TANKEROperator news

What will 2010 bring?
(July 3 2009)
- The idea of a net tanker fleet decline next year may not be as far fetched as it sounds, said a leading consultancy. >>more

Will they won’t they?
(July 3 2009)
- Next week should reveal the identity of the tanker fleet that Gulf Navigation said it is close to buying. >>more

Stolt-Nielsen reports improved second quarter results
(July 3 2009)
- Stolt-Nielsen (SNSA) saw net profits almost double in the second quarter of this year compared to the first quarter results. >>more

Eitzen Chemical gains a reprieve
(July 3 2009)
- Eitzen Chemical’s financiers have granted a temporary waiver of covenants and postponement of installments until 1st October this year. >>more

Shell and Sovcomflot sign co-operation agreements
(July 3 2009)
- Russian shipping concern Sovcomflot’ and Shell International Trading & Shipping Company Limited (Shell) have signed a general co-operation agreement to exploit the potential of future Russian LNG projects. >>more

TOP Ships terminates charters
(July 3 2009)
- TOP Ships has terminated its bareboat charters for four Handymax vessels. >>more

Piracy update one – VLCC hijack attempt thwarted
(July 3 2009)
- Iran's navy claimed that it had prevented an attempted hijack of an Iranian oil tanker by pirates in the Gulf of Aden last week. >>more

Piracy update two – South China Sea
(July 3 2009)
- Three attacks have been reported recently off Mangkai Island in the South China Sea, according to the IMB’s piracy reporting centre. >>more

Pertamina orders Hamworthy cargo systems
(July 3 2009)
- Hamworthy is to supply cargo systems for six ships being built in China for the Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company, Pertamina. >>more

Expro meters for tanker loading operations
(July 3 2009)
- International oilfield service company Expro has secured a $500,000 contract to provide its PassiveSONAR™ clamp-on flow meters to enhance shuttle tanker loading and offloading operations in the North Sea. >>more

A Century for SharpEye
(July 3 2009)
- The 100th Kelvin Hughes SharpEye unit was recently fitted on board V Ships Norway managed Suezmax ‘Nordic Saturn’, owned by Nordic American Tanker Shipping. >>more

Karco examines vetting procedures
(July 3 2009)
- Indian-based training consultancy Karco has released another 3D animated video. >>more

JOWA expands
(July 3 2009)
- JOWA has increased its worldwide network of subsidiary companies through the purchase of Boston based JOWA Consilium US, Inc. >>more

No excuses for delays to EU sulphur cap regulations
(July 3 2009)
- Counter-productive claims, u-turns and political agenda-setting threatens to further tarnish shipping’s environmental reputation, the Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) said. >>more

Confidence higher but newbuilding glut a concern
(July 3 2009)
- Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry have shown a slight improvement over the past three months, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens. >>more

Castrol moves into Guangzhou
(July 3 2009)
- BP subsidiary lubricant supplier Castrol Marine plans to further expand its supply capabilities in the Asia/Pacific region with the launch of a tote tank offer at Guangzhou, China. >>more

Stolt Tankers cancels another newbuilding
(June 29 2009)
- Stolt Tankers, a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen, has confirmed that it has cancelled a contract with SLS Shipbuilding of South Korea for the construction of a parcel tanker, citing extended delivery delays. >>more

Cammell Laird completes work on RFA tanker
(June 29 2009)
- Birkenhead-based shipyard Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders has completed a £9.1 mill refit of the UK naval supply ship/tank ‘RFA Bayleaf’. >>more

SCI postpones VLCC constructions
(June 29 2009)
- Reports from India quoted Shipping Corp of India (SCI) as saying that it has deferred plans to buy eight vessels - including four VLCCs - in this financial year. >>more

Teekay subsidiary to raise cash via share issue
(June 29 2009)
- Teekay Tankers is to purchase a six-year old Suezmax through a share offering. >>more

New customer for ILC
(June 29 2009)
- International Liquid Charterers (ILC) has been appointed regular port agents at Rotterdam for the Greek owned tanker 'Sea Dweller', chartered to BP >>more

Lintec achieves ‘Gold Standard’
(June 29 2009)
- Fuel testing concern Lintec Testing Services’ UK laboratory has been accredited with ISO/IEC 17025. >>more

Gearing up for low sulphur fuels in North America
(June 29 2009)
- Bunker supplier Chemoil is to continue to help ship operators meet the proposed emissions reductions requirements across the US and Canadian coastlines by providing sustainable marine fuels, the company said. >>more

Ship supply logistics division launched
(June 29 2009)
- Leading ship supply concern, Wrist Ship Supply, has launched Wrist Marine Logistics, a new division set up to manage the entire logistical process of ordering, storing and delivering all types of ship supplies. >>more

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