Scorpio dominates in biggest wager on tankers since ’08

LONDON (Bloomberg) -- Scorpio Tankers Inc. is leading the biggest construction boom for vessels hauling diesel and oil products since the recession five years ago with plans to have 54 refined-fuel carriers built. The Monaco-based company, founded in 2009 by an investor whose family has owned ships for six decades, ordered more vessels than any other operator in a year when spending of $4.4 billion on new capacity is already the most since 2008, according to data from Clarkson Plc, the biggest shipbroker. Almost all of Scorpio’s carriers will be launched next year.