Suezmax tanker

Oil Spill After Tanker, Bulker Collide

A Suezmax tanker collides with a bulk carrier near Qingdao, causing an oil spill, reports Platts.

What happened?

A laden Suezmax tanker collided with a dry bulk carrier April 27 near China’s Qingdao port, damaging its hull and resulting in an oil spill in the Yellow Sea.

According to sources, the collision happened at around 08,50 hrs local time, April 27.

Oil Spill

“Oil has been spilled into the sea, hard to determine the amount, and it’s difficult to predict how long it will [take to] be cleared,”

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Suezmax Tanker Immobilized Due To Mass Sick Crew

A Suezmax tanker had to be moved to Le Havre from outer anchorage by 5 tugs on Apr 24 for safety reasons, after the tanker was immobilized, reports Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

The Suezmax tanker was immobilized due to mass crew sickness. 16 out of 25 crew were tested positive, of 2 crew airlifted to hospital on Apr 20, one, who’s a Chief Engineer, was later moved to ICU and as of Apr 24, remained at ICU.

Boluda Towage Group was contracted for moving the immobilized tanker from anchorage to...

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Diversifying Oil Imports Can Help Reduce Dependence On The Middle East

India, the country with the most exciting energy growth prospects for tanker owners this decade, is diversifying where it sources crude from, something likely to boost tonne-miles significantly, reports Splash247.

Energy demand

India will witness the largest increase in energy demand in the world over the next 20 years, tanker brokers Gibson observed in a new report, with the potential for oil consumption to rise from 4m barrels per day currently to 8.7m barrels per day by 2040 according to the...

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Largest Tanker Operator To Sell 2 Aframaxes & Buy Back Suezmax Duo

Teekay Tankers announces its agreement to opportunistically sell two unencumbered Aframax tankers for $32m, in its fourth quarter and Annual 2020 results report.

Vessels information

VesselsValue data shows the two vessels, 2008-built 106,000 dwt Explorer Spirit and Navigator Spirit, were sold to Greek owner IMS SA.

Purchase option

In the meantime, the Canadian tanker operator declared options to purchase two Suezmax tankers, which are currently on long-term sale-leaseback financing, for $57m as...

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Tanker Sued for $225mil After Contacting Oil Platform

  • Offshore drilling company Cox Operating LLC sued Turkish manager of a Suezmax tanker ATINA for an alleged contact with COX’s oil platform.
  • COX is claiming $225 mil compensation for serious damages sustained by platform, and for operational losses.

Offshore drilling company Cox Operating LLC, USA, sued Turkish manager of a Suezmax tanker ATINA for an alleged contact with COX’s oil platform, which took place on October 17, reports Maritime Bulletin.

Compensation for damages

COX is claiming $225...

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KNOT Bags Long-Term Suezmax Charter

  • Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT), a joint venture between NYK and Knutsen, has concluded a 10-year time charter contract with PetroChina for a shuttle tanker.
  • The suezmax tanker is currently being built at Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard, and it will be used to shuttle crude oil produced off Brazil from 2022.

Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT) has concluded a first long-term time charter contract for a shuttle tanker with PetroChina International, reports Splash247 .

As informed, the contract is...

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HHI Wins Suezmax Tankers Order Worth USD 130 million

Greek owner Evangelos Pistiolis ordered two scrubber-fitted suezmax tanker newbuildings at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), says an article published in Shipping Herald.

Scrubber-fitted suezmax tanker 

Pistiolis has reportedly ordered two scrubber-fitted suezmax tanker newbuildings at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), worth a total of USD 130 million.

This is the second order the owner makes in this segment, after taking delivery of two 157,000 dwt suezmaxes in 2019 Eco Bel Air and Eco Beverly Hills.

A...

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