Iran loses IMO maritime event over ship attacks
US cites attack on Chevron VLCC Richmond Voyager as it opposes Iran hosting World Maritime Day event
Tankers
MOL doubles VLCC newbuilding wager in China
The Japanese shipping giant has a total of four LNG dual-fuel newbuildings on order at Dacks
Clearlake extends charters of Pistiolis-owned suezmaxes for another three years
Gunvor chartering arm agrees to pay slightly less than it is paying now for modern 157,300-dwt units from Greek shipowner
Washington blacklists Russian shipowner and fleet of 14 vessels for supporting Ukraine war
State Department announces targetting of Sasco, in addition to oilfield service companies and others
Iran threatens revenge against US if Suez Rajan crude cargo unloaded
Threat comes amid reports that lightering companies are reluctant to offload crude from Suez Rajan
US crude exports to EU set to keep rising, report says
But campaign group calls on Europe to be more ambitious on planned oil cuts
SM Group is ‘a whale’ ready to swallow HMM for $3.5bn, chairman Woo Oh-hyun says
South Korean tycoon is trusting his gut in pursuit of giant shipowner
Greece’s Atlas Maritime pounces on suezmax slots at DH Shipbuilding
Leon Patitsas and partners make big move in fresh tanker order worth at least $168m
Mysterious Kurow Shipping steps out of the shadows to order tankers in China
Newcomer plans up to eight product tankers worth $488m
Russian oil tankers set rare course for Northern Sea Route in strategic shift
Aframaxes leave Baltic ports bound for Chinese port of Rizhao in short-cut across the top of the world