Fairplay Shipping News: Tanker Spot Charterers Ranked

“OIL MAJORS maintained their dominance of spot tanker fixtures in 2008, although some national companies jumped in the ranks, according to a new analysis by Poten & Partners. Shell led total reported fixtures, followed by ExxonMobil and BP. Charterers climbing in activity last year included Petrobras, Unipec, Statoil and PetroChina. Refiners Sunoco and Valero remained in the top 20.”