Roaring tanker markets continue enabling top-notch Greek shipowners to offload some of their oldest vessels at juicy prices.
A fresh spate of deals reported by brokers since 10 February include vessels sold by Navios Maritime Partners and Eastern Mediterranean Maritime (Eastmed) — two companies known to be on something of a sale spree recently.
The two VLCCs they are said to be disposing of are just the latest examples of a hyperactive sales drive by major owners since February last year, when the outbreak of the Ukraine war boosted tanker freight rates and demand for older tankers across the world, particularly in...