More Dark Tankers Arrive at India Scrapyards as Trade Expands

Three US-sanctioned tankers have arrived for demolition on India’s west coast in under a month, an unusually strong start to the year for a ship-breaking trade that is increasing its acceptance of dark vessels in order to counter a painful downturn.

The Woodchip, a 1993-built Suezmax blacklisted by the US in 2021 under a different name, reached the coast of Gujarat late last week, according to agent reports, ship-tracking data, and people familiar with the matter — making it the oldest sanctioned supertanker to arrive at the demolition hub of Alang. The people asked not to be named as the negotiations are private.