Scorpio Tankers

Lolli-Ghetti family / public (NYSE: STNG) · HQ Monaco, Monaco · 110 vessels

Primary segment: product tanker (MR + LR)
Typical contract: 4-6 months
Crew pay tier: high (within segment)
Website: https://www.scorpiotankers.com

Overview

Scorpio Tankers, controlled by Italy's Lolli-Ghetti family via the Scorpio Group, is the world's largest product tanker operator by fleet count. Headquartered in Monaco. Around 110 MR (medium-range) and LR (long-range) product tankers in service. Listed on NYSE (STNG).

For seafarers

Contracts 4-6 months with high pay tier — Scorpio is known as a competitive payer in the product-tanker space. Italian and Greek officer pipelines feed senior ranks; Filipino, Indian, and Romanian crew recruitment for the rest.

Watch for

Scorpio operates the principal Mumbai and Manila manning offices for product tankers; verify any recruitment approach through the official channel. Product-tanker operations require chemical-tanker basic + advanced training depending on cargo grades.

Sources: operator websites + Wikipedia for fleet counts, segments, parent ownership. Pay tier is relative to other operators within the same segment, not across segments. Cross-reference with /companies (the manning + ship-manager directory) and /ships for vessel-specific detail.