John Fredriksen and Anthony Gurnee have paired for what could be the largest sale-and-purchase (S&P) deal of Posidonia week without setting foot on Greek soil.

Fredriksen is understood to be fishing in Norway and Anthony Gurnee at home in Ireland as the duo moved towards a $173m medium-range (MR) products tanker transaction.

Ardmore announced the purchase of six MRs, which it did not identify earlier this week.

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