Tankers
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Euronav and Neda Maritime win two-year VLCC charters from Petrobras
Brazil’s state-owned energy major Petrobras has fixed two VLCCs on long-term charters from Euronav and Neda Maritime. Belgian owner Euronav…
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Sovcomplot: Book launches charting Russian line’s court battles
John Helmer, a long-term Russian correspondent for a variety of titles, has launched a book this week looking at the…
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Coup leaders reopen Gabon’s transport links
Gabon reopened its borders on Saturday, three days after closing them during a military coup in which president Ali Bongo…
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Singfar signs for MR quartet at Chengxi
Singaporean owner Singfar International has placed an order for the construction of four MR tankers at China’s Chengxi Shipyard. The…
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Panama Canal latest: how each shipping segment is being impacted
Vessels in queue for transit across the Panama Canal stand at 128 ships today, some 42% above the 90 average,…
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Navios Partners swoops on Japanese MR newbuilds
Greece’s Navios Maritime Partners is bolstering its tanker fleet with a deal for two additional Japanese MR2 product carrier newbuilds.…
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JP Morgan signs for more methanol dual-fuel tankers in China
JP Morgan has added to its methanol-powered product carrier orderbook in China with two more ships at Guangzhou Shipyard International…
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Landbridge seals VLCC sales
Hong Kong-based owner Landbridge has sealed a financial deal with compatriot owner CSSC Shipping, the shipowner vehicle of state-run China…
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Furetank and Wärtsilä tackle methane slip
Swedish shipowner Furetank has partnered with Finish technology group Wärtsilä to co-develop and test technologies showing the potential of halving…
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OceanPal makes chemical tanker play
Greek bulker owner OceanPal is entering the chemical tanker segment with an investment in Norwegian entity, RFSea Infrastructure II, which…
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China Merchants readies methanol-fuelled VLCC order
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) is gearing up to order the world’s first methanol dual-fuel very large crude carrier. The…
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‘Critical work remains’: UN renews FSO Safer crowdfunding campaign
With the first phase complete in a mission to avoid a catastrophic environmental tanker disaster in the Red Sea, the…
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Hayfin pounces on TRF suezmax
Hayfin Capital Management has been linked to a suezmax tanker buy from US owner Transportation Recovery Fund (TRF), whose shipping…
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The Panama Canal: Setting the record straight
From his office overlooking the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, Michael Kaasner Kristiansen, president of shipping consultancy CK Americas,…
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Economou swoops in for major position in Performance Shipping
Greek shipping mogul George Economou has picked up a major stake in fellow tanker owner Performance Shipping. In a regulatory…
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Cruiseship breaks free from moorings in Mallorca, hits tanker
Massive storms across the Spanish island of Mallorca saw the Britannia, the flagship in the P&O Cruises fleet, break free…
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Panama Canal Authority warns restrictions will stay in place for at least 10 months
Global shipping bodies have been urged to come together to share transit plans at one of the world’s key maritime…
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Gatik Ship Management breaks cover, hits out at ‘media-induced controversies’
Gatik Ship Management, once India’s fastest-growing shipowner and key mover of Russian oil, has broken cover. The low-profile, mysterious Mumbai…
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Panama Canal Authority sets the record straight on congestion figures
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has moved to highlight the real congestion numbers at both ends of the waterway amid…
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Tankers collide on the Suez Canal
A gas tanker collided with a product tanker last night on the Suez Canal with the giant 295 m long…
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