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Clarksons downs Euronav as Frontline set to rocket up VLCC charts - TradeWinds

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Clarksons downs Euronav as Frontline set to rocket up VLCC charts | TradeWinds

European shipping analysts are echoing their US counterparts in rating a potential split of the Euronav fleet as a fair deal.

The Saverys family’s CMB is in talks to buy out the other big shareholder, John Fredriksen, whose Frontline is set to pay $2.35bn to acquire 24 Euronav VLCCs.

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