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Inside The World’s Richest Shipper Gianluigi Aponte’s Apparent Bid To Corner The Supertanker Market
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5:38Now PlayingWhen a little-known South Korean company started buying up dozens of supertankers, rumors emerged that the purchases were backed by shipping tycoon Gianluigi Aponte. A Forbes investigation confirmed that Aponte is indeed the true buyer of many of those ships—and with the Iran war sending tanker rates soaring, that now seems to be a well-timed bet.
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