A tanker hauling Russian crude from the Baltic Sea to India that was observed heading toward the Shetland Islands — a route that would have taken it on a detour around the northern tip of the UK — made a sudden turn and instead took a more-typical journey through the English Channel.
https://gcaptain.com/sanctioned-russia-oil-tanker-turns-back-from-detour-around-uk/
Captain Avhilash Rawat had just finished dinner when an anti-ship ballistic missile smashed into his oil tanker.
https://gcaptain.com/what-its-like-to-captain-a-tanker-on-fire-after-a-houthi-attack/
By Weilun Soon Nov 13, 2024 (Bloomberg) – After a dark-fleet ship exploded off the coast of Malaysia in May last year, its scorched wreck was sent to an Indonesian scrapyard. Then,…
https://gcaptain.com/re-appearing-dark-fleet-vessel-underlines-zombie-ship-challenge/
The chief engineer and second engineer of the 47,999 dwt, Greek-flagged oil tanker M/T Kriti Ruby, which is operated by Avin International, pleaded guilty May 7 to charges related to the concealment of pollution by falsifying records. The chief engineer also pleading guilty to charges related to the discharge of oily waste into the sea from a commercial vessel near a petroleum terminal in Sewaren, N.J..
The maximum penalty on each pollution charge is six years in prison and a maximum fine of...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal/two-tanker-engineers-plead-guilty-to-pollution-charges/
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has held a steel-cutting ceremony for an oil product tanker owned by Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS).
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The thermal runaway of a cell within a handheld radio’s lithium-ion battery led to a fire on the 106,000 dwt Liberian-flagged oil tanker S-Trust last year resulted in $3 million in damage to the vessel, the National Transportation Safety Board says.
The S-Trust was docked at the Genesis Port Allen Terminal in Baton Rouge, La., on Nov. 13, 2022, when a fire started on the bridge. The fire was caused by one of the cells in a lithium-ion battery for an ultra-high-frequency handheld radio exploding....
It is difficult to keep track of who is assisting Moscow in getting its oil to buyers all over the world. A fleet of tankers that sprang out of nowhere to keep Russia’s oil moving has disbanded even faster than it emerged, as published on Bloomberg.
Safe shippingAccording to Equasis, a global maritime database created to encourage safe shipping, Mumbai-based Gatik Ship Management now manages a fleet of only four oil tankers. It possessed 42 as of April, having...
https://mfame.guru/russia-linked-oil-tanker-fleet-vandalized-already/
To put a stop to Iran’s recent vessel seizures, the U.S. is going to bolster naval patrols in and around the Strait of Hormuz.
The post U.S. takes steps to boost naval presence, as Iran gets its hands on another oil tanker appeared first on Offshore Energy.
In an effort to prevent oil from washing up on the coast, residents of a Philippine island renowned for its pristine sand beaches and turquoise waters are armed themselves with human hair and old clothing, as reported by Bloomberg.
Tanker sinksFollowing the sinking of the Princess Empress tanker in the province of Oriental Mindoro in early March, residents of Cassian, in the Palawan Province, have been cleaning the beaches after a portion of an oil slick...
https://mfame.guru/tourism-paradise-prepares-for-oil-spill-response-with-human-hair-and-old-clothes/
After being turned away by Spain over an oil transfer associated with a ship that was formerly flying the Russian flag, the Maersk Magellan tanker is now travelling into open waters and seeking a destination outside of the European Union, according to its Danish operator Maersk Tankers, as reported by Financial Post.
Hampering fuel tradeThe Group of Seven industrialised nations’ imposition of a price restriction on Russian oil in December and separate European Union...
https://mfame.guru/after-a-spanish-port-ban-a-danish-operated-tanker-will-leave-the-eu/