Heidmar stunned the tanker market Tuesday as it accepted the abrupt resignation of veteran chief executive Tim Brennan.

Brennan, who held the top post for nearly two decades, described the departure as “amicable” during an interview with TradeWinds.

“The shareholders want to go in a different direction than I do so I decided to resign,” he added without elaborating on the tack the US pool operator intends to take.

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