SomeWall Street speculators claim American Petroleum Tankers (APT), which is controlledby the Blackstone Group and Cerberus Capital Management, is poised to file aprospectus with US securities regulators in a matter of weeks.

Citingcorporate policy Robert Kurz, the company’s chief executive, declined tocomment on the rumours when contacted by TradeWinds Wednesday afternoon, whichdidn’t come as a surprise given its relationships with firms that arenotoriously private.

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