Torm revenues lifted by improved LR1 and MR freight earnings
- Danish product tanker first-quarter earnings see improvement over fourth quarter as cannibalisation by crude oil tankers eases
- Torm chief executive Jacob Meldgaard says company intends to continue to clear out older tonnage as it completes sale of MR units
Time charter equivalent earnings improved for Torm’s MR and LR1 fleet in the first quarter, but LR2 rates declined compared with the fourth quarter