Category: VLCC

  • Frontline sells eight older VLCCs and buys nine newbuilds

    Frontline sells eight older VLCCs and buys nine newbuilds Tanker giant Frontline plc [NYSE: FRO] has taken a strategic fleet renewal initiative that involves the acquisition of new vessels and the sale of older vessels. The vessels being disposed of are eight of the company’s oldest first-generation ECO very large crude carriers (VLCCs), built between…

  • Beihai Shipbuilding christens two 310,000 dwt ammonia-ready VLCCs

    Beihai Shipbuilding christens two 310,000 dwt ammonia-ready VLCCs Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (BSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has […] The post Beihai Shipbuilding christens two 310,000 dwt ammonia-ready VLCCs appeared first on Offshore Energy. Sara Kosmajac Go to offshore energy biz

  • HMM places major order for 12 LNG-powered boxships, 2 VLCCs

    HMM places major order for 12 LNG-powered boxships, 2 VLCCs South Korean shipping company HMM has ordered a fleet of containerships and very large crude carriers (VLCCs) worth KRW 4 trillion (about $2.9 billion). The post HMM places major order for 12 LNG-powered boxships, 2 VLCCs appeared first on Offshore Energy. Naida Hakirevic Prevljak Go…

  • Navig8 starts commercial management of ADNOC L&S’ tanker fleet

    Navig8 starts commercial management of ADNOC L&S’ tanker fleet Navig8 has commenced the commercial management of ADNOC Logistics and Services’ (ADNOC L&S’) tanker fleet, comprising 20 vessels. The post Navig8 starts commercial management of ADNOC L&S’ tanker fleet appeared first on Offshore Energy. Aida Čučuk Go to offshore energy biz

  • CSET: ‘World’s first’ LNG dual-fuel VLCC gets on UNGC’s ESG+20 list

    CSET: ‘World’s first’ LNG dual-fuel VLCC gets on UNGC’s ESG+20 list Yuan Rui Yang, the “world’s first” liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC), has been selected as one of the top 20 corporate sustainability case examples by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). The post CSET: ‘World’s first’ LNG dual-fuel VLCC…