Tankers
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Weekly Broker: Quietest before dawn
The summer lull became acute this past week with the fewest deals done for many months. However, Weekly Broker is…
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Euronav offloads elderly suezmax
Belgium tanker operator Euronav has sold its 1998-built suezmax tanker as part of the company’s fleet rejuvenation program. The 146,640dwt…
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Oil exports exceed imports along Texas’ Gulf Coast for the first time
In a landmark shift in global energy trading patterns the Houston Chronicle is reporting that in April oil exports in…
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AET orders shuttle tanker for Shell charter
AET, the tanker unit of Malaysia’s MISC Group, has officially reached an agreement with Shell for the time charter of…
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Two confirmed dead from Indian VLCC explosion
In an update Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has confirmed two seafarers have died following Tuesday morning’s explosion onboard the…
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Bankruptcy petition filed against Murmansk Shipping Company
Murmansk Shipping Company is on the ropes with a bankruptcy petition filed this week against this once powerful name in…
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Weekly Broker: Brokers wait for owners to get off their megayachts
For many the beach towels have been folded away, the suntan lotion popped back on shelf; the holidays are fast…
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VLCC owners with scrubbers in place by 2020 will enjoy first-mover advantage: Drewry
Analysis from UK consultants Drewry claims VLCC owners who have managed to get scrubbers on their ships by 2020 will…
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Explosion on Indian VLCC off Oman
Three crew are missing and another has been helicoptered to hospital suffering burns after an Indian VLCC in ballast caught…
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Tanker market yet to bottom out
The tanker market has yet to bottom out, according to a slim majority of Splash readers. With our latest quarterly…
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ZPMC keeps up search for semi-sub conversion candidates
Brokers tell Splash that Zhenhua Shipping, the line owned by Shanghai equipment manufacturer ZPMC, has added the 106,500 dwt for…
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VLCC terminals set to spread far and wide across the US Gulf
New York-based tanker broker Poten & Partners has detailed the sudden raft of landmark VLCC terminals potentially being built around…
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Horrible year for product tanker owners: Gibson
Product tanker owners are likely to remain in a depressed mood through to 2020, London broker Gibson is warning in…
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Norden joins Maersk in downgrading full year forecast
Citing the “very weak” tanker spot market, Norden has become the second Danish owner in consecutive days to lower its…
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Weekly Broker: Deals filter through despite holiday lull
The effect of summer holidays continues to show in the sale and purchase market with more potential buyers moving to…
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D’Amico seals another sale and leaseback deal
Italian owner d’Amico International Shipping has announced that its Irish subsidiary d’Amico Tankers has reached an agreement with an unnamed…
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Vinalines IPO set for September 5
State-owned Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) is finally proceeding with a much delayed initial public offering. More than five years…
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Trafigura applies to build the Texas Gulf’s first VLCC terminal
Trafigura, the commodities giant, has applied to build a deepwater port in the US, potentially giving the Texas Gulf its…
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Ship Finance International VLCC catches fire off Chiba
The 2002-built VLCC , owned by John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International, caught fire off the coast of Chiba, Japan on…
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Saudis restart oil shipments through Bab Al-Mandeb
Saudi Arabia has restarted oil shipments through the Red Sea shipping lane of Bab Al-Mandeb after a 10-day halt was…
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