Regardless of stubbornly low freight rates, buyers express continuously vibrant interest in older VLCCs available for sale in the secondhand market.

In the latest such transaction that comes to light, Neda Maritime Agency fetched a fairly robust price for its oldest tanker.

Unidentified Greek buyers are swooping on the 319,200-dwt Argenta (built 2005), according to shipbroking and ship management sources in Athens.