The East Has It: Top Reported Dirty Spot Charterers for 2013

The rankings for the top charterers of 2013 remain largely unchanged from last year with number one seed Unipec outpacing its nearest contender Shell by nearly double the volume. Total reported spot market activity for dirty tankers increased in 2013 by 3.6% over last year, which marks less growth than the 5% growth seen the year prior. Suezmax tankers experienced the largest gains in number of reported fixtures with an increase of more than 9.4%. VLCCs experienced a modest increase of 1.2%, while Aframax activity increased at a healthy clip of 4.5%. Download here