SHIPPING

Our fleet operates globally with the goal of safely transporting oil for our customers. We load and discharge cargoes on a daily basis as the world’s largest private VLCC owner, following the evolving trading routes of the VLCC trade. We also have a sizable Suezmax fleet and consider ourselves to be experts in the operation of Aframax tankers.

All of our ships are operated to the highest standards, ensuring that our customers receive first-rate service in terms of safety, navigation, cargo handling, commercial responsiveness, and customer focus. Annually, seagoing ships in the Netherlands and Houston consume around 11 million tons of fuel oil, 5000,000 tons of marine gasoil, and 10,00,000 tons of lubricating oil. This is due to more than simply the size and volume of the ports; shipowners commonly pick this even when their ship’s European/Houston rotation includes a number of other ports. Singapore, Rotterdam and Houston have developed as popular bunker ports for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which is affordability. Singapore, as one of the top three bunkering ports in the world, takes pride in having the lowest bunker rates in the world, for both fuel oil and marine gas oil. Many container ships arrange to refuel in Singapore for their whole round trip between Asia, Europe and Houston.