﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:33:45 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Proman Stena Bulk to promote a greener shipping future with additional methanol-ready vessel</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/proman-stena-bulk-to-promote-a-greener-shipping-future-with-additional-methanol-ready-vessel,c3234227</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3824000</guid><description><![CDATA[Proman Stena Bulk Ltd has finalized an agreement to build an additional vessel under its joint venture partnership. The methanol-powered Stena Prosperous will join the Stena ProPatria and the Stena ProMare in the Proman Stena fleet in H2 2022. Each vessel will use 12,500 tonnes per annum of methanol as a marine fuel, significantly reducing emissions in their normal commercial operations compared to conventional marine fuels.
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These new methanol-ready 49,900 DWT vessels will be state of the art, benefitting from several design and technical improvements to optimise energy]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 08:00:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Bulk to introduce low-carbon shipping options</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-bulk-to-introduce-low-carbon-shipping-options,c3138991</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3700328</guid><description><![CDATA[Following up on Stena Bulk’s successful biofuel trial in April, the company is now introducing low-carbon shipping options for its customers.
[Stena Immortal biofuel bunkering]

Biofuel has the potential of putting shipping on the trajectory towards IMO’s greenhouse gas reduction targets, without having to wait for new technology and zero-carbon fuels to emerge as commercially viable options.  Our recent trial, where a cross-Atlantic voyage was conducted with 100% waste-based biofuel, proved the technical and operational feasibility of using biofuels in regular tanker operations, and Stena]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 09:26:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Bulk is presenting a prototype of the next-generation product and chemical tanker – the IMOFlexMAX</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-bulk-is-presenting-a-prototype-of-the-next-generation-product-and-chemical-tanker---the-imofle,c3131658</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3691131</guid><description><![CDATA[Stena Bulk is presenting a prototype of the next-generation product and chemical tanker, the IMOFlexMAX , which will be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 25% compared to modern product tankers.
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The vessel, designed by Stena Bulk to meet the current and future needs of liquid bulk shipping, is a further development of our current IMOIIMAX design; best in class in terms of performance and with a design based on two major objectives – flexibility and efficiency.
“The world’s need for reliable, innovative and sustainable transportation of liquid products is]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:00:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Bulk and GoodFuels successfully complete trial of sustainable marine biofuel</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-bulk-and-goodfuels-successfully-complete-trial-of-sustainable-marine-biofuel,c3099401</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3650796</guid><description><![CDATA[The 49646 deadweight tonne (dwt) MR tanker received the first delivery of Bio Fuel Oil during its recent call at the Port of Rotterdam. The fuel, which GoodFuels launched in 2018, reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 83% and substantially reduces SO\X\ emissions.
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The trial was completed on the Stena Immortal as she ran in typical commercial operation. During the trial, BFO was tested in tanks, storage and as it was burned in the engines, the fuel was again proven to be a technically compliant alternative to the fossil default for oceangoing tanker vessels.

[Samples of]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:22:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Bulk performs a test running an MR tanker on 100% biofuel</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-bulk-performs-a-test-running-an-mr-tanker-on-100--biofuel,c3073132</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3614204</guid><description><![CDATA[During the coming weeks Stena Bulk will perform a test running an MR tanker on 100% biofuel. 
The fuel is the MR1-100 bio-fuel oil, produced from used cooking oil and supplied by GoodFuels 
in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It has been bunkered onto the Stena Immortal and will be used 
to power the main engine in normal operations to test and prove the technical and operational feasibility.
[Stena Immortal bunkering biofuel][MR Tanker Stena Immortal][Stena Immortal biofuel bunkering]

“By doing this test we want to contribute to push the industry and pave way towards more sustainable]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:10:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Sonangol Suezmax Pool celebrates 15 years of successful cooperation</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-sonangol-suezmax-pool-celebrates-15-years-of-successful-cooperation,c3041499</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3575039</guid><description><![CDATA[The successful Stena Sonangol Suezmax Pool, established in 2005, presently consists of about 20 high-quality and fuel-efficient Suezmax tankers. Stena Sonangol Suezmax Pool is operated as a 50/50 joint venture between the Swedish leading innovative tanker owner Stena Bulk and the Angolan state-owned oil company, Sonangol. The pool, headed from Houston, also manages chartering and operations of the pool’s vessels from the offices in Gothenburg and Singapore. The vessels sail in the spot market worldwide.
