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Tankers International welcomes new pool partner Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and additional vessel from TRF

Tankers International, the world’s largest shipping pool for VLCCs, has announced today that two VLCCs have joined the VLCC pool, with an additional vessel due imminently. One VLCC, owned and operated by Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC), a …
Oct 20, 2023 / Curious

Euronav Announces Fleet Expansion

Euronav NV (EURN or Euronav) (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) has announced an agreement to lift the option for a second VLCC new build.  In August Euronav announced the purchase of the first VLCC newbuilding and the option to purchase a …
Oct 12, 2023 / Vessels

FRO – Fully funded acquisition of 24 modern VLCCs from Euronav NV

Frontline plc (Frontline) (NYSE and OSE: FRO), today announced that as an integrated solution to the strategic and structural deadlock in Euronav NV (Euronav), Frontline has entered into agreements with Euronav to acquire a high-quality ECO fleet of …
Oct 9, 2023 / Curious

Antonis I. Angelicoussis - First dual fuel VLCC certified by Green Award

LNG dual fuel powered very large crude carrier (VLCC) Antonis I. Angelicoussis is now certified by the Green Award Foundation. The Greek-flagged ship is the first LNG dual fuel VLCC to join the Green Award programme. The certification includes the …
Sep 19, 2023 / Vessels

AET delivers LNG dual-fuel VLCC, Eagle Vellore on long-term charter to Shell

AET, one of the leading owners and operators of maritime transportation assets and specialised services, has delivered its newest vessel, a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) powered by dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines, on long-term charter …
Aug 28, 2023 / Vessels

ADNOC L&S takes delivery of third very large crude carrier

ADNOC Logistics and Services has taken delivery of a third new-build very large crude carrier (VLCC), it said on Tuesday. Arzanah, an LNG dual-fuel VLCC, joins two other VLCCs that the energy maritime logistics company received earlier this year – …
Aug 25, 2023 / Curious

Third LNG dual-fuel VLCC delivered to ADNOC L&S

UAE’s ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has welcomed the third newbuild LNG dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC) to its fleet. The vessel named …
Aug 24, 2023 / Vessels

Euronav Announces Fleet Expansion

Euronav NV (Euronav) (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) announced on Wednesday (Aug16) an agreement to purchase one VLCC new build including the option for a second VLCC new build to be lifted in the coming 2 months.  The purchase will cost USD …
Aug 18, 2023 / Curious

Pavilion Energy and CNOOC Completes First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Operation to Maran Tankers Management’s New Built VLCC Maran Dione in China

Pavilion Energy and CNOOC Gas and Power Group have successfully concluded their inaugural Ship-to-Ship (STS) LNG bunkering operation to Maran Dione, Maran Tankers Management (MTM)’s new-built dual-fuel (DF) very large crude carrier (VLCC), in China. …
Aug 10, 2023 / Curious

Maran Tankers takes delivery of fourth LNG-powered VLCC

Maran Tankers Management, the oil tanker unit of Greece’s Angelicoussis Group, has taken delivery of its fourth LNG dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC). South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries handed over the 320,500-dwt, Maran Dione, on …
Jul 31, 2023 / Vessels