLCC contract win highlights India’s weak tanker fleet
India’s limited VLCC fleet has been exposed with the latest chartering news from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). IOC selected Japan’s…
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Iranian VLCC at centre of diplomatic storm with the UK set to depart Gibraltar
Both the crew and the Iranian VLCC arrested in Gibraltar earlier this month are set to depart the British territory…
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Tanker rift between the UK and Iran escalates
The tanker rift between the UK and Iran is escalating. Police in Gibraltar have arrested the Indian captain and chief…
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BP tanker targeted by Iranians
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has revealed three boats belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards tried to seize an Isle…
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Weekly Broker: En bloc handies dominate
The secondhand sale and purchase activities tempered a bit this past week. The dry bulk chartering market continued its impressive…
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Union Maritime orders up to four aframaxes at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry
UK owner Union Maritime has signed a newbuilding contract with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (CSHI) for the construction of up…
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TEN seals $23m suezmax charter
Greek owner Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has secured a three-year charter with an unnamed European oil concern for one of…
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Valles finally concludes aframax sale
One of Hong Kong’s oldest shipping companies, 102-year-old Valles Steamship, has sold its oldest aframax. Sources tell Splash that Union…
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Ridgebury Tankers makes tidy profit from VLCC sale to Yinson
Bob Burke-led Ridgebury Tankers has sold 2002-built VLCC to Malaysian FPSO specialist Yinson Holdings, according to brokers. Seasure Shipbroking is…
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Genoa tanker manager declared bankrupt
The Genoa-based shipping company FT Genoa Tankers, part of the Turkish group Furtrans, has been declared bankrupt by a local…
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Royal Marines storm Syria-bound VLCC
At 2am this morning British military forces in Gibraltar took control of a VLCC bound for Syria, suspected of breaching…
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