Tankers International, the world’s largest shipping pool for VLCCs, has announced that Transportation Recovery Fund (TRF) operated vessel the TRF Horten has joined its specialist VLCC Scrubber Pool.
The TRF Horten (297,638 DWT/Built 2018) was delivered to Tankers International on 4th June. The total size of the Tankers International fleet now stands at 65 VLCCs, and the specialist Scrubber Pool has increased in size to 37 vessels.
The addition of the TRF Horten has reduced the average age for the scrubber pool to seven years, in contrast to the industry average of 10.7 years, as a part of Tankers International’s mission to replace old and less efficient tonnage with modern and cleaner vessels.
Diversification in the VLCC fleet
With ownership in 19 ships in the chemical and crude segments, TRF will benefit from a transparent and cost-effective solution to maximise earnings in the spot market through Tankers International’s powerful economies of scale and unparalleled access to relationships and cargoes. TRF will also benefit from more streamlined operations, consistent cash flow, and high-level information sharing associated with Tankers International’s pooling model.
In response to the growing diversification in the VLCC fleet, Tankers International have created a number of sub-pools to reflect unique trading patterners and earning potential to ensure fair sharing of earnings and costs between similar vessel types. For instance, the Tankers International Scrubber Pool functions as a sub-pool operating from a unique financial and commercial perspective while sharing resources across the entire Tankers International fleet.
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Source: Tankers International
