Tanker market report dated 21 September 2018

Robust scrapping activity has been one of the key features of the tanker market this year. Demolition has been particularly strong in the VLCCs sector: we have seen 32 tankers sold to the breaking yards so far in 2018 versus 11 units over the whole of 2017.

The weekly tanker market report by Gibson Shipbrokers features an overview of the crude oil and oil product tanker market.

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