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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
COSCO Launches Aframax Green Adventure for Aegean Shipping
A newbuild Aframax tanker Green Adventure was launched for Aegean Shipping at the Cosco Yangzhou shipyard in China's Jiangdu District on Monday. The 112,500 DWT crude oil tanker is scheduled to be delivered later this year.The vessel is one of four …
Mar 31, 2022 / Vessels
Mauritian oil tanker stranded off the coast of Reunion Island (Video)
Heavy weather following cyclone Batsirai has caused the Mauritian oil tanker, Tresta Star, to run aground on the South coast of the French island of La Réunion, on Friday.The crew of an oil tanker stranded near the coast of the Indian Ocean island of …
Feb 7, 2022 / Accidents
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering (SHI-ME) selects state-of-the-art structural monitoring systems for two AFRAMAX tankers
Unique fiber optic measurement technology specified for hull stress and fatigue early warning system, and long-term design verificationLight Structures AS, the world leading supplier of fiber optic condition monitoring systems for maritime …
Oct 26, 2021 / Vessels
First DNV SILENT-E class notation awarded to a merchant vessel
Canadian seaports offer attractive port fee reductions to vessels which comply with eco-friendly underwater noise standards. The LR2 crude oil tanker newbuild ONEX Peace is the world’s first cargo vessel to earn DNV’s SILENT-E class notation, which …
Jun 16, 2021 / Vessels
Korea Shipbuilding wins US$198.6 million order for 3 oil tankers
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) said Thursday it has signed a 220.5 billion-won (US$198.6 million) order for three oil tankers. Caption: A crude-oil carrier built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., a unit of Korea …
Jun 4, 2021 / Vessels
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company takes delivery of giant crude oil tanker Al-Siddeeq
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company has taken delivery of the giant crude oil tanker “Al-Siddeeq” from China’s shipbuilding company Bohai — signaling the first such cooperation between the country and Beijing. By adding Al-Siddeeq, the company’s fleet grew to …
Jun 2, 2021 / Vessels