Category Archives: Tankers

Latest Piracy Attempt………………. Ships Beware!

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Editor

Recent Activity On 09 April 12, a merchant vessel was approached by one skiff approximately 400nm east of Socotra Island, in position 12 14N 061 45E. This skiff was white in colour with five armed persons on board.  The merchant … Continue reading →

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Western Marine of Bangladesh is set to deliver two more ships to Grona Shipping of Germany

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Editor

This time Western Marine is going to deliver its fourth pair of ice class ships to the German buyer Grona Shipping on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Along with other guests the commerce minister G M Quader is supposed to be … Continue reading →

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Asian Ship owners Calls for UN Troops to Guard Ships

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Editor

The Asian Ship owners’ Forum has decided to call for a UN resolution which would manage armed personnel on board ships sailing through pirate infested waters.   The voluntary international forum ‘Working Group 3’ which was formed three years ago to … Continue reading →

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Transas Reveals Its Fuel Efficiency Monitoring System

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Editor

Transas has designed an efficient tool called Wave to monitor and record ship’s fuel consumption. This can fit on every ship because it’s a standalone application. This tool is connected to the navigation sensors, engine data, flow meter and emission … Continue reading →

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OOCL Introduces New New Zealand – Far East Trade Network

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Editor

OOCL introduces the New Zealand – Northeast Asia Express (NZN), a new fixed-day weekly service that will broaden company’s market coverage and provide more efficient and high quality services to customers starting on December 24, 2011. This new service is … Continue reading →

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China: Rongsheng Heavy Bags Order for 10 Suezmax Tankers

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Editor

  China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited has announced that it has received a 10+10 157,000 DWT Suezmax tankers shipbuilding order from Global Union Shipping Limited. The order further consolidates the position of the Group as the largest Suezmax … Continue reading →

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Norway: Maersk Drilling Receives LoI for Newbuild Jack-up Rig

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Editor

Maersk Drilling has received a Letter of Award from Det norske oljeseskap ASA on behalf of the Draupne license for the ultra harsh environment jack-up rig, XL Enhanced 2, presently under construction in Singapore. The rig will be used for … Continue reading →

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Conoco restarts Libya crude operations

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Editor

U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips has restarted operations in Libya and hopes to restore its pre-war production level of 350,000 barrels a day of oil in over a year, the firm’s top executive said. Jim Mulva told Zawya Dow Jones in … Continue reading →

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ExxonMobil’s 2012 Outlook for Energy Sees Efficiency, Developing World Economic Growth and Natural Gas Reshaping Global

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Editor

Demand for energy will rise through 2040 as global economic output doubles and prosperity expands across a world where population will grow to nearly 9 billion people, Exxon Mobil Corporation states in its The Outlook for Energy: A View to … Continue reading →

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Russia to Build Four Diesel Icebreakers

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Editor

United Shipbuilding Corporation, Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) and the Rosmorport federal unitary enterprise signed a contract to build four diesel icebreakers worth $640 million, RIA Novosti reports. The United Shipbuilding Corporation, Federal Agency for Maritime and … Continue reading →

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