Aristides Alafouzos says no date has been set for the re-linking of the two fleets but that "it will be soon".

Kyklades Maritime, the company controlled by Aristides Alafouzos, operates a modern fleet of aframax and suezmax tankers, all built since 1996, plus a single panamax tanker built in 1983. The company has three further suezmax units on order from Japan's NKK for delivery next year, late 2002 and early 2003.

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