FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) announced on 17 June its exit from the chemical tanker sector following a strategic en-bloc transaction with Ace Tankers and Womar Tankers, marking a shift in the company’s long-term fleet strategy. The deal, expected to be completed this week pending customary closing conditions, will see EPS transfer its chemical tanker assets as the company continues to realign its portfolio and focus investments on its core shipping segments. RelatedNews Xclusiv Shipbrokers: Greeks dominate tanker newbuildings Armed skiff opens fire on tanker off Yemen as regional risks escalate var jnews_module_21375998_0_6a33c67a821f7 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21375998","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"3533,3671,2161,239","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","googl