The 4,700-dwt LS Concorde (built 2003) is the second vessel to join the outfit on charter from Netherlands-based Lauranne Shipping.

Both vessels will be supported by a newly built 32,000 cubic meter storage terminal at Canvey Island in the Thames Estuary.

V-Marine Fuels, which began operating in Texas earlier this year, emerged when Vitol purchased a 50% stake in Grindrod-owned Cockett Marine Oil.

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