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Danish product tanker giant Torm has been linked to another fleet disposal, with brokers reporting the sale of one of its oldest MRs to China’s Seacon Shipping group for $22.5m. Splash understands the 2008-built Torm Laura has been picked up by Seacon Tankers Shipping. The 50,000 dwt scrubber-fitted vessel was built…
Rio Tinto’s owned-vessel sell-down appears to be extending beyond the newcastlemax fleet it cleared out this year, with a pair of 2013-built post-panamax bulkers reported sold en bloc for $42.8m. Broker reports list the 89,892 dwt RTM Dias and RTM Flinders, both built by Namura in Japan, at $21.4m each. The ships are…
Oxea’s logistics operations will run under a single network spanning across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe.
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…
With several variables shifting at once, this has turned out to be a year of chaos for inventory planning.
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…
Al finalizar septiembre, Brasil y la Unión Europea avanzaron en el diálogo sobre las restricciones comerciales y sanitarias que afectan el acceso de productos brasileños al mercado europeo, con foco en la posible reanudación de las exportaciones de carne de aves y miel. El tema fue abordado este miéroles (30.09.2026)…
Dutch marine contractor Boskalis has secured a contract worth between €50m and €150m ($57m-$170m) for inter-array cable installation on the first phase of the Zeevonk offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The contract, awarded by the Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners joint venture behind Zeevonk…
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…
Japan’s shipowners are pressing Tokyo for a fundamental overhaul of the country’s tonnage tax regime, including opening the system directly to shipowners and relaxing its reliance on Japanese-flagged tonnage. Japan Shipowners’ Association president Hitoshi Nagasawa, who is also chairman of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK)…
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…
