Fewer VLCCs available in the Middle East as busier market pushes rates up 25%
Analysts and brokers say tonnage lists are significantly shorter than 2024 average
Tankers
Fledgling Greek owner Venergy expands tanker bet by declaring newbuilding options
Vyron Vasileiadis fleet grows to six delivered MR vessels
Chinese group invests $1bn to boost tanker shipments from Venezuelan oilfields
China Concord Resources aiming to produce 60,000 bpd by end of next year
Blystad appoints finance veteran as new top boss
Rune Magnus Lundetrae was CFO of Seadrill and Borr Drilling
Norway’s Blystad appoints finance veteran as new top boss
Rune Magnus Lundetrae was CFO of Seadrill and Borr Drilling
Frontline suezmax ends up in Anil Sharma’s hands
Emirati company is reported buyer of tanker giant’s oldest vessel
Malaysian owner MISC mulls lay-ups as LNG carrier market remains soft
Second-quarter results briefing says gas shipping is unlikely to improve for rest of 2025
Drunk MSC boxship captain arrested by US Coast Guard
Master of MSC Jubilee IX detained in Seattle
Hackers ‘disable’ communications on more than 60 Iranian tankers and cargo ships
Group claims it carried out one of the largest attacks on the country’s merchant fleet
Huge fire at key Russian Baltic tanker export terminal after Ukraine drone attacks
Port of Ust-Luga targeted in bombing, demonstrating Ukraine’s increased reach inside Russia