30 VLCCs Ordered So Far in 2017 as Tanker Newbuildings Are Too Attractive To Be Ignored For Shipowners

An increasing number of ship proprietors are actively wanting to protect more vessel newbuildings, particularly VLCC tonnage. In its most current regular record, shipbroker Gibson kept in mind that “the time-out in brand-new tanker orders last year paired with speeding up rate of distributions minimized the dimension of the orderbook, raising hopes that the fast growth in fleet size witnessed …