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Lois Zabrocky

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Seaways

Search every verified Lois Zabrocky interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Lois Zabrocky, President and CEO of International Seaways, has been active in industry conferences and earnings calls through late 2025 and early 2026. On the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call in February 2026, she announced a combined quarterly dividend of $2.15 per share, stating that the company had returned over $1 billion to shareholders since 2020. She described the tanker market fundamentals as supportive of a continued upcycle and noted that the company had $724 million in total liquidity, a net loan-to-value ratio below 13%, and a spot cash breakeven rate under $15,000 per day. Zabrocky also highlighted the consolidation of legitimate VLCC tonnage by a major player as a source of market strength. In other public appearances, Zabrocky discussed the impact of geopolitical tensions on shipping, including sanctions on over 800 tankers and the risks to seafarers in conflict zones. She stated that International Seaways would not transit the Red Sea until hostilities ceased, following the killing of a seafarer by Houthi forces. On decarbonization, she said the industry needs scalable, economically viable fuels and that International Seaways is investing in dual-fuel LNG vessels while monitoring other alternatives. She also expressed skepticism about open-loop scrubbers and called for pragmatic IMO regulations. Zabrocky emphasized the company’s strategy of fleet renewal, maintaining a young fleet, and balancing shareholder returns with balance sheet strength.

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“Sustainability is good for business because if you measure it and you monitor it, then you can improve it. Every ton of bunkers that we save is going to improve our sustainability and improve our profitability.”

“We have over 800 tankers that are essentially operating under sanctions at this time. And that includes a heavy amount of VLCC's, which is somewhere around 140.”

“we're seeing them extricate and and move back you know to to their own sectors so you know that's a positive of lifting kind of you know off the clean markets you know uh at seays we're strong on on the Mrs you know our LR ones actually trade Dirty Pretty consistently so you know speaking specifically uh to our book you know on the Mrs and you know you've still seen um very you know very healthy markets it's you know”

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