MR product tankers are being deployed to the western hemisphere en masse due to limited employment opportunities in Asia, according to energy intelligence firm Kpler.

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The latest data from Kpler shows about 780 MRs are currently operating in the west-of Suez region versus 720 vessels in the east-of-Suez trade.