Scorpio Tankers Inc News

Offshore wind farm construction and services company Eneti Inc. announced it has sold its entire holding in Scorpio Tankers Inc.Eneti said it sold its 2,155,140 common shares in Scorpio Tankers for $38.65 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $83.3 million.As part of the transaction, Scorpio Tankers purchased approximately 1.3 million shares for approximately $50 million.Eneti, formerly Scorpio Bulkers, in 2021 changed its name and began selling off its bulk carrier fleet in a pivot to offshore wind farm construction and services.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Carbon Ridge to collaborate on the development of onboard carbon capture for maritime vessels.Carbon Ridge is a U.S.-based startup working to commercialize existing gas separation technology without the need for large structural modifications. The agreement addresses the collaboration for detailed front-end engineering, design and validation process with a small-scale test unit onboard one of the company’s vessels.Emanuele A.

Pacific Green Technologies Inc. (OTCQB: PGTK), developer of the ENVI-Marine  emission control system, has announced that Scorpio Tankers Inc. (“Scorpio Tankers”) has confirmed that it has ordered a further 14 ENVI-Marine emission control systems (the “Systems”) for vessels it owns or manages in 2020, at a combined cost of $20.3m. The order is on top of the 52 Systems already ordered by Scorpio Tankers, as announced in December 2018. The Systems that are being fitted are a ‘hybrid ready’ design…

Pacific Green Technologies Inc., developer of the ENVI-Marine emission control system, announced that, effective June 26, 2019 that Scorpio Tankers Inc. exercised options to install the ENVI-Marine system on an additional 14 vessels that STNG owns or manages.The pricing of the ENVI-Marine system for the vessels is currently being calculated in accordance with gas flow volumes under the terms of the Framework Agreement.

Choice Ballast Solutions announced it has expanded its collaboration with Scorpio Ship Management S.A.M., as agent for certain vessel-owning subsidiaries of Scorpio Tankers Inc., by contracting to provide turnkey integration engineering and project management services for ballast water management system (BWMS) installations on board an additional 39 vessels.The previous contract with Scorpio Tankers on 12 ships of the Duchessa Class is already underwaywith recently completed Engineering Design and Shipyard Installation packages for the STI Duchessa and STI Opera.John Dooley…

Choice Ballast Solutions was recently contracted by Scorpio Ship Management S.A.M., as agent for certain vessel-owning subsidiaries of Scorpio Tankers Inc. to provide engineering and project management to retrofit the Ecochlor ballast water management system (BWMS) on 12 of their vessels. The engineering is underway, and retrofits are scheduled to commence during each vessel’s next dry dock beginning in the fourth quarter of 2018 and extending into 2020.John Dooley, President of Choice Ballast Solutions, said, “Scorpio is recognized worldwide for their proactive policies to safeguard the environment and have operational strategies to provide superior results over time.

Scorpio Tankers Inc announced that it has agreed to sell and leaseback two MR product tankers (STI Gramercy and STI Queens) and two LR2 product tankers (STI Oxford and STI Selatar) in two separate transactions to an international financial institution. Upon completion, the Company’s liquidity is expected to increase by $42 million in aggregate after the repayment of outstanding debt. These lease financing arrangements are part of the Company’s new financing initiatives that were announced on April 25, 2018. As part of the agreements, the Company will bareboat charter-in the vessels for a period of seven years. In addition, the Company has purchase options beginning at the end of the third year of each agreement.

