Tankers: Nearly 160 new MR tankers to join clean fleet

摘要

Almost 160 new medium-range tankers are expected to join the clean tanker fleet in 2009, according to research provided by Riverlake Shipping. This is the highest number of newbuilds since 1984, the research shows. And it comes at a time when the global economic slowdown is depressing demand for shipping oil products, according to industry sources.