The US bunkers supplier and tanker owner, which is led by chairman Peter Georgiopoulos, has taken over the charters of two bunkering tankers that had been contracted to OW Tanker.

The move comes after New York and Piraeus-headquartered Aegean entered the California bunkering market earlier this month by acquiring fuel and storage space that had been controlled by OW.

Previously, Aegean president Nikolas Tavlarios told analysts that the company was looking to expand into two markets.

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