Tanker companies face tough choice due to shortage of vessels

Carriers must decide whether to order expensive ships now or hope for prices to fall, with the risk that shipyards could be full.
Photo: Tatiana Meel/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Tatiana Meel/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

Tanker companies face a major dilemma when it comes to buying newbuilds to carry oil.

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