EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 26 MIN
The VLCC mega orderbook, and why Scorpio Tankers is bucking the trend
from TradeWinds Wavelength - a weekly shipping news show
In this week’s episode:TradeWinds newbuilding team Lucy Hine and Irene Ang dissect the mega ordering of VLCCs.Read more: Shipowner Evangelos Marinakis inks 11 VLCC newbuildings at Hengli.Read more: Scorpio Tankers not ordering more VLCCs, says Robert Bugbee.Intertanko calls on governments to be stronger in tackling the shadow fleet, arguing that the latest seizures will reveal how bad the ships are.Read more: Tanker seizures set to reveal the state of the shadow fleet.And wine tasting with a shipowner at his own vineyard. TradeWinds visits Odfjell Vineyard.Read more: Laurence Odfjell sees sustainability as good business with fast paybackProducer and host: Craig EasonAdditional reporting from: Lucy Hine, Irene Ang, Eric Priante Martin and Yannick Guerry.A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this week’s episode:TradeWinds newbuilding team Lucy Hine and Irene Ang dissect the mega ordering of VLCCs.Read more: Shipowner Evangelos Marinakis inks 11 VLCC newbuildings at Hengli.Read more: Scorpio Tankers not ordering more VLCCs, says Robert Bugbee.Intertanko calls on governments to be stronger in tackling the shadow fleet, arguing that the latest seizures will reveal how bad the ships are.Read more: Tanker seizures set to reveal the state of the shadow fleet.And wine tasting with a shipowner at his own vineyard. TradeWinds visits Odfjell Vineyard.Read more: Laurence Odfjell sees sustainability as good business with fast paybackProducer and host: Craig EasonAdditional reporting from: Lucy Hine, Irene Ang, Eric Priante Martin and Yannick Guerry.A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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