COPENHAGEN/ SINGAPORE, September 17, 2026 – Following the release of Hafnia’s Q2 2026 results, we are pleased to share an update on Hafnia Pools – one of the tanker market’s largest fully integrated pool platforms, spanning key product and chemical tanker segments.
Hafnia Pools today comprises more than 170 vessels with 24 Pool Partners. The platform continues to attract tonnage from both existing and new partners, supported by Hafnia’s commercial reach and integrated operating model.
Continued Inflow of Modern Tonnage
In the last six months, there has been a continued entry of modern vessels. Q2 into Q3 notably marked long-standing Pool Partner Chartworld committing newbuild MR vessels Samos Star and Rhodes Star to the Hafnia MR Pool. Hafnia colleagues from Singapore and the UAE were proud to represent the Pool during two respective ceremonies in Jiangsu, China.
These vessels are two out of eight newbuilds joining the MR Pool this year reflecting owners actively selecting Hafnia for placement of their newest tonnage.
Hafnia Pools is also pleased to have welcomed Murakami Sekiyu of Japan as a new Pool Partner, who have placed their 2026 built vessel Masuka into the MR Pool. We are additionally happy to have welcomed back our longstanding partners Astra Shipmanagement in Greece.
Sharpening the Pool Portfolio
Alongside fleet renewal, Hafnia is continuing to concentrate on our scale and expertise in segments with the strongest performance – the MR, LR, Panamax and Chemical (IMO II / MarineLine – Handy & MR). This enables a more focused portfolio and deeper market coverage, sharper cargo access and a stronger earnings platform for the owners who trade with us in these segments.
Partnership Focus
Beyond fleet growth, we remain focused on strengthening relationships with Pool Partners through close commercial cooperation and alignment, ensuring the Hafnia Pool model continues to create value.
As regulatory frameworks like FuelEU Maritime and EU ETS mature, Hafnia Pools is increasingly acting as a single point of compliance for our Partners – coordinating emissions pooling, sourcing surplus and managing carbon-credit obligations centrally through a dedicated Pool trading account.
Peter Kolding, EVP Asset & Pool Management, commented “The continued inflow of newbuild tonnage into our MR Pool – eight vessels in the last year alone – reflects owners actively choosing Hafnia as the platform to place their newest and most competitive ships”. He continued “Sharpening our focus on the MR, LR, Panamax and Chemical Handy & MR segments is a deliberate choice to concentrate scale and expertise where we deliver the strongest returns for Partners. Additionally, as FuelEU Maritime and EU ETS obligations tighten, acting as a single point of compliance for our Partners is becoming a core part of the commercial value we offer.”
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