Frontline Ltd. Stock News

Frontline plc (the “Company” or “Frontline”) (NYSE: FRO – OSE: FRO) refers to its announcement on August 4, 2026 regarding the sale of two VLCCs. Following the completion of the sale of the two VLCCs, the Board of Directors has declared a special one-time dividend of $0.80 per share, in line with Frontline's core strategy of returning cash to our shareholders. The special one-time dividend come...

Shares of shipping companies have surged to their highest levels in a decade or more, as a prolonged crisis in the Strait of Hormuz squeezes the global supply of vessels. The rally is being driven by disruption, as freight rates and stock prices soar.

Frontline plc (the “Company” or “Frontline”) (NYSE: FRO – OSE: FRO) today announced that it has entered into an agreement whereby the Company will sell two VLCCs built in 2017 for an aggregate sale price of $270 million. The vessels are expected to be delivered to the new owner during the third quarter of 2026.

Frontline CEO Lars Barstad said oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz should quickly increase if the U.S. and Iran reach a credible deal. The Gulf states are desperate to increase their oil exports and tankers are positioned close to the region to cash in on a reopening of Hormuz, the CEO said.

Investors have experienced the market's recent choppiness and are growing concerned the easy gains from low energy costs are evaporating.

Oil prices just delivered their biggest one-day jump in six years.

Frontline, the world's largest operator of VLCC oil tankers, is positioned to benefit from the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis. As VLCC charter rate spike, Frontline, with its high amount of operating leverage, is poised to experience a big jump in profitability this year.