Delta Tankers Explained

Delta Tankers
Industry:	Oil tanker, Bulk cargo
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Founded:	2006
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Hq Location City:	Athens
Hq Location Country:	Greece
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Owner:	Diamantis Diamantidis^[1]

Delta Tankers is a Greek shipping company,^{[2] [3]} highly active in the suezmax and VLCC sectors.^[4]

Controversies

See main article: article and 2019 Northeast Brazil oil spill.

Delta Tankers ltd is the manager of the crude oil tanker Bouboulina (IMO 9298753), the ship that Brazilian investigators said was the source of oil tarring thousands of kilometers of coastline since August 2019.^[5] Delta Tankers Ltd said on Friday that it has not been contacted by Brazilian authorities investigating an oil spill incident in Brazil. The Brazilian oil spill prompted the company in November to offer to share the ship's data with the Brazilian investigators.^[6]

In 2022 Ukraine added Delta Tankers to its International Sponsors of War list.^[7]

See also

• Greek Merchant Marine
• MARPOL 73/78

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. https://www.mononews.gr/business/d-diamantidis-i-ichiri-kinisi-tis-delta-tankers-pou-ti-vazi-gia-ta-kala-ston-charti-ton-vlccs VLCC's for Delta Tankers
2. Web site: Brazil Police Suspect Greek-Flagged Ship Was Source of Oil Spills. Lewis. Jeffrey T.. WSJ. en-US. 2019-11-05.
3. Web site: Delta Tankers Says "No Proof" on Brazil Spill Connection. The Maritime Executive. en. 2019-11-05.
4. Web site: Greek tanker owners moving to LNG. 2019-10-03. Lloyd's List. 2019-11-05.
5. News: Delta tankers says Brazil has not not contacted them over oil leak. 2019-11-01. Reuters. 2019-11-05. en.
6. Reuters staff. (2 November 2019). "'No proof' Greek vessel activity led to oil leak off Brazil coast: ship manager." Reuters website Retrieved 29 May 2022.
7. Web site: The status of five Greek shipping companies was restored in the list of war sponsors . 7 August 2023.