The fortunes of the Aframax market in recent years have been largely driven by a surge in crude tonne-mile demand following the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war. Source. GIBSON SHIPBROKERS LTD....
A shadow aframax tanker sold for scrap earlier this year has been arrested in India following a failed transaction and claims by the buyer that the vessel was sanctioned and misrepresented at the time of sale.
The world's first Aframax oil tanker to use wind-assisted propulsion has been built in China, with AkzoNobel making an important contribution to the landmark project by supplying 350,000 liters of International® marine coatings.