Bidders go high for Equinor aframax and LR2 tanker newbuildings

Owners with pre-steel price-rise options could be in a competitive position Norway’s Equinor has received a wide range of offers from shipowners for a raft of dual-fuelled aframax and LR2 tanker newbuildings, with some priced at 15% to 20% above recently concluded vessel deals due to the recent hike in steel prices. Brokers said bids […]