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Oil Tanker Under Attack In The Red Sea

An oil tanker came under attack while at a Saudi Arabian terminal in the Red Sea about 125 miles north of the country’s border with Yemen, according to the vessel’s owner, reports Bloomberg.

The Agrari, a so-called Aframax-class vessel able to haul about 700,000 barrels of oil, was holed about 1 meter above the waterline in the incident, a statement distributed on behalf of the carrier’s owner said. 

Cause of the incident

The incident took place as the ship was preparing to leave a berth at the...

https://mfame.guru/oil-tanker-under-attack-in-the-red-sea/

VLCC’s Second Longest Streak Without Demolition Sales

On Monday 2 November – it will be 500 days since the last VLCC left active service when it went on its final journey from Jeddah to Bangladesh for dismantling. Strong crude oil tanker market earnings from August 2019 through July 2020 have evaporated any interest in demolition sales reports Hellenic Shipping.

The Oil Tanker Sales

By end-October 2020, spot freight rates for all oil tankers sit at a loss-making level for owners and operators.

The 500 days is the second-longest streak without any...

https://mfame.guru/vlccs-second-longest-streak-without-demolition-sales/

Why The Oil Tanker Business Boomed During COVID-19 Pandemic?

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The commercial shipping industry, like almost all other businesses, has been heavily bludgeoned and suffering the wrath of the unprecedented global covid-19 pandemic.

With supply chains bottlenecked, ensuing restrictions in foreign trade, lesser demands and a scenario of standstill in almost all sectors ranging from transportation, tourism to heavy productions, the shipping industry, is a big impediment, least to say.

With one exception: the oil tanker business, which has seen a colossal boom in...

https://www.marineinsight.com/know-more/oil-tanker-business-boomed-during-covid-19-pandemic/

[Watch] Maritime Raged Sand Carrier Hits Oil tanker

Oil tanker “MT Strovolos” was hit by a sand carrier in an alleged case of ‘maritime rage’, reports Manifold Times.

What happened?

According to The Melaka state government, on Sunday (4 October) an oil tanker and a sand carrier collided in the Tanjung Bruas Port area in what appears to be a fit of “maritime rage”.

When & where? 

The incident that occurred on Friday (2 October) was witnessed by two skippers onboard smaller boats nearby, as well as seven crew onboard the rammed ship. 

In the collision,...

https://mfame.guru/watch-maritime-raged-sand-carrier-hits-oil-tanker/

[Watch] World’s First Zero-emission Electric Tanker in 2022

  • A group of large Japanese companies has come together to launch a consortium that will build the infrastructure to develop and launch large electric vessels, like oil tankers.
  • Some of the world’s largest cargo ships emit pollution comparable to millions of passenger cars put together.
  • It’s why 7 important Japanese companies have launched the ‘e5 Consortium’.
  • The first project will be launched in March 2022.
  • Its goal is to establish ‘new ocean shipping infrastructure services through various...

https://mfame.guru/watch-worlds-first-zero-emission-electric-tanker-in-2022/

VLCC Tanker Fire Brought Under Control and Tow Attached

  • After an all-day effort, the Indian CG working with teams from Sri Lanka is reporting that they have been able to bring the fire under control that has been raging for two days aboard the VLCC tanker New Diamond.
  • Teams have also been able to board the tanker, which was drifting, and attach a tow line.
  • Concern had been growing as the fire appeared to be spreading out of control aboard the tanker, which is carrying approximately two million barrels of crude oil that was bound for an Indian oil...

https://mfame.guru/vlcc-tanker-fire-brought-under-control-and-tow-attached/

[Watch] Tanker on Fire After Collision

An oil tanker collided with a sand barge near the estuary of Yangtze River off Shanghai on Aug 20, reports Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

Tanker LONG QING 1 with around 3,000 tons of fuel on board collided with a sand barge in Yangtze Estuary waters in the morning Aug 20. 

Triggered fire

Collision impact resulted in fire on board of the tanker, while the barge sank. 

Rescue operations

Rescue team was sent to the site to rescue the 17 crew from the two vessels. So far three have been rescued and 14...

https://mfame.guru/watch-tanker-on-fire-after-collision/

Impending Disaster of the Oil Tanker Calls for Speedy Action

  • The outcry is getting louder for UN officials to gain access to a rusting oil tanker moored off Yemen.
  • As already the world is awake after the environmental disaster in Mauritius and the devastation in Beirut.
  • Leaders from the Arab world along with the environmental group Greenpeace are among the latest to appeal for action.
  • The single-hull FSO Safer, a 46-year-old converted tanker sits just off the port of Hodeidah in Houthi rebel-held territory.
  • Houthi (Ansar Allah) forces provide no...

https://mfame.guru/impending-disaster-of-the-oil-tanker-calls-for-speedy-action/

Oil Tankers Make ‘Bizarre Trips’ Around World as Diesel Glut Hits Global Market

Oil tankers’ strange trips reveal a stubborn glut of diesel, reports Bloomberg Quint.

  • One cargo of diesel got hauled all the way to Singapore from the Persian Gulf — only to be loaded onto a much bigger ship and taken back to the Middle East.
  • Another tanker hauling the fuel to Europe from India abruptly changed course over the weekend and is now heading south toward the Cape of Good Hope and signaling West Africa.
  • Over the past few months, a tanker hauling diesel west from Asia even did a...

https://mfame.guru/oil-tankers-make-bizarre-trips-around-world-as-diesel-glut-hits-global-market/

Oil Tanker Spill 4Times More Devastating ‘Exxon Valdez Disaster’

According to a UN News article, time is fast running out for getting a UN team of experts aboard the Yemeni oil storage vessel Safer, before it spills its cargo of 1.148 million barrels of light crude oil into the Red Sea, triggering what would likely be a massive environmental and economic catastrophe, the Security Council heard on Wednesday.

Condition Deteriorating Daily 

The condition of the ageing vessel, FSO Safer – officially owned by the Government of Yemen, but controlled since 2015 by...

https://mfame.guru/oil-tanker-spill-4times-more-devastating-exxon-valdez-disaster/

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