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January 2019 The 115,000 dwt Aframax 'Texas Star' recently transited the Panama Canal - northbound in ballast from California into the Caribbean Sea and southbound laden with crude from Colombia bound for San Francisco. https://vimeo.com/308838145

Tanker commercial management firm Concord Maritime, launched in April by Ben Ognibene, has revealed the make-up of its Dakota Tankers Aframax Pool following the addition of a vessel from Dubai’s Emarat Maritime. Emarat has placed 2010‐built 115,000 dwt Dubai...

Concord Maritime, LLC is pleased to announce that Emarat Maritime will place its 2010-built, 115k-dwt ‘Dubai Charm’ into the Dakota Tankers Aframax Pool in December.  This follows the recent deliveries of the LR2 ‘Free Spirit’, 2008-built, 113,000 dwt, chartered in by...

By Joe Brady Concord Maritime has launched its first pool with the creation of the ­Dakota Tankers aframax pool and an initial stable of seven vessels. With members Atlas Maritime of Greece and Emarat Maritime of ­Dubai in the fold, the commercial manager’s chief...

Press Release Jim Hurley appointed Chief Operating Officer; Tanker Veterans to The Concord Maritime Team Concord Maritime is pleased to announce the appointment of four top-level professionals to its growing management team with Jim Hurley appointed Chief Operating...

Former Heidmar colleagues get to work on building a fleet as new shop fills management posts and takes in first tankers by Joe Brady Ben Ognibene and Jim Hurley know something about building from scratch from their first days together some 14 years ago at Heidmar,...

Launched in May this year Ben Ognibene has partnered with private equity firm American Working Capital to form tanker commercial management firm Concord Maritime. Ognibene, who resigned as CEO of Heidmar last September after 13 years with the company, reckons that the...

Published in Freshly Minted, Marine Money American Working Capital (“AWC”), a private equity firm and Ben Ognibene announced the formation of CONCORD MARITIME LLC, an independent company specializing in the commercial management of third party crude tankers. In...

Former Heidmar boss says new outfit Concord Maritime is bullish on crude carrier market recovery by Joe Brady Former Heidmar chief executive Ben Ognibene has re-emerged at the helm of his own commercial-management operation in the crude sector. Ognibene told...

American Working Capital and Ben Ognibene are pleased to announce the formation of Concord Maritime LLC, an independent company specializing in the commercial management of third party crude tankers. In addition to providing commercial management services, the Company...