Page 3 - Oil Tankers

Saudi-led forces receive distress signal from oil tanker off Yemen: Report

The report, on Wednesday, gave no further details but said there were "high-risk indicators" in waters off Hodeidah port on the Red Sea, one of the world's busiest maritime lanes

Sri Lanka to extend lease of 14 out of 99 oil tanks to India for 50 years

The new agreement will be an extension of the 2002 agreement with the local operators of the Indian Oil Company, LIOC

ICG airlifts S Korean in need of medical attention from oil tanker off Goa

The Indian Coast Guard on Sunday airlifted a South Korean national, who needed urgent medical attention, from an oil tanker ship off the Goa coast to a hospital

Suez blockage sets shipping rates racing, oil and gas tankers diverted away

Reeling from the blockage in the Suez Canal, shipping rates for oil product tankers have nearly doubled this week, and several vessels were diverted away from the vital waterway

Covid-19: Unemployed supertankers are about to get junked on Asia's beaches

On Wednesday, daily earnings for supertankers sailing on the benchmark Middle East to China route were -$1,190, according to figures from the Baltic Exchange in London

Iran state TV acknowledges it seized South Korean-flagged oil tanker

Iranian state television has acknowledged that Tehran seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

Second fire on oil tanker off Sri Lankan coast now under control: Navy

The fresh fire on board a giant oil tanker that went up in flames last week off Sri Lanka's eastern waters while carrying crude oil from Kuwait to India is now under control, the Lankan Navy said

Patch of diesel fuel found in ocean near Sri Lanka oil tanker fire

The MT New Diamond is carrying nearly 2 million barrels of crude oil and officials have warned of possible massive environmental damage to Sri Lanka''s coast if the ship leaks or explodes

Fire on supertanker off Sri Lankan coast extinguished: Navy spokesman

The New Diamond is carrying about 2 million barrels of crude oil, although a senior Sri Lankan navy official said on Friday there was no real risk of a spill

In pics: Fire on MT New Diamond under control, Rescue ops by Indian Navy

The explosion on MT New Diamond, a Greek owned vessel, under charter by Indian Oil Corporation took place on September 3 when it was transiting in Sri Lankan exclusive economic zone

Oil tanker on fire off Sri Lankan coast towed to safety, fire 'localised'

ICG Fast Patrol Vessel Ameya with 1000 litres Oil Spill Dispersants has been deployed to augment pollution response efforts

Fire on board oil tanker now under control with India's help: Lankan Navy

The fire on board an oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast has been brought under control with India's help and it was towed to the deep sea away from land, the Navy said on Saturday

Sri Lanka tows supertanker ablaze off coast, one crewman presumed dead

The fire was still raging on the New Diamond tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of oil

Sri Lankan Navy, Indian ships battling fire on board oil tanker, one dead

The Sri Lankan Navy with assistance from Indian ships was battling for a second day to douse a major fire raging on an oil tanker carrying crude from Kuwait to India that left one dead

Tanker loaded with 2 million barrels of oil catches fire off Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Navy deployed two vessels for rescue operation, Indian Coast Guard diverted three ships and an aircraft, while clean tanker Helen M has also been pressed into assistance

In pictures: Mauritius oil spill in Indian Ocean

Urgent efforts increased in Mauritius on Monday to empty a stranded Japanese ship of an estimated 2,500 tons of oil before the vessel breaks up

Race in Mauritius to empty 2,500 tons of oil before tanker breaks up

Urgent efforts increased in Mauritius on Monday to empty a stranded Japanese ship of an estimated 2,500 tons of oil before the vessel breaks up

Top 10 biz headlines: Govt's 2nd stimulus, Moody's growth estimate and more

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to announce this week a second round of stimulus package, for the most affected sections of society

Covid-19 impact: Tanker rates boom as demand for oil storage surges

Vessel charges jump up to seven times to $160,000-170,000 per day since February

Oil tanker rates double as demand for storage and transport resurfaces

Freight rates for very large crude-oil carriers (VLCC) along the Middle East Gulf to China route were assessed at about $180,000 a day on Monday