Union Maritime and Avin International scoop up three Brightoil tankers at auction

Officials have accepted bids in a Hong Kong High Court auction for three former Brightoil Petroleum aframax tankers and a VLCC arrested there.

Sources in Hong Kong with knowledge of the auction process confirmed this week that the second round of bidding produced offers acceptable to the court for the three aframaxes. The ships involved are the 107,500-dwt Brightoil Legend, 115,600-dwt Brightoil League and 115,400-dwt Brightoil Lucky (all built 2009).