Tag: tankers
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Malaysia detains tankers over illegal STS operation
[ad_1] A not-for-profit, non-partisan organisation United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has identified two vessels conducting an illegal ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of Iranian crude. UANI posted a satellite image on the X platform – formerly Twitter – of the Honduras-flagged 27-year-old 300,361 dwt tanker Artemis III and the Panama-flagged 19-year-old 159,106 dwt Ocean Hermana conducting STS…
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Hafnia and Socatra order four methanol-powered MR tankers in China
[ad_1] BW Hafnia Hafina and French joint venture partner Socatra have ordered four methanol-powered MR tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China, kicking off a green round of newbuild investments for the world’s largest operator of product tankers. The 49,800 dwt dual-fuel ships will deliver in 2025 and 2026. All the ships have been…
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Zodiac expands chemical tankers fleet with Japanese order
[ad_1] Fukuoka Shipbuilding Eyal Ofer-controlled Zodiac Maritime has commissioned Fukuoka Shipbuilding in Japan to build four stainless steel chemical tankers. The J19 units, contracted recently in the high $30m each, will start delivering from the middle of 2024. The newbuildings have been designed with an optimised hull and energy-saving devices such as pre-swirl stator fins…
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Nissen Kaiun books eight tankers at Hyundai Mipo
[ad_1] HMD Japanese transport mammoth Nissen Kaiun has signed up for extra MR2 tanker newbuilds in South Korea. A number of brokers reported Nissen Kaiun had returned to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for eight 50,000 dwt product carriers, paying simply over $370m. The ships, anticipated to hit the water in 2024 and 2025 can be Tier…