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Ciner revealed as seller of suezmax quartet to Fredriksen’s SFL Corporation

Brokers reveal Turkey’s Ciner Shipping as the seller of four suezmax tankers reported sold for $222.5m to John Fredriksen’s SFL Corporation last week.

The vessels should deliver between August and October and come with long-term time charters attached to a subsidiary of Koch Industries. The ships are identified as the 158,000 dwt Ayse C and Zeynep, built at Hyundai Heavy Industries, and two other 2015-built sisters named Atina and Istanbul, built at Bohai in China.

Established in 2003, SFL has over the last 10 years developed from a pure tanker player to a diversified shipowning company, with investments in containerships, dry bulk vessels, and offshore segments. The company logged a second-quarter 2022 net profit of $57.4m.

Hans Thaulow

Hans Henrik Thaulow is an Oslo-based journalist who has been covering the shipping industry for the last 15 years. As well as some work for the Informa Group, Hans was the China correspondent for TradeWinds. He also contributes to Maritime CEO magazine. Hans’ shipping background extends to working as a shipbroker trainee with Simpson, Spence & Young in Hong Kong.
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