Scorpio Tankers has agreed to sell and leaseback five 2012 built MR product tankers (STI Amber, STI Topaz, STI Ruby, STI Garnet, and STI Onyx) to Bank of Communications Financial Leasing  (Bocomm Leasing). As of today, three of the five transactions have been completed, which has increased the Company’s liquidity by approximately $21 million in aggregate after the repayment of the outstanding debt. The sales price for each vessel is $27.5 million, and the Company will bareboat charter-in the vessels for a period of seven years at $9,025 per day per vessel. The Company also has three one-year options to extend the bareboat charter agreements beyond the initial term. In addition, Scorpio Tankers has purchase options beginning at the end of the fifth year and until the end of the agreements.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced that it has closed the previously announced merger with Navig8 Product Tankers Inc. (NPTI). As consideration, Scorpio has issued 55 million shares of its common stock to the holders of NPTI’s common shares or 19.7% of the current 279,663,300 Scorpio common shares issued and outstanding. Through the Merger and related transactions, Scorpio has acquired an operating fleet of 27 eco-design product tankers, comprised of 15 LR2s and 12 LR1s with a weighted average of 1.2 years and an aggregate carrying capacity of approximately 2.6 million dwt. Scorpio’s operating fleet now consists of 105 owned or finance leased tankers (38 LR2 tankers…

Scorpio Tankers has reported a fourth-quarter loss of $29.7 million or a loss of 18 cents per share. The shipping company posted revenue of $106.1 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Scorpio Tankers sharply reduced its quarterly dividend by 92% to $0.01 from $0.125. For the year, the company reported a loss of $24.9 million, or 15 cents per share, swinging to a loss in the period. Revenue was reported as $522.7 million. The Company currently has nine newbuilding vessel orders (eight MRs and one LR2) with HMD and SSME, which the Company refers to as its Newbuilding Program. Scorpio Tankers Inc. is a provider of marine transportation of petroleum products worldwide.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that the Company has received commitments for a loan facility of up to $172 million from a group of financial institutions including Macquarie Bank Limited (London Branch), DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale ("DekaBank"), The Export-Import Bank of Korea ("KEXIM") and Garanti-Instituttet for Eksportkreditt ("GIEK"). The loan facility, which is composed of multiple tranches, will be used to finance up to 60% of the market value of eight MR product tankers under construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. which are scheduled for delivery in 2017 and 2018. The maturity date of each tranche is between six and 12 years from each drawdown date, and the facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a blended margin of 2.02% per annum.

Tanker carrier Scorpio Tankers has landed a loan deal for USD 172 million. The money will finance 60 percent of eight new MR product tankers which are currently under construction in South Korea. The company said in a press release that it has received commitments for a loan facility of up to $172 million from a group of financial institutions including Macquarie Bank Limited (London Branch), DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (DekaBank), The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) and Garanti-Instituttet for Eksportkreditt (GIEK). The loan facility, which is composed of multiple tranches, will be used to finance up to 60% of the market value of eight MR product tankers under construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. which are scheduled for delivery in 2017 and 2018.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced the upsizing and extension of its BNP Paribas Credit Facility. The Company has received an additional $27.6 million commitment from BNP Paribas to upsize its BNP Paribas Credit Facility. The $27.6 million increase of the bilateral financing will bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.30% per annum, has a final maturity of December 2021, and will be used to refinance the existing indebtedness on two MR product tankers (2013 built) at the lesser of $13.8 million and 48% of the fair market value of each respective vessel. In addition, the maturity date of the BNP Paribas Credit Facility will be extended to December 2021. The terms and conditions, including covenants, of the credit facility are similar to those in the Company's existing credit facilities.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced that it has received a commitment for a loan facility up to $300 million from ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Nordea Bank Finland plc, acting through its New York branch, and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB. The loan facility will be used to refinance the existing indebtedness on 16 MR product tankers, has a final maturity of five years from the first drawdown date and bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.5 percent per annum. The loan facility will be comprised of a term loan up to $200 million and a revolver up to $100 million, and the availability can be used to finance up to 60 percent of the fair market value of the respective vessels. The loan facility is subject to customary conditions precedent and the execution of definitive documentation.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced it has received a commitment from NIBC Bank N.V. for a loan facility of up to $44 million. The loan facility, subject to customary conditions precedent and the execution of definitive documentation, will be used to refinance the existing indebtedness on two 2013-built MR product tankers, has a final maturity of five years from the signing date and bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.5 percent per annum. The availability can be used to finance the lesser of $22 million and 67.5 percent of the fair market value of the respective vessels.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) announced agreements to time charter-in three ice class 1A Handymax product tankers. The Company has entered into time charter-in agreements with an unrelated third party on three ice class 1A Handymax product tankers. Each agreement is for three years at $15,600 per day, and the Company has two consecutive one year options to extend the agreements at $16,500 per day and $17,500 per day, respectively. The time charters are expected to commence before the end of March 2016. In addition, the Company has the option to time charter-in up to four additional ice class 1A Handymax product tankers under the same terms. The Company has contracted for 12 newbuilding product tankers (eight MR and four LR2 tankers).

