Call it a tale of the haves and have-nots.

On one end was Parakou Tankers: forced once again to postpone a shareholder vote on a reverse-merger initial public offering (IPO) that could raise a maximum $80m for its eight-ship fleet — if only it can persuade investors.

On the other is Scorpio Tankers: netting $133m overnight through what seemed to be president Robert Bugbee pressing his finger on a magic button.