Tanker

Global fleet of crude and product tankers grew only modestly in 2021

Number of crude and product tanker ships saw a net increase by 2.7 percent in 2021, as the largest number of tankers left the market since 2018, show numbers from shipbroker Simpson Spence Young.
Photo: PR / BW Group
Photo: PR / BW Group
by DAG HOLMSTAD

The weak oil market last year had its impact on the fleet growth within crude and product tankers, show data from shipbroker Simpson Spence Young.

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