FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The tanker S&P market has displayed remarkable momentum since the beginning of the year, according to the latest market commentary from Xclusiv Shipbrokers. As explained, between January and May, a total of 318 tankers changed hands, almost double the volume recorded during the corresponding period of 2025. Activity was broadly spread across vessel classes, with VLCCs leading the market with 76 transactions, representing 24% of all sales. RelatedNews Armed skiff opens fire on tanker off Yemen as regional risks escalate Gibson: Over 120 VLCCs have been ordered this year var jnews_module_21375738_0_6a3114ca7b653 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21375738","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"33,1189,1573,239","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","google_publisher_id":"","google_slo