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Is VLCC consolidator Sinokor Maritime about to raid the suezmax sector?

Tradewinds 20 Mar 2026
Market awash with talk, but firm deals have yet to emerge ....
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MSC makes moves to acquire 50% stake in Sinokor following joint VLCC buying spree

Lloydslist 19 Mar 2026
News. Related Stories ....
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Official: World’s richest shipowner equal partner with Sinokor in VLCC superpower

Tradewinds 19 Mar 2026
Competition notice reveals formalisation of partnership that has transformed the big tanker market ....
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Iran war prompts Braemar pivot on VLCC rate prospects

Tradewinds 19 Mar 2026
UK broker says it is rethinking its outlook daily ....
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Massive Okeanis Eco Tankers VLCC fixture fails as volatility rocks markets

Tradewinds 19 Mar 2026
Deal for the Nissos Donoussa is one of many big-money VLCC fixtures to have fallen through recently ....
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How Strait of Hormuz closure is impacting the VLCC market globally

Tradewinds 19 Mar 2026
With no conventional VLCCs escaping the Gulf since the conflict started, Atlantic basin activity has not been enough to cover the shortfall ....
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MSC Formalizes Tie-Up With Tanker Giant Sinokor After Massive VLCC Buying Spree

gCaptain 19 Mar 2026
That buying spree has coincided with a sharp surge in tanker earnings, with VLCC spot rates jumping above $100,000 per day earlier this year as charterers rushed to secure tonnage amid tightening availability ... ....
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MSC’s hidden hand behind Sinokor’s VLCC blitz finally confirmed

Splash24/7 19 Mar 2026
“There has never before been a single VLCC operator with such a dominant market share of the active fleet,” BRS stated in a recent report, describing the Korean owner as a “super operator” of VLCCs.
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Okeanis VLCC set for record spot deal in market rattled by war

Tradewinds 18 Mar 2026
Clarksons and Poten & Partners deviate sharply on assessments as VLCC taken at sky-high rate ....
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VLCC rates face downward pressure as tankers flee Gulf crisis

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide 18 Mar 2026
The disruption to crude oil flows from the Persian Gulf is ...
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How ‘imaginary’ Middle East VLCC rates are having real-world effects

Lloydslist 17 Mar 2026
Analysis. Related Stories ....
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VLCC Market: How the Hormuz Crisis Is Impacting Rates, Newbuilds, S&P, and Asset Values

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide 17 Mar 2026
Recent events in Iran and the Middle East have sent shockwaves through ...
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Indian Register of Shipping Takes One of India’s Largest Crude Tankers, VLCC Lila Jamnagar, into Class

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide 17 Mar 2026
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has taken into class Lila ...
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Kpler: Hormuz Strait shutdown sends VLCC rates soaring

SAFETY4SEA 17 Mar 2026
Kpler The VLCC market ... VLCC freight futures for the Mideast Gulf to China route more than doubled to $13.8/bbl following the Iran war ... Asian buyers seeking replacement barrels are pulling Suezmax and VLCC tonnage toward West African load zones.
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George Procopiou takes VLCC tally at Hengli to 16 with fresh order

Tradewinds 16 Mar 2026
Dynacom closes second newbuilding contract with Hengli ....

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