Renaming – ANWAAR LIBYA to SIYA RAM – February, 2024
One of the Chinese built tankers trading around – ANWAAR LIBYA was sold during February, 2024 and renamed as SIYA RAM. Her last Paris MOU inspection was made at Zyyi, Cyprus last 30th August, 2023 with 1 found deficiencies and her last Mediterranean MOU last 10th March at Port Said, Egypt without any deficiencies. She […]
Tanker News – US Imposes Sanctions on Russia’s Leading Tanker Company Sovcomflot – 23.02.2024
Last Friday 23rd February, the United States of America (USA) has imposed sanctions on Russia’s leading tanker group SOVCOMFLOT (SCF) of which Washington seeks to reduce Russia’s revenues from oil sales it can use to support the invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department stated. Russia is one of the world’s top oil exporters and the […]
Tanker News – Stolt-Nielsen builds up stake in rival Odfjell – February 2024
Chemical tanker giant Stolt-Nielsen has increased its stake in Norwegian competitor Odfjell, cementing itself as the company’s second-largest shareholder. The Oslo-listed firm has accumulated about 8.2m of the class A shares, equaling 13.6% ownership interest, second behind Norchem in Denmark, which sits comfortably at the top and in which Odfjell chairman Laurence Odfjell has a […]
Tankers – BRITISH WILLOW seen as AFRA WILLOW at Malta – 2016
One of the British Petroleum (BP) tankers that was seen at Malta as the BRITISH WILLOW, was seen again 3 years later after she was sold and renamed as AFRA WILLOW. The crude oil tanker BRITISH WILLOW was built at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co Ltd at Numakuma in Japan in 2003. Her life with BP ended […]
Tanker News – Tanker ETRUSCO at Oiltanking Malta – August 2021.
Chemical tankers, like oil tankers, transport chemicals in bulk, but while an oil tanker often loads all her tanks with the same product, at the same terminal, a chemical tanker usually has various products in her tanks and loads them in different harbours. Last Saturday 14th August, 2021 at 2246 hrs the 2006 built tanker ETRUSCO entered […]
Tanker News – Tanker CHEM EAGLE at Oiltanking Malta – 19.04.2021
Chemical tankers, like oil tankers, transport chemicals in bulk, but while an oil tanker often loads all her tanks with the same product, at the same terminal, a chemical tanker usually has various products in her tanks and loads them in different harbours. Last Monday 19th April, 2021 around 1700 hrs the 2008 built tanker […]
Conveyance – KRITI JADE off Valletta – 16.12.2019
On Monday 16th December 2019 at 1729 hrs the 2008 built chemical/oil products tanker KRITI JADE arrived 5 miles north east off Valletta for unfendering operation with Miggiani Offshore Boats JOANNA M upon completion of STS Operation and finished at 1839 hrs proceeding to Black Sea orders. She was built in South Korea by SPP Shipbuilding Sacheon […]
Tanker news – CPO Tankers renamed Zeaborn Tankers – 04.11.2019
Claus Peter Offen Tankschiffreederei (CPO Tankers), formerly the tanker management subsidiary of Offen Group, has been renamed Zeaborn Ship Management Tanker (Zeaborn Tankers) by its new owner Zeaborn Group. CPO Tankers became part of Zeaborn in June after a deal was announced in May, and has started trading under its new name with effect from November 4. Zeaborn Tankers […]
Harbour Facilities – Oiltanking Malta
Oiltanking Malta Ltd, was incorporated in 1989 and started her operations in 1992. The company is owned 55% by Oiltanking GmbH of Hamburg and 45% by 3i Investment. Oiltanking GmbH is one of the world’s largest providers of independent tank storage for crude oil, petroleum products, and related liquids as well as liquid chemicals, gases and […]
Tanker News – HIK calling at Malta
Last Wednesday 29th May 2019 the 2004 built MLT flag oil products tanker HIK was spotted berthed at the Oil Tanking Facilities Jetty 2, Marsaxlokk Harbour discharging 30,000 metric tons of Fuel Oil. She was built in Croatia by Trogir Shipyard as MOSOR SAILOR until December 2004 where she was renamed by her current company […]
