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Furetank reaches milestone with new vessel orders: entire fleet renewed

Furetank adds another two Vinga vessels to the order line, marking a milestone for the shipping company. Upon delivery, Furetank’s fleet will consist entirely of environmentally proven, top standard vessels with an average age of two years. ”We did …
Feb 9, 2024 / Curious

Furetank and Algoma’s first dual-fuel Vinga-class ship hits the water

Swedish shipping company Furetank and its Canadian counterpart Algoma Central Corporation have welcomed the launching of the first vessel intended for their joint venture FureBear.  The vessel, named Fure Vanguard, is the ninth sister ship in …
Oct 31, 2023 / Vessels

Furetank and Algoma Central Corporation co-order two additional newbuilds

Furetank and Algoma Central Corporation expand the FureBear joint venture with two additional vessel orders, bringing the total newbuild order to ten intermediate product tankers to trade in Northern Europe. The two companies continue to position …
Sep 14, 2023 / Curious

Furetank and Wärtsilä in engine tests: potential of halving the methane slip

Reducing the methane slip is a vital challenge in taking LNG-fueled ships towards zero greenhouse gas emissions. Now the Finnish marine technology supplier Wärtsilä and Swedish shipping company Furetank are co-developing and testing two technologies …
Aug 30, 2023 / Curious

Furetank and Algoma Central Corporation extend joint venture through tanker acquisition with Larsson Shipping

The Furetank/Algoma joint venture FureBear, together with Larsson Shipping, takes over the ownership of Algoma’s product tanker Algonorth. It has arrived from Canada to trade in Northern Europe under the new name Fure Skagen. "We are strengthening …
Feb 20, 2023 / Vessels

Furetank granted state and EU climate investment support for installing shore power connection on a tanker

Furetank has been granted state and EU climate investment support for installing shore power connection on a tanker currently in production. The funding will be provided by Klimatklivet, an initiative by The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency …
Nov 24, 2022 / Vessels

Furetank pilots waste-based renewable fuel for Equinor

The dual-fuel tanker Fure Valö has performed the first voyage on a new Equinor fuel blend containing used cooking oil. It reduces greenhouse gas emissions while, judging from the first test indications, maintaining the same high performance as …
Nov 21, 2022 / Vessels

Algoma Central Corporation and Furetank Double Investment in Product Tankers

Algoma and Furetank expand FureBear joint venture to construct four additional climate-friendly dual-fuel product tankers to trade in Northern Europe Algoma Central Corporation (TSX: ALC) today announced that it has doubled its investment in the …
Nov 10, 2022 / Curious

Furetank signs agreement to sell two dual-fuel tankers to Neste

Furetank Rederi AB sells two 17,999 dwt dual-fuel product tankers in the VINGA series to Neste in 2023 and replaces them with new-buildings. Furetank has signed an agreement to sell Fure Valö and Fure Ven to the Finnish company Neste, the world’s …
Oct 14, 2022 / Vessels

Furetank orders vessels 14 and 15 in the climate friendly Vinga series

Furetank has signed a contract for two more dual-fuel tankers. This means that six sister ships have been ordered this year alone, in the globally top-performing Vinga series which has now reached 15 vessels altogether. The 17,999 dwt tankers are …
Sep 26, 2022 / Vessels