International Seaways suezmax ships first-ever Brazilian cargo to giant Dangote refinery

An International Seaways suezmax is the latest to help diversify sources of crude imports for the massive new Dangote refinery in Nigeria.

A cargo of Buzios crude from Brazil is being taken across the Atlantic by the 158,000-dwt suezmax Seaways Montauk (built 2017), according to Kpler cargo tracking data.

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The vessel loaded the oil via a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer at Acu Port, receiving 1m barrels from the 154,000-dwt shuttle tanker NS Pioneer (built 2023), operated by China National Offshore Oil (CNOOC).