Greek shipowner John Angelicoussis started 2019 as the king of the crude tanker market with more vessels in the sector than any other player.

Angelicoussis topped the tree ahead of Sovcomflot and Euronav, according to Banchero Costa.

Its data showed Angelicoussis began this year with the largest crude tanker fleet, spanning 86 ships across the VLCC, suezmax and aframax sectors.