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Reportedly sold for up to $67.8m last month, the Greek owner’s vessel Karvounis (left) may now be followed by its Calypso, potentially fetching $79m. Photo: Dursun Cam/MarineTraffic

Libyan state shipowner GNMTC tied to big-ticket tanker buy from Samos Steamship

Libyan company said to be splurging $79m on three-year old, Greek-controlled aframax

8 April 2024 10:09 GMT Updated 9 April 2024 15:03 GMT

By Harry Papachristou

in Athens

Modern tanker tonnage continues to command premium pricing amid a dearth of sales candidates.

Greece’s Samos Steamship is being tied to the second lucrative sale of a crude tanker in less than a month.

Libya amps up fleet renewal with tanker resale acquisitions

US brokers said that Samos Steamship is set to secure $79m from Libya’s General National Maritime Transport Co (GNMTC) for the 111,900-dwt aframax Calypso (built 2021).