Tanker sanctions to drive sale and purchase deals as replacement tonnage needed
Analyst Eva Tzima says growing blacklists will force owners to acquire other vessels
Tankers
Tankers risk deflagging as Panama’s oil transfer rules enter force
Flag state wants to ensure full traceability of ship-to-ship operations
Vitol sells first US crude tanker cargo into Pakistan
Suezmax and aframax will deliver WTI grade, as well as Nigerian oil
Norway to target shadow fleet tankers with insurance checks
Calls will be made to Russian-trading ships from Monday
UAE banks clamp down as dirhams replace dollars for dark fleet tanker recycling deals
Arrest in India shows lenders are putting a stop to transactions involving sanctioned vessels
Dimitris Procopiou returns to Hengli for kamsarmax bulk carriers
Centrofin Management now has eight bulker newbuildings on order at Hengli
Greek tanker ships first Russian naphtha cargo to Vietnam
Putin administration continues to seek new markets for vital export revenue
Darrell Crate’s Easterly Clear Ocean plots move into bulkers with new $250m-plus fund
US player also eyeing more offshore ships and crude tankers as it diversifies
Doubling suezmax rates in West Africa prompting charterers to size up
Suezmax rates in Africa have shot up by 94% week on week
Greece’s Signal says aframax pool beating rivals by $2,800 per day as it seals long-term charter
Commercial operator says strong momentum has continued this year