Tankers
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CTM takes over commercial management of Premuda’s dry bulk fleet
CTM and Premuda have entered into an agreement of commercial management for the dry bulk fleet of the Italian owner.…
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CDB Leasing in for 10 MR resales
Chinese financial house CDB Leasing has agreed to buy ten 50,000 dwt MR product tankers under construction at New Times…
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Controversial proposed methanol plant at Port of Kalama in Washington is nixed
A methanol plant that was in the planning for the Port of Kalama for seven years was cancelled last week,…
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Oil demand to exceed 2019 levels by end of next year
By the end of 2022, oil demand should exceed 2019 levels, according to both the International Energy Agency (IEA) and…
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Fairfield contracts Fukuoka for more chemical tankers
Fairfield Chemical Carriers (FCC) has concluded a contract with Japan’s Fukuoka Shipbuilding for the construction of two 26,300 dwt, dual…
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Tufton joins Stolt Tankers pool
Stolt-Nielsen subsidiary Stolt Tankers and UK-based Tufton Investment Management have struck a deal for seven of Tufton’s 19,000-21,999 dwt chemical…
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Trafigura in for second Nisshin LR1 tanker
Japan’s Nisshin Shipping has sold its second modern LR1 tanker in the space of a couple of months. Multiple brokers…
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Russian crude exports to the US set new records
Last month saw a record 5.75m barrels of Russian crude discharged in the US, with New York-headquartered commodities trackers ClipperData…
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Euronav sells its oldest ship
Belgian tanker giant Euronav has sold its oldest ship, the 2002-built suezmax for $16.3m, the company revealed today. A capital…
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Sovcomflot seals Sakhalin-2 charters for LNG-fuelled aframax pair
Russia’s Sovcomflot and Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the Sakhalin-2 project, have signed long-term charters for LNG-fuelled tankers Korolev Prospect…
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Host of new Chinese names in rush for vintage VLCCs
A string of speculative small Chinese owners is emerging as takers of vintage VLCCs sold in the last couple of…
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Energifonden Maritime swoops for LR2 tanker
Sweden’s Energifonden Maritime has recently taken delivery of an LR2 aframax vessel. The vessel has been renamed . The takeover…
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D’Amico gets into biofuels
D’Amico is stepping up its decarbonisation game to test biofuel blends on board its LR1 product tankers. For the purpose…
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Stena Bulk charters in pair of newbuild MR tankers
Swedish shipowner Stena Bulk is taking two scrubber-fitted newbuild MR tankers on a long-term time charter from Japanese partners. The…
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Sanctions-busting tankers set for the scrapheap
Vintage ships moving sanctioned oil cargoes could head to be broken up as the Biden administration in the US looks…
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Søren Skou and Jan Dieleman stress urgent need for a carbon tax
The World Economic Forum held a high-level debate on shipping’s decarbonisation yesterday featuring Soren Skou, CEO of AP Moller Maersk,…
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Three missing after Japanese roro sinks off Ehime coast
Japanese roro vessel sank early Friday after colliding with Korean chemical tanker Ulsan Pioneer off Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. Three…
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Splash Extra: The next decade of African maritime development
Asia has driven port development growth for most of this century. Is it now Africa’s turn? The May issue of…
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Splash Extra: Yards behind the steel price curve
Shipyards have failed to keep up with rapidly rising steel prices, which is likely to see newbuild prices jump in…
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Signal Maritime launches MR pool
Commercial shipmanager Signal Maritime is expanding its services and launching a new pool for MR product tankers. The move follows…
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