Business Times: Fewer Very Large Crude Carriers Hired

“The Business Times based this article on Poten’s tanker market opinion dated Aug 12th, 2005. “The number of two-million-barrel tankers hired to ship crude oil from the West Asia has fallen as oil has risen to records, suggesting the price doesn’t reflect a physical shortage of oil worldwide, shipbroker Poten & Partners said in a note to clients.” says the article.”