CHEMICAL PIONEER

  • General
    • Vessel Name : CHEMICAL PIONEER 0
    • Operator : USS CHARTERING, LLC 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 120 0
    • Vessel Type : 21 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 15000 0
  • Location
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 16276 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 688.5 257
    • Regular Breadth : 90 257
    • Overall Length : 688.5 257
    • Overall Breadt : 90 257
    • Load draft : 36.1 257
    • Light Draft : 19 257
    • Height : 127.5 257
  • Other
    • Rebuilt year : 1983 0
    • Year : 1983 0
    • EQUIP2 : 1/4000 HEAT COIL 0
    • EQUIP1 : 2/3000 LB CRANE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 661060 0
    • REBLT : * 0

USS CHARTERING, LLC

  • Area of Operation : U. S. GULF LOAD PORTS TO U. S. EAST COAST DISCHARGE PORTS, OCCASIONALLY U. S. WEST COAST DISCHARGE PORTS, U. S. JONES ACT COASTWISE TANKER TRADE 0
  • Principal Commodity : PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, CHEMICAL PARCELS 0

CHARLESTON

  • Type : 21 0
  • Construction : A 0

HOUSTON

  • Type : 22 0
  • Construction : A 0

BROWNSVILLE

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CORPUS CHRISTI

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

FREEPORT

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

GALVESTON

  • Type : 35 0
  • Construction : A 0

CHEMICAL TRANSPORTER

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

PETROCHEM PRODUCER

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

PETROCHEM SUPPLIER

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

PETROCHEM TRADER

  • Type : 71 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

Wattlab, HGK Shipping Collaborate On World’s First Hybrid Solar-Powered Inland Cargo Vessel

Wattlab, HGK Shipping Collaborate On World’s First Hybrid Solar-Powered Inland Cargo Vessel

Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab has delivered a solar energy system for HGK Shipping’s inland shipping cargo vessel Blue Marlin. The vessel’s 192 solar panels will provide power to both the onboard and propulsion systems, making the Blue Marlin the first inland shipping vessel in the world capable of hybrid sailing with solar power.

MOL, Mitsubishi Welcome Dual-Fuel Methanol Carrier Newbuild

MOL, Mitsubishi Welcome Dual-Fuel Methanol Carrier Newbuild

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of the Kohzan Maru VII, a newbuilding dual-fuel methanol carrier, which will serve Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) under a long-term charter.The Kohzan Maru VII was delivered at HD Hyundai Mipo shipyard, where the naming ceremy took place.

Caribe Tankers to Trial Inmarsat NexusWave Connectivity Service

Caribe Tankers to Trial Inmarsat NexusWave Connectivity Service

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has announced Caribe Tankers USA, Inc (CTU) will trial Inmarsat’s fully managed bonded connectivity service, NexusWave, on board the chemical tankers Caribe Maria and Caribe Luna as the company seeks a reliable solution to best serve operational and crew connectivity.

CMB.TECH, MOL Sign Agreement for Nine Ammonia-Powered Ships

CMB.TECH, MOL Sign Agreement for Nine Ammonia-Powered Ships

Belgian oil tanker group CMB.TECH has signed an agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and MOL Chemical Tankers (MOLCT) for nine ammonia-powered vessels.The vessels will be among the world's first ammonia-powered Newcastlemax bulk carriers and chemical tankers.  The delivery of these ships is expected between 2026 and 2029.The landmark agreement between MOL/MOLCT, and CMB.

Update: Casualties Brought Ashore After Cargo Ship, Oil Tanker Collide Off UK

Update: Casualties Brought Ashore After Cargo Ship, Oil Tanker Collide Off UK

Stena Immaculate and the Portuguese-flagged container ship Solong Tanker, cargo ship collide off UK coast causing blaze and casualties.A chemical tanker and container ship collided off the northeastern coast of England on Monday causing a huge fire on at least one of the vessels and leading to numerous casualties.

Fortescue’s Ammonia-Powered Vessel Arrives to UK

Fortescue’s Ammonia-Powered Vessel Arrives to UK

The Singapore-flagged dual-fuel ammonia-powered vessel Fortescue Green Pioneer has arrived in the U.K. to demonstrate the viability of ammonia as a sustainable marine fuel.The vessel is the first of its kind, powered by four-stroke engines, two of which are capable of being fueled by ammonia and diesel.

James Fishers Orders Four LNG Dual-Fuel Tankers

James Fishers Orders Four LNG Dual-Fuel Tankers

James Fisher and Sons has ordered four new LNG dual-fuel tankers from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng as part of its ‘fleet of the future’ business strategy.The new tankers, which will carry oil products and IMO Class II chemicals, will have LNG dual-fuel propulsion capability

Al Seer Marine Expands Fleet with Two New Tankers

Al Seer Marine Expands Fleet with Two New Tankers

Abu Dhabi's Al Seer Marine, a subsidiary of International Holding Company (IHC), has taken delivery of two new Medium Range (MR) tankers, M.T. Saiph and her sister ship from K Shipbuilding Korea.Each vessel is equipped with an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) and engineered to accommodate alternative fuels such as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), ammonia, and methanol.

VLSFO Oil Spill Remnants Haunt Mauritius Mangroves Three Years Later

VLSFO Oil Spill Remnants Haunt Mauritius Mangroves Three Years Later

Three years after bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off Mauritius, spilling 1000 tons of a new type of marine fuel oil, Curtin University-led research has confirmed the oil is still present in an environmentally sensitive mangrove forest close to Ramsar conservation sites.Lead researcher Dr.

Watch: Rescue Services Extinguish Tanker Fire

Watch: Rescue Services Extinguish Tanker Fire

The 73-meter-long German oil and chemical tanker Annika caught fire on October 11 whilst northeast of Kühlungsborn, Germany, in the Baltic Sea. The Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) Bremen, operated by the German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked People (DGzRS), led the response.

Britain's New Shipping Sanctions Take Aim at Russian LNG Sector

Britain's New Shipping Sanctions Take Aim at Russian LNG Sector

Britain on Thursday sanctioned five vessels and two associated entities involved in the shipping of Russian LNG, with the government saying it was using new legal powers for the first time to target LNG vessels directly."Earlier this year, the UK sanctioned Arctic LNG 2, alongside our allies in the US and EU.

Crowley and SEACOR Launch Fairwater Joint Venture

Crowley and SEACOR Launch Fairwater Joint Venture

U.S. maritime companies Crowley and SEACOR Holdings on Thursday announced the formal launch of their joint venture Fairwater Holdings LLC, an independent U.S. company integrating the firms’ petroleum and chemical transportation vessels, capabilities and personnel.Active in all major Jones Act coastwise tank vessel trades, Fairwater supports the transportation of petroleum products