September crude oil tanker demolishing hits 39-months high at 1.9m DWT
Has the lid finally come off for crude oil tanker demolition in 2021? If judged by the 1.9m DWT of capacity that was removed in September, the answer is “yes”.
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Posted:
07 October 2021
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