A Liquimar Tankers Management suezmax is carrying the fist crude cargo from Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup field to China, underscoring rising long-haul shipping demand amid oversupply of oil in Europe.
Vessel-tracking data showed the 167,281-dwt Orpheas (built 2017) completed the loading from the Norwegian terminal of Mongstad on Saturday before leaving for Ningbo, China, with an estimated arrival date of 18 December.