[Stena Superior] The discussions for a joint pool of Suezmaxes were initiated between]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Proman Stena Bulk and GSI sign deal for new methanol tankers</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/proman-stena-bulk-and-gsi-sign-deal-for-new-methanol-tankers,c2968661</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3490594</guid><description><![CDATA[20[th] November 2019, London – Proman Stena Bulk Ltd has this week finalized an agreement with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China to build two state of the art IMOIIMeMAX methanol-ready 49,900 DWT vessels, with the first vessel due for delivery at the beginning of 2022. This represents the first deal signed by
the newly-created joint venture between Swedish Stena Bulk and the Swiss-based Proman Shipping.
[Stena Pro Mare] F ollowing extensive development and towing tank tests by GSI and Stena Bulk for their 2015 – 2018 series, the IMOIIMeMAX line of vessels are amongst the most]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:59:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Proman Shipping signs new joint venture with Stena Bulk</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/proman-shipping-signs-new-joint-venture-with-stena-bulk,c2924795</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3436193</guid><description><![CDATA[03 October 2019, Wollerau, Switzerland and Gothenburg, Sweden – Proman Shipping AG and Stena Bulk AB today announces a new Joint Venture partnership. The venture marks an exciting new step for Proman Shipping, which will be the operator and 50-50 owner of two long term time-chartered ships, under the name ‘Proman Stena Bulk Limited’.
The Joint Venture is a significant investment for Proman Shipping and for Stena Bulk. It represents Proman’s commitment to building a sustainable shipping sector by using methanol - a safe, clean-burning and biodegradable fuel. For Stena Bulk, an internationally]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 12:37:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Bulk to install Exhaust Gas Scrubbers on 16 tankers</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-bulk-to-install-exhaust-gas-scrubbers-on-16-tankers,c2765430</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3238219</guid><description><![CDATA[Stena Bulk has made a major investment in scrubbers and before January 2020 16 units will be installed. 10 IMOIIMAXes, 5 Suezmaxes and one of standard MR will be equipped with the after-treatment system. The total investment is worth 55 MUSD, including equipment, installation and time out of service. Payback time of investment is between 1,5 and 2,5 years which has already been secured by hedging the fuel spread.
[image] [image] By installing scrubbers on board, Stena Bulk will comply with the upcoming IMO Sulphur cap regulation, which limit the sulphur content in fuel oil used on board]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:50:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Bulk’s IMOIIMAX fleet performs at top level</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-bulk-s-imoiimax-fleet-performs-at-top-level,c2756967</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3227205</guid><description><![CDATA[Stena Bulk has now had a fleet of 13 IMOIIMAX vessels of MR model on the market for a year, and an evaluation shows that the chemical vessels have been a success, both in terms of performance and business. An IMOIIMAX tanker has 18 separate tanks (3,000 m3/tank), which provides for large freedom of choice as regards combinations of cargoes. The IMOIIMAX vessels are also characterised by high safety and low fuel consumption.
[image] [image] [image] “Utilization of and entry into the chemicals market has gone better than expected, and we have secured a good market position that we are]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:25:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Attempted piracy attack on Stena Bulk vessel west of Yemen</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/attempted-piracy-attack-on-stena-bulk-vessel-west-of-yemen,c2665385</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3110269</guid><description><![CDATA[3rd November the Stena Imperial reported a suspected pirate approach whilst on northbound passage through the Red Sea west of Yemen on her way from Far East to Rotterdam for discharge.
The story in short:  Two suspicious skiffs were found approaching Stena Imperial from the port side at a distance of 1.5 Nautical Miles. The alarm was raised and the Master and the on board security team mustered on the bridge. Hand flares were fired towards the skiffs as warning shot as they were continuously approaching towards the vessel. Master broadcasted a security message about the attempted attack and]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:03:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Bulk confirms scrubber order with Bluesoul</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-bulk-confirms-scrubber-order-with-bluesoul,c2645327</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3085811</guid><description><![CDATA[Stena Bulk has now signed a turnkey exhaust gas scrubber solution agreement with Chinese Bluesoul to equip its Suezmax and IMOIIMAX fleets. In total, Stena Bulk will equip 15 vessels with scrubbers and have an additional 6 options for installation prior to 2020.
