The Connecticut-based company’s chief executive tells TradeWinds the gradual withdrawal will be limited to aframaxes and suezmaxes and is unlikely to impact Seawolf Tankers “as of today”.

La Monte says the pool now includes the 296,000-dwt Solana (built 2010) and Desimi (built 2011), which are controlled by affiliates of the Greek tycoon’s private offshoot, Cardiff Marine.

Coupled with the recent addition of Wah Kwong’s 298,000-dwt Venture Spirit (built 2003), Seawolf is growing and now boasts a dozen VLCCs in total, the executive added.

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