The reported threat to MV Melina I has been averted and the Master of the vessel has now intimated that the vessel is safe. However, the Navy ship INS Sujata intends to close the merchant vessel and escort her to safe waters and return. Earlier at about 6 AM (IST), today, the Master of the [...]

Novo-Ogarevo, today, Open Joint Stock Company ‘Sovcomflot’ and Shell International Trading & Shipping Company Limited (Shell) signed a General Cooperation Agreement. The official signing ceremony was held within the framework of the meeting of Russian Federation Prime Minister, Mr Vladimir Putin, with outgoing Chief Executive Royal Dutch Shell plc, Mr Jeroen van der Veer and [...]

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. confirmed that MT Stolt Strength, which is on time-charter to Stolt Tankers B.V., was today released by her Somali captors. All 23 crew members on board are safe. The Company understand that the crew will shortly be reunited with their families.