Product Tanker

Thun Tankers Orders Its Second NaabsaMAX Product Tanker

Thun Tankers BV has placed an order for a second 4,250-deadweight product tanker, says a press release published on their website.

Second order placed

Thun Tankers BV has placed an order for a second 4,250-deadweight product tanker, which will be delivered May 2022. 

Long-term agreement 

This vessel together with her previously ordered sister will enter into a long-term agreement with UK based Geos Group Ltd. 

Tidal restricted niche ports

Both vessels will be built with “NAABSA” design – “Not Always...

https://mfame.guru/thun-tankers-orders-its-second-naabsamax-product-tanker/

A Weekly Briefing From Floating Storage To Dry Bulk Market!

  • The peak of the crude oil storage crisis may now be over as production cuts have come in ‘harder and larger’.
  • This is reflected in falling spot rates for both crude and product tankers.
  • Spot rates have dropped from stratospheric rates of $150,000 to $200,000 per day for some tanker types over the week.
  • The outlook for container shipping remains grim this week, with little prospect for any signs of recovery.
  • There was some slightly better news for some of the dry bulk market this week.
  • As Fortes...

http://mfame.guru/a-weekly-briefing-from-floating-storage-to-dry-bulk-market/

Grounded Product Tanker Gets Re-floated!

  • Product tanker Volgoneft 249 ran aground in Kama river estuary downstream from Kazan city.
  • The tanker was loaded with gasoil and was en route from Bashkortostan to Rostov-on-Don.
  • The tanker was re-floated and sailed downstream to Ulyanovsk, Volga river, and anchored. No damages were reported.

Aground product tanker Volgoneft 249 gets re-floated and sets sail to Ulyanovsk, writes Stepan Kotcherga for Maritime Bulletin.

Tanker runs aground

Product tanker Volgoneft 249 ran aground at around 2000...

http://mfame.guru/grounded-product-tanker-gets-re-floated/

Tanker Grounds on Rocks! Develops Aft Tilt!

Product tanker ran aground, 11 nm SE of Zhoushan, China, East China sea, while en route to Ningbo, reports Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

Product tanker NINGDA10 ran aground in vicinity 29 50N 122 20E, some 11 nm SE of Zhoushan, China, East China sea, in the afternoon Apr 11, while en route to Ningbo. 

Rescue operations

SAR ship DONG HAI JIU 118 was sent to rescue 7 tanker crew. By 1900 Beijing time, all were rescued safely. 

Any damage reported?

Condition and damages of the tanker remain unknown....

http://mfame.guru/tanker-grounds-on-rocks-develops-aft-tilt/

Coronavirus Creates a New Demand for Product Tankers

  • Product-tanker spot rates have risen when freight rates are collapsing.
  • LR2s with a capacity of 80,000-119,999 DWT is now around $26,000 per day.
  • MRs with a capacity of 25,000-54,999 DWT are now earning $15,000-$18,000 per day.
  • Scorpio Bulkers reported a net income of $12 million for the fourth quarter of 2019 versus a net loss of $17.7 million.
  • Attacks on the Saudi facilities cut that country’s products exports by 600,000-1 million barrels per day.
  • Coronavirus outbreak in China is having a...

http://mfame.guru/coronavirus-creates-a-new-demand-for-product-tankers/

Coastal Tanker With Unspecified Oil Cargo Catches Fire Off Singapore

A fire broke out onboard a Panama-flagged tanker within Singapore waters, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in a statement on Thursday, reports Reuters.

What happened?

On Nov 7, fire erupted on board of 8,900 dwt product tanker “HOYU” near Horsburgh Lighthouse, eastern Singapore Strait. 

Shipping data showed that the tanker was fully laden with an unspecified oil cargo and was en route from Singapore to the Philippines. 

No damage or injury reported

The Singapore Civil Defence...

http://mfame.guru/coastal-tanker-with-unspecified-oil-cargo-catches-fire-off-singapore/

Collision Between ONE Container and Tanker Injures Seafarer

At least one seafarer was injured when the container ship ONE Blue Jay struck the Turkish-flagged product tanker Gunece at Perama (Greece), reports Maritime Executive.

ONE Blue Jay collides with the tanker

The Gunece was anchored at the time of the incident, according to local media.

At about 1400 hours local time Thursday, the ONE Blue Jay “came into contact” with the tanker, ONE confirmed.

Photos from the scene show that the product tanker sustained a large bow-shaped dent amidships on her...

http://mfame.guru/collision-between-one-container-and-tanker-injures-seafarer/

Product Tanker Attacked, 3 Crewmembers Kidnapped

On March 2, a product tanker was attacked by pirates near Lome, Togo waters, Gulf of Guinea.

What happened?

The vessel Histria Ivory with 21 Romanian crew members on board was attacked by pirates near Lome, Togo waters, Gulf of Guinea.

The ship sustained damages during the attack and hijack, and is need of some repairs since its communications equipment was destroyed or damaged.

Crew kidnapped

Several seamen were kidnapped, exact number yet unknown, confirmed three. The remaining crew members were...

http://mfame.guru/product-tanker-attacked-3-crewmembers-kidnapped/

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