International Seaways Expands VLCC Fleet Through Strategic Combination with Bruton Limited.
International Seaways agreed to acquire Bruton Limited in a two-step transaction valuing Bruton at approximately $370 million, adding 4 VLCC vessels to its fleet of roughly 70 tankers. INSW has exchange agreements covering 50.5% of Bruton shares at 0.0519 INSW shares per Bruton share, with a cash-and-stock merger to follow; roughly 3.12 million new INSW shares (~96% of consideration) will be issued. Alongside the deal, INSW previewed strong preliminary Q3 2026 results: revenue of $480-$490 million, net income of $340-$350 million (including a ~$50 million Suezmax sale gain), and $965 million of total liquidity.
Key figures
- Revenue
- $480-$490 million
- Deal Value Usd
- 370000000
- Shares Offered
- 3120000
- Exchange ratio
- 0.0519 INSW shares per Bruton share
- Total liquidity
- $965 million
- Undrawn revolver
- $510 million
- Suezmax sale gain
- $50 million
- Prelim q3 net income
- $340-$350 million
- Q4 revenue days fixed
- 37%
- Vlcc vessels acquired
- 4
- Bruton stake first step
- 50.5%
- Stock pct of consideration
- 96%
- Cash and short term investments
- $455 million
- Q3 blended spot earnings per day
- $68,000
- Q4 blended spot earnings per day
- $180,000
- Q2 2026 blended spot earnings per day
- $79,000
- Q3 2025 blended spot earnings per day
- $29,000
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