Hellenic Shipping News: Turning Aframaxes into Clean Product Tankers as well; Is it Worth the Extra Costs?

“The versatility of owning an Aframax crude tanker is undeniable, given the nature of the design, which allows for multiple port of calls, around the world. But, one of the most critical decision a ship owner faces when ordering an Aframax, is whether or not to coat the vessel’s tanks to allow for clean refined product carriage. This is the key question that Poten & Partners attempted to answer in its latest weekly report.”