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NYK Begins First Long-Term Biofuel Test Run on Large Crude Oil Tanker
Compiling Sufficient Record of Safe Navigation to Facilitate Decarbonization of Marine Transportation On May 2, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) began a long-term biofuel* test run on its very large crude oil tanker (VLCC) Tenjun. The vessel …
May 28, 2024 / Vessels
Global Energy Group’s Stellar Shipmanagement takes delivery of Singapore’s first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker, classed by Bureau Veritas
Stellar Shipmanagement Services Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Energy Group, has taken delivery of a 4,000 DWT IMO Type 2 Chemical and Oil Tanker, classed by Bureau Veritas. MT “MAPLE” is the first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker to …
Dec 15, 2023 / Vessels
Overseas Shipholding Group to Upgrade Engines on Alaskan Class Vessels
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG), a leading provider of energy transportation, announced a comprehensive lifecycle engine upgrade (LCU) program for all four vessels in its Alaskan Class fleet to be achieved through a contract with MAN Energy …
Dec 15, 2023 / Curious
Høglund successfully delivers the fourth and final vessel with advanced Fuel Gas Supply and Control System to GSI
Proteus Rong Na, the last in a series of 4 LR II 119,900 DWT LNG-fuelled crude oil tankers with Høglund Fuel Gas Supply and Control system has been delivered to the owner on the 14th of July from Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). The vessel has …
Jul 26, 2023 / Vessels
AD Ports Group Announces Purchase of Vessels Following Strategic Agreements
AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), the leading facilitator of global trade, logistics and industry, has announced plans to expand its fleet with the purchase of five bulk carriers and three crude oil tankers. These vessel acquisitions will follow the …
May 2, 2023 / Curious
Høglund Fuel Gas Supply & Control System Successfully Delivered to GSI
Following the successful delivery of the first vessel, Proteus Bohemia, at the end of 2022, sister vessel Proteus Elsie is now also in operation. Proteus Elsie, the second in a series of 4 LR II 119,900 DWT LNG-fuelled crude oil tankers with Høglund …
Apr 6, 2023 / Vessels
A Project Involving DELTAMARIN Gets Go-Ahead To Use Carbon Capture On Oil Tanker Pilot To Decarbonize Shipping
A consortium of global shipping organizations and the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) have received approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the US ship certification agency, to use a carbon capture system onboard an …
Mar 22, 2023 / Curious
Sovcomflot’s new oil tanker Okeansky Prospect underwent first loading at port Kozmino
Upon completion of the loading, the tanker left for the countries of South-East Asia PAO Sovcomflot’s new oil tanker Okeansky Prospect (Aframax, deadweight – 112,650 t) has been loaded for the first time at port Kozmino in the Primorsky Territory. …
Feb 3, 2023 / Vessels
Oil tanker Affinity V runs aground, briefly blocking Suez Canal
An oil tanker ran aground Wednesday in Egypt’s Suez Canal, briefly blocking traffic in the global waterway before it was freed, the canal’s authority said.The Singaporean-flagged Affinity V vessel had become wedged in a single-lane stretch of the …
Sep 1, 2022 / Accidents
NITC vessel aids damaged cargo ship
An oil vessel belonging to the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has saved the crew of a cargo ship damaged in the Persian Gulf waters, IRNA reported.As reported, after receiving a rescue request from a cargo ship that had suffered severe damage …
Jul 25, 2022 / Vessels