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Belgian tanker owner Transpetrol Maritime Services has offloaded its 2016-built aframax in a $73m deal with Turkish buyers. VesselsValue data identified Transpetrol as the seller of the Hyundai Samho-built 114,070 dwt TP Affinity and put the ship’s current market value at $80.72m. Transpetrol’s own fleet records show…
Greek tanker newcomer Akrotiri Tankers has returned to New Times Shipbuilding for a second suezmax, continuing a rapid expansion of its Chinese newbuilding programme. Shipbroking sources place the latest order at $84.4m for a 157,000 dwt crude tanker scheduled for delivery in June 2029. The contract takes Akrotiri’s…
Harry Vafias-led Imperial Petroleum has reportedly sold its remaining suezmax, the 2008-built Suez Protopia, for $82m. VesselsValue identified Imperial Petroleum as the seller in its September 30 transaction data. The buyer has not been disclosed. VesselsValue estimates the Samsung Heavy Industries-built 160,391 dwt…
Greek owner Eurotankers has reportedly sold its 2009-built LR2 for $60m, continuing to cash in older tanker tonnage as secondhand values remain elevated. S&P sources list the Hyundai Heavy Industries-built 105,291 dwt Eurointegrity among the latest tanker sales at $60m. The buyer has not been disclosed. Eurotankers…
The United Kingdom has sanctioned five liquefied natural gas carriers as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia’s efforts to expand a maritime “shadow fleet” for LNG exports, including three Russian-built Arc7 ice-class vessels intended to support the Arctic LNG 2 project.
Persian Gulf oil producers are shifting critical cargo transfer operations even farther out of the war-hit region as waters just outside the Strait of Hormuz become congested with tankers.
Japan has chalked up another maritime decarbonisation first, successfully completing a demonstration voyage of a coastal tanker powered by a hydrogen-only marine engine. The 4,500 gt Kiko Maru sailed for approximately two hours and covered around 33 km in Osaka Bay using its hydrogen-fuelled power system, the Nippon…
A nuclear-powered LNG carrier could cost around two-and-a-half times as much to build as a conventional vessel yet still deliver lower lifetime costs under certain carbon-pricing scenarios, according to a new study backed by ABS. The class society, Japanese nuclear technology developer Blossom Energy and an unnamed…
Sister title Splash Ports today carries an exclusive interview with APM Terminals chief executive Keith Svendsen who argues that the next phase of terminal growth will depend less on simply adding cranes and quay length and more on capital discipline, operational efficiency and landside infrastructure. With terminal…
The Premier Alliance is preparing to send one of its Asia-Europe strings back through the Suez Canal this month, adding fresh momentum to the container sector’s retreat from lengthy Cape of Good Hope diversions and sharpening concerns over how much vessel capacity a fuller Red Sea return could release back into the…
Jan Rindbo says today’s fragmented shipping markets demand flexibility, with tanker exposure being reduced as dry bulk offers a more attractive balance of risk and reward. Shipping’s fragmented markets are moving through very different stages of the cycle, and for Norden chief executive Jan Rindbo, that is…
Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis is taking a 36-ship containership platform to the public market in Athens, with Capital Maritime Finance targeting up to €200m ($226m) from an initial public offering. The proposed transaction will see all of Capital Maritime Finance’s shares listed exclusively on Euronext Athens…
South Korea’s Polaris Shipping is looking to broaden its fleet beyond the giant ore carriers on which it built its name, with further tanker investments and an eventual move into gas shipping under consideration. Senior management at the Seoul-based owner have revealed the company is evaluating additional medium-range…
Canada is committing C$1.2 billion (USD $843 million) to ocean protection and marine safety as the federal government prepares for a significant increase in commercial vessel traffic tied to new…
China Merchants Energy Shipping has locked in a major piece of the emerging Simandou iron ore trade, signing a 25-year transport agreement worth at least $2.8bn. Shanghai-listed CMES said that its dry bulk arm, Hong Kong Ming Wah, has signed the long-term transportation agreement with a customer covering six very…
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US-based offshore surveyor TDI-Brooks, in partnership with Taka Hydrocore Indonesia, has been selected to execute a light geotechnical and environmental baseline survey programme offshore Timor-Leste in support of the planned TLNG development. The programme, awarded by the country’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral…
Chloe Buchanan, head of PR & social media at The MTM Agency, writes for Splash today. When we talk about influencers, maritime probably isn’t the first industry that springs to mind. But perhaps it should be. Influencer marketing has moved a long way beyond its beauty, fashion and lifestyle roots. We’re now seeing…
