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World's largest LNG bunkering vessel on duty in Rostock
175 LNG-powered ships are currently operating worldwide. The world's largest bunker ship for liquefied natural gas (LNG) reached Rostock today. LNG bunkering vessel KAIROS will refuel another ship with...
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Aframax tanker crew requested repatriation from Shanghai, turned down
18 crew of Aframax tanker STI ROSE requested replacement and repatriation from Shanghai, where tanker is presently docked, pending 2-month repairs at ship repair yard. 21 crew include 10 Russian, 10...
View ArticleIndia's Crude Import Strategy Breathes New Life to the Tanker Industry
The talking point in major Indian cities right now is the exorbitant price of oil, which is burning a hole in the pockets of the general population of the country. The government too has taken heed of...
View ArticleDwindling Tanker Market Eyes Benefits from Suez Crisis
Ever since OPEC countries decide to cut down on oil production, tanker market rates have been on a decline. A maritime crisis, though presumed to be of short duration, has come to the unexpected...
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India Gets its Very First FSRU
India's First Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh Terminal in Maharashtra. On Monday, the FSRU Hoegh Giant sailed from Keppel Shipyard, Singapore before being...
View ArticleAmidst falling demands due to COVID, LNG cargoes get diverted from India
As India faces the second wave of the COVID crisis, partial lockdowns in many parts of the country have resulted in falling consumer demands for LNG cargoes. As a result, many ships bearing LNG...
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World's First Barge-to-Ship Methanol Bunkering Carried out in Rotterdam
On May 10, 2021, the methanol-dual fueled chemical tanker Takaroa Sun, owned by NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd. participated in what is touted as the world’s first barge-to-ship bunkering of methanol...
View ArticleChina Becomes World’s Largest LNG Market Surpassing Japan
Japan has been the world's biggest LNG market for as long as most people can remember. Decades of LNG expansion in the supply of the country have been driven by utilities and trading firms, which have...
View ArticleTankers Flock To Qatar As Global LNG Supplies Stretch Thin
The global LNG supply has witnessed a severe crunch just ahead of winters in the Northern Hemisphere. The shortfall has prompted tight competition between Asian and European buyers for LNG cargoes to...
View ArticleSkyrocketing LNG Prices Force Dual-Engines Ships to Switch to Diesel
Increased uncertainties regarding LNG's future as a sustainable maritime fuel have resulted in the withdrawal of several LNG-fueled vessel purchases, according to an OPEC report. The oil producers’...
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World’s most sustainable FPSO, Liza unity to reach Guyana
The ExxonMobil commissioned Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel Liza Unity will be soon reaching Guyana. The Dutch floater specialists, SBM Offshore was given the contract to...
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Greenpeace protest against LNG usage in Croatia
Greenpeace Central Eastern Europe (CEE) activists painted “Climate Killer” on the newly commissioned LNG facility called LNG Croatia. The objective of the activists was to draw attention to their...
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Investigators Charge Greek Flagged Tanker for the Northeast Brazil 2019 Oil...
The last ship in the crosshairs was the Greek flagged ship BOUBOULINA, belonging to Delta tankers ltd. The accusation was made in November 2019. At the time, Delta tankers ltd. had denied any...
View ArticleNew Tanker: Tern Island Makes Emission-Free Port Operations Possible
The Swedish tanker operator Terntank's new product tanker TERN ISLAND arrived at the port of Gothenburg on 10th February, making environmental and maritime history by performing emission-free port...
View ArticleSCF tankers losing Insurance
Biggest P&I club no longer has tankers from the Russian government-controlled shipowner entered in its database 31 Mar 2022 Michelle Wiese Bockmann lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com...
View ArticleSovcomflot selling its’ fleet to meet banks obligations
Lloyd’s List: RUSSIA’S tanker giant Sovcomflot is looking to sell up to one third of its fleet, in a bid to repay loans to western banks and financiers before UK and European Union governments’...
View ArticleGreenpeace Protestors Delay Unloading of Russian LNG in Finland
Protestors from Greenpeace blocked the LNG carrier Coral Energice from unloading LNG at the Port of Röyttä in Finland. On September 17th, the arrival of Coral Energice was delayed for 24 hours by...
View ArticleSovcomflot and Gazprom Complete Russia’s First Ship-To-Ship Bunkering of Lng
Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, and Gazprom Neft, a Russian oil company, carried out their first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation at the port of Ust-Luga. This marks the first...
View ArticleNo More UK Insurance Cover for Ships Carrying Russian Oil
British Insurers are forbidden by the UK Treasury to provide insurance coverage to ships carrying Russian oil cargoes from December 5th, 2022. This also means that ships registered in European state...
View ArticleWorld’s Largest Bunker Vessel Created by Converting an LNG Carrier in China
The ship named “Hai Yang Shi You 301” was converted from an LNG gas carrier to an LNG bunker vessel. This is currently deemed to be the largest LNG bunker vessel in the world. The vessel was created...
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