A total of 52 VLCCs were ordered in shipyards last year, the highest number since 2010, a trend which has "spilled over" into 2014, with already 6 new VLCC orders placed during the month of January. According to the latest weekly report from London-based shipbroker Gibson, "about half of this investment in VLCCs is coming from the Asian shipowners tosecure tonnage
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10 February 2014 - 00:00
Annual growth of VLCC tanker fleet could be negative over the next few years claims shipbroker
A total of 52 VLCCs were ordered in shipyards last year, the highest number since 2010, a trend which has "spilled over" into 2014, with already 6 new VLCC orders placed during the month of January. According to the latest weekly report from London-based shipbroker Gibson, "about half of this investment in VLCCs is coming from the Asian shipowners tosecure tonnage
WORLD SHIPPING
10 February 2014 - 00:00
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