Norway's Sole Shipping is set for further sale-and-leaseback deals following the purchase this week of the 75,000-dwt Hafnia Asia and Hafnia Arctic (both built 2010) from Hafnia Tankers.

“This deal works very well for us. It is a deal with a company with a very solid balance sheet, which is among the largest in the sector,” said Sole co-founder Jan William Denstad.