Delta Tankers

Greek shipping company

Delta Tankers

Industry| Oil tanker, Bulk cargo
Founded| 2006
Headquarters|

Athens

Greece

Owner| Diamantis Diamantidis[1]
Website| www.deltatankers.gr

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

## Controversies

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Main article: 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.[5] The Brazilian oil spill prompted the company in November to offer to share the ship's data with the Brazilian invesitigators.[6]

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

## See also

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* Greek Merchant Marine
* MARPOL 73/78

## References

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1. ^ VLCC's for Delta Tankers
2. ^ Lewis, Jeffrey T. "Brazil Police Suspect Greek-Flagged Ship Was Source of Oil Spills". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
3. ^ "Delta Tankers Says "No Proof" on Brazil Spill Connection". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
4. ^ "Greek tanker owners moving to LNG". Lloyd's List. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
5. ^ a b "Delta tankers says Brazil has not not contacted them over oil leak". Reuters. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
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. ^ "The status of five Greek shipping companies was restored in the list of war sponsors". 7 August 2023.

## External links

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