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Stolt Tankers acquires two fuel efficient tankers

SAFETY4SEA 22 Mar 2023
Stolt Tankers has announced the acquisition of two energy efficient 15,000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers built in 2018 and 2019 respectively ... Stolt Tankers expects to take delivery of the vessels in Q2 2023.
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Fire aboard oil tanker in Portugal

SAFETY4SEA 22 Mar 2023
on Tuesday, regarding a fire aboard the tanker Greta K. The tanker’s crew was made up of 19 Filipinos ... The vessel was being towed to an offshore location for safety precautions at the time of reporting. The tanker was sailing about a mile and a ...
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Stolt Tankers Buys Two Tankers for Caribbean Trade

The Maritime Executive 22 Mar 2023
Stolt Tankers has announced that it has increased its fleet by acquiring two modern 15,000 dwt stainless steel chemical tankers built in 2018 and 2019, respectively ... Stolt Tankers expects to take delivery of the vessels in Q2 2023. Sustainability is an integral feature of Stolt Tankers’ strategy ... Lucas Vos, President Stolt Tankers, said.
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ABS approves joint industry Carbon Capture System project

SAFETY4SEA 22 Mar 2023
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has given preliminary approval to a consortium of global shipping organizations and the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) to use a carbon capture system onboard an oil tanker. The REMARCCABLE project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using carbon capture onboard a vessel.
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Operator preparing to fire up Thailand oilfield

Upstream Online 22 Mar 2023
Canadian independent Valeura Energy is moving ever closer to restarting production at its Wassana oilfield offshore Thailand after completing modifications to the project’s floating storage and offloading vessel.
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Operator Valeura Energy preparing to fire up Thailand oilfield after FSO upgrade

Upstream Online 22 Mar 2023
Canadian independent Valeura Energy is moving ever closer to restarting production at its Wassana oilfield offshore Thailand after completing modifications to the project’s floating storage and offloading vessel.
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Coast Guard medevacs man from tanker 35 miles south of Galveston

American Press 22 Mar 2023
The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a tanker vessel Tuesday 35 miles south of Galveston, Texas ... from the agent of the 981-foot tanker Prism Diversity stating ...
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Global merchant fleet ageing rapidly

Splash24/7 21 Mar 2023
Xclusiv is forecasting that ships on order for both the dry bulk and tanker segments will not offset the vessels set to be demolished. The ageing tanker fleet – combined with a rush to ship Russian cargoes on different vessels – has been reflected in the sale and purchase market.
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Photos: Salvor Confirms Location of Leaking Philippine Shipwreck

The Maritime Executive 21 Mar 2023
A Japanese salvor has completed an ROV survey of the sunken Philippine tanker Princess Empress, returning images of fuel oil cargo leaking from the vessel's topsides ... The small product tanker Princess Empress went down off Pola, Oriental Mindoro on February 28 with a cargo of 900,000 liters of fuel oil.
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Stolt Tankers adds pair of modern chemical tankers

Splash24/7 21 Mar 2023
The vessels built in 2018 and 2019 respectively will be named the Stolt Condor and Stolt Tucan and join Stolt Tankers’ Inter-Caribbean service ... The Dutch-based division of Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen operates a fleet of 166 chemical tankers.
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Leaking oil tanker found 3 weeks after sinking: Philippine officials

Independent online (SA) 21 Mar 2023
Pola - A leaking oil tanker that sank in off the Philippines three weeks ago has been found, officials said on Tuesday, as the slick reached waters known for their rich marine life ... Diesel fuel and thick oil from the vessel have since contaminated the waters and beaches of Oriental Mindoro province and other islands.
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OPMF safety nets in place – Marina

The Manila Times 21 Mar 2023
This was the response made by the Marina in view of the P33 million initial budget requested by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to prevent the persistent oil from the sunken oil tanker MT Princess Empress from further destroying the marine environment ... A CPC is needed for a commercial vessel to ply the local trade.
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Sunken Philippine oil tanker found after 3 weeks as spill spreads

Al Jazeera 21 Mar 2023
A leaking oil tanker that sank in the Philippines three weeks ago has been found as the slick reached waters known for their rich marine life. The tanker was found by a Japanese remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor told reporters.
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Japan’s deep sea device spots tanker 400 meters deep off Mindoro

Manila Standard 21 Mar 2023
TANKER FOUND ... The tanker sank on Feb. 28 off Mindoro, and diesel fuel and thick oil from the vessel have since contaminated the waters and beaches of Oriental Mindoro province and other islands. The tanker was found by a Japanese remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), Oriental Mindoro Gov.
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Sunken Philippine oil tanker found – officials

Arab News 21 Mar 2023
A leaking oil tanker that sank in the Philippines three weeks ago has been found, officials said Tuesday, as the slick reached waters known for their rich marine life ... Diesel fuel and thick oil from the vessel have since contaminated the waters and beaches of Oriental Mindoro province and other islands.

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