Trader Trafigura has sold the first pair in a series of eight medium-range (MR) tankers and taken the vessels back on time charter.
A spokesman for the commodities giant told TradeWinds that the 49,999-dwt newbuildings Marlin Amber, which was delivered on 15 May, and the Marlin Amethyst, which is scheduled for handover on 20 July, have been sold to shipping investment company M Sea Capital.