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announces that The National Chemical Carriers (subsidiary 80% owned by Bahri) signed on Wednesday 24th February 2016 MoA to purchase five (5) second hand MRs ships built in 2014 at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea from Scorpio Tankers Inc. at a total Purchase Price of One Hundred Sixty Six million and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$166,500,000). The five (5) ships will be delivered to NCC between 1st February and 30th June 2016. The financial implication of

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has entered into time charter-out agreements for two ice class 1A Handymax product tankers and an update on its Securities Repurchase Program. The Company has entered into time charter-out agreements with an unrelated third party on two ice class 1A Handymax product tankers. The term of each agreement is for three years at $18,000 per day, with each charter scheduled to commence by the end of January 2016. Since the Company's previous announcement on November 4, 2015, the Company has purchased 2,696,365 of its common shares in the open market at an average price of $8.38 per share. As of December 22, 2015, there were 175,335,400 shares outstanding.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. informs it has entered agreements to purchase four LR2 product tankers. The company has also recently taken delivery of three newbuilding vessels. Scorpio Tankers reached agreements with two unrelated third parties to purchase an aggregate of four LR2 product tankers currently under construction at Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. and Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. for approximately $60 million each. These vessels are expected to be delivered between June and August 2015. STI Lauren, an LR2 product tanker, was delivered from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering of South Korea in April 2015. STI Connaught, an LR2 product tanker, was delivered from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries of South Korea in May 2015.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today (i) a new $250 million Securities Buyback Program, (ii) that it has recently taken delivery of an MR product tanker and (iii) that it will not exercise the options to purchase two LR2s currently under construction (with deliveries expected in the fourth quarter of 2016 and first quarter of 2017) from Scorpio Bulkers Inc., a related party. On May 27, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new securities buyback program to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of the Company's common stock and bonds, which currently consist of its (i) Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019, which were issued in June 2014…

Scorpio Tankers has purchased an MR product tanker, currently under construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, for around $37mln and a LR2 product tanker, currently under construction at Daehan Shipbuilding, for around $58.5mln. MR product tanker is scheduled for delivery in September and LR2 product tanker, is scheduled for delivery in August. Scorpio Tankers will initially bareboat charter-in the LR2 product tanker at $10,000 per day for up to nine months, before taking over the ownership of the vessel. Scorpio Tankers did not reveal the unrelated sellers of the tankers. The additions follow the May acquisition of four LR2 product tanker newbuildings for around $60m each, three of which were acquired from Oslo-listed Navig8 Product Tankers.

Scorpio Tankers Inc has agreed to sell its 6 million common shares of Dorian LPG Ltd to BW Euroholdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of BW Group Limited, for a purchase price of $15.34 per share. The shares will be sold pursuant to an effective resale registration statement filed by Dorian LPG on July 8, 2015, and are expected to be delivered to BW Euroholdings Limited on or around July 22, 2015. Following the sale, the Scorpio will continue to own 3,392,083 shares of Dorian's common stock, which is approximately 5.8% of Dorian. Scorpio Tankers, a provider of marine transportation of petroleum products worldwide, currently owns 76 tankers (16 LR2 tankers…

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase an MR product tanker. The Company reached an agreement with an unrelated third party to purchase an MR product tanker that was built in 2014 at SPP Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of South Korea for approximately $37.1 million. The vessel is expected to be delivered in August 2015.