Shanghai Bluesoul Environment Technology, with its base in Shanghai, has had a collaboration agreement with the Stena group for more than a year. Bluesoul is the first Chinese enterprise to be awarded Lloyd’s Register Exhaust Gas Cleaning System Machinery General Design Appraisal as well as DNV GL and ABS AiP.
“By installing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:18:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Bulk in partnership with Bay Crest Management for expansion in Asia</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-bulk-in-partnership-with-bay-crest-management-for-expansion-in-asia,c2642395</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3082045</guid><description><![CDATA[Golden-Agri Stena, since 2012 a joint venture between Stena Bulk and Golden Agri-Resources, has started a new joint venture, GSB Tankers, together with Bay Crest Management. GSB Tankers is set up to undertake the operation and commercial management of chemical tankers. GSB Tankers will commence operation on 1st January 2019, out of the existing premises of Golden-Agri Stena. Apart from its headquarters in Singapore, GSB Tankers will have offices in both Dubai and Japan. At first, the joint venture will manage eighteen chemical tankers with the aim of managing thirty chemical tankers within]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:30:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Bulk charters out two MR tankers to Petrobras</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-bulk-charters-out-two-mr-tankers-to-petrobras,c2610974</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3040367</guid><description><![CDATA[Brazil's state-owned oil company, one of the world's fastest-growing energy companies, has signed a contract with Stena Bulk for the chartering of its MR product tankers Stena Conqueror (47,000 dwt, built in 2003) and Stena Conquest (47,000 dwt, built in 2004). The contract is for a term of two years and includes the option to extend the charters for another 11 months. The vessels will carry refined products along the Brazilian coast.
[image] Stena Conqueror

[image] Stena Conquest
“We have a long-standing, highly-valued relationship with Petrobras when it comes to both Suezmax and MR]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 10:20:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Blue Sky delivers the first LNG cargo at energy giant ENN’s new terminal in China</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-blue-sky-delivers-the-first-lng-cargo-at-energy-giant-enn-s-new-terminal-in-china,c2594618</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3019341</guid><description><![CDATA[The LNG carrier Stena Blue Sky was historical when it delivered its cargo to the first privately-owned LNG terminal in China. Chinese gas distributor, ENN invited the LNG carrier to become the first vessel to unload at the new Xin’ao Terminal in Zhoushan, Ninbo region on 8th August 2018.
[image] Chinese companies build their own LNG terminals and import the fuel directly because they aim to meet higher demand and reduce their dependence on supplies of LNG from state-owned companies. The Zhoushan terminal has a capacity of 3 million tonnes of LNG per year.
"Being ‘first in China’ is a very]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:52:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Safety Achievement Award from Chamber of Shipping of America to Stena Blue Sky</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/safety-achievement-award-from-chamber-of-shipping-of-america-to-stena-blue-sky,c2593154</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision3016928</guid><description><![CDATA[The award was recently given for the professional seamanship and conduct when Stena Blue Sky effected a rescue operation after spotting a fisherman and recovering him from wreckage between the waters of North Korea and Japan 26th October 2017.
“Events of this nature are subject to international laws and for us, acting in accordance with these laws is a matter of course. Nevertheless, it is important that attention is drawn to them – in this case, by the Chamber of Shipping of America. I would also like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to our crew on board for having acted]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:28:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Bulk positions itself in crude oil</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-bulk-positions-itself-in-crude-oil,c2577471</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2996968</guid><description><![CDATA[Over the last six months, Stena Bulk has expanded its fleet in the Sonangol Suezmax pool with the addition of six Suezmax tankers. The TC in fleet consists of modern tonnage of varying length and with different options.

