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Tankers still working aged above 20 years of age made up just 1% of the global tanker fleet pre-covid, and were still a rarity at 3% before the invasion of Ukraine in late February last year. They’re now on track to make up 11% of all tanker demand by mid-2025, according to data from brokers …
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https://splash247.com/20-year-old-tankers-set-to-make-up-11-of-all-tanker-demand-by-mid-2025/One of the tanker industry’s greatest fears with the rise of the so-called shadow fleet is unfolding in Southeast Asia where an uninsured 1997-built ship exploded last week, killing three crew, and with oil washing up on nearby shores. The unladen Gabon-flagged , owned by a single ship shell company in the Marshall Islands, exploded …
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https://splash247.com/pablo-explosion-a-warning-sign-of-worse-to-come/US shipowner Ridgebury Tankers has continued pruning its fleet with the sale of a fourteen-year-old suezmax. Multiple industry sources said the Connecticut-based outfit led by Bob Burke has offloaded the 2009-built to an unnamed buyer for a reported price of $45m. The scrubbed-fitted 164,800 dwt vessel built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries was picked …
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https://splash247.com/ridgebury-tankers-ships-out-suezmax-for-45m/UK-based diversified owner Lomar Shipping has expanded its bulk carrier fleet to nine ships with the purchase of three Chinese-built supramaxes. The maritime subsidiary of New York-based Libra Group has officially taken over the recently acquired 57,000 dwt Ariadne, renamed Oslo Trader, after paying around $13m for the 2010-built ship. Lomar said it also expects …
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https://splash247.com/lomar-spends-over-40m-on-supramax-trio/Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has secured employment for two of its ships that should bring in about $16.71m for the minimum scheduled period of their contracts. The Semiramis Paliou-led company has sealed a time charter deal with Smart Gain Shipping for its 2015-built capesize Santa Barbara until October 10, 2024, with options until December …
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https://splash247.com/diana-shipping-fixes-out-bulker-pair/The US has undertaken a $4bn initiative to electrify its ports and reduce heavy-duty vehicle emissions as the government seeks to address excessive consequences on adjacent communities. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public input on its $3bn Clean Ports Program to reduce pollutants at US ports and its $1bn Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle …
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https://splash247.com/us-earmarks-4bn-for-clean-port-upgrades/Greece’s Zeus Lines Management has pleaded guilty in Providence, Rhode Island and agreed to pay $2.25m for violations of environmental laws that were carried out by the captain and chief engineer of one of its tankers. The Panama-flagged 2008-built chemical/product tanker discharged 9,544 gallons (36,128 litres) of oily bilge water directly into the ocean and …
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https://splash247.com/greek-tanker-operator-fined-2-25m-in-us-pollution-case/Six crewmembers who were kidnapped by pirates from the Liberian-flagged product tanker, in the Gulf of Guinea in late March have been rescued in Nigeria, Danish bunker supplier Monjasa confirmed on Monday. The 2003-built 13,700 dwt ship, managed by Montec Ship Management was hijacked on March 25 together with 16 crewmembers some 140 nautical miles …
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https://splash247.com/six-kidnapped-monjasa-crew-freed/Equinor's Hammerfest LNG plant in Arctic Norway suffered a compressor failure on Thursday and is expected to remain offline until May 19, Norwegian gas system company Gassco said in a regulatory note on Friday. The outage was caused by a technical…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/equinors-hammerfest-lng-plant-offline-504901A fuel contamination issue led to the grounding of a Washington State Ferries (WSF) vessel in April, the operator said in a recent update.The 440-foot double-ended Jumbo Class ferry Walla Walla was traveling from Bremerton, Wash. to Seattle…
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