The AIM-listed shipowner is said to havepaid $14m to purchase the 50,200-dwt Floral Lake (built 2003).
Data from Equasis ties the unit to WorldMarine of Tokyo and an affiliate of ailing Indonesian operator Berlian LajuTanker while Clarksons connects it to Japanese giant Mitsui & Co.
Others, including a leading European shipbroker whoclaims the deal would represent a $0.5m discount against current market values, haveidentified the seller as Fukusei Sangyo.
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