Tag: tankers

On May 15 2024, a fire broke out on the tanker AV Aqua Marine, a decommissioned oil tanker anchored near the Port of Port-of-Spain.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, an oil/chemical tanker was underway. The cargo tanks had been cleaned in preparation for a docking survey and the Chief Officer (CO) had lined up the clean tanks for gas-freeing.

WinGD has secured an order from AET for the world’s first ammonia dual-fuel Aframax tankers, featuring six-cylinder X62DF-A engines.

The International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Funds convened in London (29 April- 1 May) to address critical issues surrounding compensation and treaty matters related to oil pollution damage caused by tanker spills, BIMCO informs.

A tanker vessel under the management of Wallem Group rescued a man who had been adrift in the Java Sea for two days last week after he had jumped from a fishing vessel, reportedly in preference to continuing to work without pay.

Three men were rescued by the coastguard after a collision between a fishing vessel and a tanker near Ardrossan and Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland. 

Stolt Tankers B.V., has entered a long-term agreement with SFL Corporation Ltd. for two LNG dual-fuel 33,000 deadweight tonne stainless steel chemical tankers.

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, examines how sanctions on Russian oil exports and attacks on shipping in the Red Sea area have caused major shifts in tanker trades.

DNV has presented HD Hyundai with a general approval for ship application (GASA) for a new high-strength composite hybrid support system for independent tanks on liquefied gas carriers.

Andrew Roberts, Executive Director, EMEA, RightShip, refers to the key challenges facing the tanker sector and emphasizes the importance of independent vetting inspections, which assess qualitative criteria and have the potential to highlight crucial operational challenges.