  · SKS Skeena
  · Istanbul
  · Almi Galaxy, Almi Voyager and Almi Sky
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“In what has generally speaking been a stable low market, we have recently seen opportunities to utilise our business model in the current market. With our successful commercial management, we believe, despite continuing rather difficult conditions, that we can make a positive]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 08:09:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Impero named in Guangzhou</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-impero-named-in-guangzhou,c2442983</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2806265</guid><description><![CDATA[The chemical and product tanker Stena Impero was named yesterday in a chilly and drizzly Guangzhou in southeast China. She is the last in a series of 13 sister ships ordered by Stena Bulk at the shipyard GSI (Guangzhou Shipbuilding International) in 2012 and represents an investment of SEK 4 billion.
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A large number of guests, both customers and partners as well as employees and representatives
of the shipyard and corporate management, had gathered at the shipyard to attend the solemn ceremony. The naming ceremony began with traditional Chinese dancing and music]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Digital naming of Stena Immortal and inauguration of new Stena office in Copenhagen</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/digital-naming-of-stena-immortal-and-inauguration-of-new-stena-office-in-copenhagen,c2434205</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2793631</guid><description><![CDATA[The digital naming of the IMOIIMAX tanker Stena Immortal took place yesterday at Stena’s new office in Hellerup in the north of Copenhagen. Some 200 guests had gathered to attend the naming ceremony and watch godmother Jane Olsson Thorburn digitally swing the bottle of champagne against the Stena Immortal’s bows. The guests were also given a guided tour, together with refreshments, of Stena Rederi AS’ newly opened office where Stena Bulk, Stena Line, Stena RoRo and Northern Marine Management will also be represented.
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“This is a natural transition from the old structure to the new one where we now have]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:43:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Imperator and Stena Imprimis in double naming ceremony in Guangzhou</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-imperator-and-stena-imprimis-in-double-naming-ceremony-in-guangzhou,c2331361</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2648251</guid><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Stena Imperator side by side with her sister the Stena Imprimis were named at the Chinese shipyard GSI (Guangzhou Shipbuilding International) in Guangzhou in southeast China. The two vessels are nos. 11 and 12, in a series of 13 identical IMOIIMAX tankers all ordered by Stena Bulk. The 13th and last IMOIIMAX tanker will be delivered in January next year. Both the now named vessels are owned by Stena Bulk.
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It was a hot summer day when the hundred or so guests from all over the world gathered on the quayside for the solemn double naming ceremony. The two]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:15:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MR tanker Stena Impeccable named in Rotterdam</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/mr-tanker-stena-impeccable-named-in-rotterdam,c2297215</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2602471</guid><description><![CDATA[The Stena Impeccable, the latest IMOIIMAX tanker to be delivered, named in Rotterdam. It was a sunny day when the guests gathered for the solemn ceremony. The proud godmother was Trintje Margaretha Oosters, from Dutch RVB Company with which Stena Bulk and Stena Weco have a long-lasting relationship. The naming ceremony took place in the Port of Rotterdam where the vessel arrived as late as at the beginning of this week.
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The Stena Impeccable was delivered at the beginning of March this year after which she sailed from China to Australia with a cargo of caustic]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 07:13:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Bulk’s successful MIT Sloan project with Blockchain</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-bulk-s-successful-mit-sloan-project-with-blockchain,c2288046</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2589055</guid><description><![CDATA[The new transformative world makes it necessary to be well prepared for rapid change and new demands. To achieve this, Stena Bulk hosted a MIT Sloan project during spring 2017 to investigate how Blockchain affects the tanker industry. Its ambition has been to recommend short, medium and long-term approaches for Stena Bulk to consider.
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“We are convinced that the tanker industry will change drastically in the future. To prepare for this we have a team of people working fulltime to make sure that we are fully aware of what is happening in the world, how it will affect us, and lead]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stena Imagination named in Dubai</title><link>https://news.cision.com/stena-bulk/r/stena-imagination-named-in-dubai,c2244024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2527629</guid><description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon, with temperatures close to 40o C, the MR tanker Stena Imagination was named in the Port Rashid Terminal in the heart of Dubai. Some 100 guests from near and far attended the solemn ceremony and godmother Lourdes Torgersen who, as tradition dictates, wished the vessel, her captain and his crew fortune and prosperity on the seven seas. All the guests were also given the opportunity, led by Captain Alexander Vasko, to inspect the vessel from her engine room all the way up to the bridge. On Sunday, the Stena Imagination will leave for East Africa with a cargo of diesel oil.
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