Tankers
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Poland welcomed into the European Community Shipowners’ Associations
The Polish Shipping Association has joined the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), becoming the body’s 21st full member. The Polish…
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Erik Thun again turns to Ferus Smit for four more newbuilds
Sweden’s Erik Thun has ordered four more new vessels, two multi-purpose dry cargo vessels and two coastal tankers. They will…
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Houthis fire their greatest barrage of weapons to date in the ongoing Red Sea shipping crisis
The Houthis launched their largest attack so far yesterday evening. According to the US military the “complex attack” consisted of…
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Naval assets – including from Iran – build up in the Red Sea
More nations – including Denmark, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – are sending naval assets towards the Middle East as pressure…
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Maersk Tankers snaps up Penfield Marine
Denmark’s Maersk Tankers has acquired US pool operator Penfield Marine for an undisclosed sum, creating a crude and product tanker…
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UAE cracks down on Cameroon flag
Ships flagged with Cameroon face restrictions when calling in the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates has added the Cameroon…
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Besiktas targets more product tankers
Besiktas Shipping is one of many family-owned Turkish owners throwing cash on the table, bidding primarily for millennium-aged tankers. The…
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NGM Energy sells suezmax to Pertamina
Greek owner NGM Energy, one of the most active Greek owners in sale and purchase, is on the move, starting…
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Houthis show no sign of backing down in tense Red Sea standoff
Houthi attacks against naval and merchant ships carried on over the weekend with more than one in five vessels electing…
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Unipec maintains tanker dominance
New York-based brokers Poten & Partners has released its annual dirty spot chartering rankings with China’s Unipec remaining the dominant…
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What I’d like to see happening in shipping in 2024
We asked Andrew Craig-Bennett for his wish-list for what he would like to see happening in shipping in 2024, and…
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Minerva Marine firms up LR2 duo at New Times
Greece’s Minerva Marine has ordered two LR2 product tankers in China. Clarksons stated in its most recent weekly report Andreas…
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Turks pile in for more product tankers
A newly registered Turkish outfit named Canna International has emerged as the taker of one of two 2004 built long…
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Ditas adds another tanker
Istanbul-based Ditas Shipping, a part of Turkey’s Koc conglomerate, has emerged as the buyer of the 2022-built, 14,000 dwt HZ…
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Military action against land-based targets in Yemen moves a step closer
A coalition is moving closer to taking military action against land-based targets in Yemen after more than 20 merchant ships…
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COSCO signs for six tanker newbuilds
COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) has placed an order for the construction of six tankers spread between two shipbuilding units…
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Master and chief engineer kidnapped off Equatorial Guinea
The Tuvalu-registered 13,000 dwt tanker was boarded 45 nautical miles south of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea on January 1 with…
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Gulf Navigation buys Turkish Polimar out of agency partnership
Gulf Navigation of Dubai has bought out its partner in maritime agency services specialist Gulf Navigation Polimar Maritime. GulFnav has…
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Euronav to take over CMB.TECH in $1.15bn deal
The Saverys family-controlled Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has officially made its move to join one of Europe’s best-known tanker brands…
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Performance Shipping locks away aframax on two-year charter
Nasdaq-listed Greek tanker owner Performance Shipping has fixed its 2013-built aframax P. Long Beach to Marathon Maritime Company, a subsidiary…
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