The shipping unit of Indonesia's state energy firm Pertamina plans to double its fleet of 320 tankers in the next 10 years, ...

The double-hull designed oil tanker of the future, mandated by Congress as a safeguard against disastrous oil spills, is making its presence felt in American waters. Norfolk Shipbuilding and ...

Lindenau GmbH recently delivered the Jian She 52, the second of two double hull oil tankers designed and built by the yard and ordered by China National Machinery, Import & Export Corp. The vessel ...

Single-hull oil tankers are to be phased out worldwide by 2010 ... which are more likely to rupture than double hull vessels, for several years. The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committtee — ...

Shipping expert J Mintzmyer talks to International Seaways' CEO Lois Zabrocky and CFO Jeff Pribor about tanker market ...

Hydrocarbons are then transferred to the vessel's double-hull for storage. Crude oil that is stored onboard is frequently transferred to shuttle tankers or ocean barges going ashore, via a loading ...

Marine insurance markets face significant risk from the growth of a shadow fleet of ships hauling oil from sanctioned ...

Nordic American Tankers acquires and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. It currently operates a fleet of 20 Suezmax crude oil tankers. In fact, it only has Suezmaxes in its ...