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Lundqvist sells aframax
Aframax specialst Lundqvist continues to offload its oldest tankers. This week, brokers tell Splash that the 98,900 dwt crude tanker…
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Middle East
Stena Impero on the move
Detained by Iran since July 19 the is finally on the move although the shipowner, Stena Bulk, has not yet…
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Europe
European consortium to develop smart navigation system
The research project Prepare Ships, led by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, has announced plans to develop a navigation system…
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Europe
Prosafe and Floatel merger raise competition concerns in the UK
The merger between major offshore accommodation operators Prosafe and Floatel is raising competition concerns in the UK. While Norwegian authorities…
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Europe
Thun Tankers orders new product tanker for Geos charter
Sweden’s Thun Tankers has placed an order for a 4,250 dwt product tanker at Dutch yard Scheepswerf Ferus Smit, with…
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Europe
Stena Impero tipped to be released soon
State television in Sweden is reporting that the , impounded at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas for the past…
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Europe
Amoretti Armatori takes Gotland tanker pair
Italian owner Amoretti Armatori Group, controlled by the Amoretti family, have purchased two handysize tankers, doubling its exposure in this…
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Americas
Hyundai Mipo celebrates landmark methanol developments
Vancouver-based methanol shipping specialist Waterfront Shipping and Swedish shipowner Marinvest today held a naming ceremony for two landmark chemical tankers…
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Europe
Stena Bulk boss writes to Narendra Modi to resolve Stena Impero impasse
With the crew of the now detained for nearly four weeks in Iran, Stena Bulk’s chief executive and president Erik…
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Europe
Pallas makes tanker move
Swedens Pallas Group has added its first crude tanker. Sales registers show Splash that Smart Energy, a subsidiary of the…
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Europe
BP’s tankers avoid Hormuz as Stena Bulk voices concern for crew detained in Iran
BP, the seventh largest oil company in the world, has not taken any of its own tankers through the Strait…
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Middle East
Stena Bulk seeks access to impounded tanker
Stena Bulk is asking Iranian authorities to get access to its impounded product tanker, , and the 23 crew onboard.…
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Middle East
Iran releases images of detained Stena Impero crew as UK readies response
Iranian authorities have said the 23 crew of the detained in the port of Bandar Abbas since Friday are okay.…
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Europe
Swedish Club kickstarts loss prevention revolution
In claiming the next generation of loss prevention has arrived, the Swedish Club has detailed a new pilot project whereby…
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Europe
DFDS and Volvo trial autonomous trucking solution to Gothenburg port
Ferry operator DFDS is taking autonomous transport shoreside. The Danish company has entered into a collaboration with Volvo Trucks concerning…
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Europe
Prosafe and Floatel to merge
Offshore accomodation providers Prosafe and Floatel International have signed an agreement to merge in an all-share deal. The companies said…
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Europe
Anders Källsson hands over Erik Thun to next generation
Swedish shipping group Erik Thun has announced that the company has appointed Johan Källsson as the new managing director for…
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Europe
Wallenius and Swedish Orient Line create new shipping company
Scandinavia has a new shipowner. Wallenius SOL has started operations this month out of Gothenburg as a joint venture between…
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Europe
Furetank orders new product tanker to replace sold vessel
Sweden’s Furetank Rederi has signed a contract with AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding for a 17,999 dwt dual fuel product tanker. The…
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Europe
Stena Bulk to fit 16 tankers with scrubbers
Swedish owner Stena Bulk has made an investment for the installation of scrubbers on 16 tankers in its fleet before…
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