Equinor locks in Maran Tankers-owned VLCC for a year amid period charter flurry

Equinor has chartered a Maran Tankers Management-owned VLCC in a one-year deal amid a flurry of period chartering activity.

Brokers said the Norwegian energy company chartered the 319,400-dwt Maran Ares (built 2017) for $33,000 per day, which is higher than Oslo broker Fearnleys' $30,000-per-day assessment for a one-year VLCC charter.

Maran is a unit of Greece's Angelicoussis Shipping Group, which is now led by Maria Angelicoussis after the death of her father, John.