Tag: tankers

According to Reuters, this week, experts will restart a high-risk salvage operation for the Sounion tanker, which was attacked multiple times by Yemen's Houthis last month in the Red Sea.

On 2nd September, the European Union's mission in the Red Sea, Aspides, announced that the salvage operation for the oil tanker MV Sounion, which was recently targeted by Houthi militants aligned with Iran, is set to commence.

Yemen's Houthi group has agreed to allow rescue operations for a Greek-flagged oil tanker, the Sounion, which was damaged in a recent attack.

The Q3 2024 Shipping Market Overview & Outlook from BIMCO has been released which features an analysis of the tanker shipping market regarding supply and demand.

On August 17, 2024, China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) announced a significant advancement in its fleet expansion and sustainability strategy.

According to Bloomberg, Russia has loaded a fourth sanctioned tanker, the Viktor Bakaev, owned by state-run Sovcomflot PJSC. 

Iran seized the Togo-flagged tanker Pearl G in the Gulf on Friday, according to Tehran's semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Donsötank has placed an order for an additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel oil and chemical tanker with the Chinese Wuhu Shipyard.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has seized a Togo-flagged, UAE-managed tanker carrying 1,500 tons of marine gas oil, according to statements from the IRGC and British security firm Ambrey.

Two tankers, the Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile and the São Tomé and Príncipe-flagged Ceres I, caught fire after a collision near Singapore at approximately 6:15 AM local time on July 19, 2024.