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Pirates Seize Million-Barrel Oil Tanker

Published Thursday, May 10, 2012

Recent reports state that pirates have boarded a Suezmax oil tanker that has the ability to carry 1 million barrels of crude, making it the largest vessel seized in more than a year. A representative the ship’s owners, Dynacom Tankers Management Ltd. in Athens, informed sources that men are on board the Smyrni with guns. The vessel...

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MOST RECENT STORIES

1. $2M Settlement Reached in 2009 San Francisco Bay Oil Tanker Spill

Published Thursday, May 10, 2012

In 2009, a tanker was responsible for spilling over 400 gallons of bunker fuel into the San Francisco Bay, polluting nearly 6 miles of the pristine shoreline. Today, the ship’s owners... Read More >>

2. Former Exxon Valdez Tanker Banned From Entering India for Scrapping

Published Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The massive tanker formerly known as the Exxon Valdez is currently being barred from entering India’s waters. The country’s Supreme Court is has an extreme fear of pollution from... Read More >>

3. Pirates Release Tanker After Stealing Gasoline Cargo

Published Friday, May 4, 2012

A gasoline tanker that was believed to have been hijacked last week has now reportedly been freed by West African pirates, although some of its cargo has been stolen according to the... Read More >>

4. Coast Guard Responds to Collision Near Port Aransas

Published Thursday, May 3, 2012

The Coast Guard is responded to a collision between a mobile offshore drilling unit and a tanker vessel Wednesday, near Port Aransas. Watchstanders at Sector Corpus Christi received a... Read More >>

5. Indian Supreme Court Sets Ship Involved in Fatal Accident Free

Published Wednesday, May 2, 2012

In February, India detained the Italian ship, MV Enrica Lexie, since two marines onboard killed two fishermen in Indian waters. Today, India’s Supreme Court has allowed the vessel to... Read More >>

PRESS RELEASES

1. SUCCESSFUL EDITION EUROPORT ROMANIA 2012

Published Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Maritime networking event attracts key market players The ninth edition of Europort Romania, that took place in the country’s main port city Constanta from 8 to 10 May 2012, met its... Read More >>

2. IES Hits the Road Running with Canadian Highway ACI Certification

Published Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Midland Park, NJ – Transportation software provider, IES, Ltd., announces that the company has been certified by CBSA as an authorized Canadian ACI highway software provider. IES will now... Read More >>

3. Odfjell SE : Improved earnings despite continued high bunker costs

Published Wednesday, May 9, 2012

EBITDA first quarter 2012 of USD 41 million reflects improved earnings in the chemical tanker segment. The first quarter of 2012 saw reasonably high activity levels and firm demand on the... Read More >>

4. First “Eco-Design” Suezmax Joins AET Fleet

Published Thursday, April 26, 2012

Recognising the ever increasing demand for more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vessels, leading tanker owner/operator, AET, has taken delivery of the first of four... Read More >>

5. Success of AET’s Lightering Support Vessels Leads to New Deliveries

Published Thursday, March 1, 2012

AET – one of the world’s largest tanker owner-operators and the leading provider of lightering support services in the US Gulf – will take delivery of two additional newbuild... Read More >>