Unipec dominates crude tanker spot market

摘要

UNIPEC was the biggest charterer of crude tankers on the spot market in 2021, with 931 fixtures lifting 214m tonnes, according to research from US shipbroker Poten & Partners. Its annual ranking of the top 20 dirty tanker charterers reported a 9% year-on-year drop in the number of very large crude carriers chartered on the spot market, while aframax tonnage numbers increased 6%. Suezmax fixtures remained level with the past year, at 2,130.