TradeWinds: Scorpio Tankers has a second shot at VLCC ownership with newbuilding deal

November 11, 2025 The contracts brought the orderbook to around 15% of the global tanker fleet, according to brokers. Poten & Partners analyst Erik Broekhuizen said that level of ordering was not unprecedented and followed past buying patterns. But he did caution owners that they needed to be cognisant of long-term oil demand dynamics, even as many market observers see the near-term as strong for crude tankers. To read the full article, click here.