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Shippers ditch container orders, boost tanker builds as Korea gains leverage

freight_commodity_indices UTC: 2026-03-16 11:00:45

Global shipping companies are pivoting from ordering container ships, amid rising concerns about oversupply, to placing orders for tankers. With ship supply falling short of crude oil transport demand and replacement needs for aging vessels overlapping, the tanker market is he...

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