South Korea’s Sinokor Merchant Marine is poised to order up to four aframaxes from STX Offshore & Shipbuilding after securing long-term charters from an energy major.
Brokers reported the shipowner recently won a deal to fix between two and four 109,000-dwt newbuildings to ExxonMobil.
Sinokor is believed to be ordering the ships at the compatriot yard for delivery slots in 2023, industry sources said.
