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US sanctions relief unlikely to ease tanker crisis, Kpler says
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Washington’s reported plans to ease sanctions on shadow fleet tankers may do little to alleviate record freight rates, analytics firm Kpler said. In a post on X, Kpler says that of approximately 160 very large crude carriers (VLCC) sanctioned by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), only 24…
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US sanctions relief unlikely to ease tanker crisis, Kpler says
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