Denmark’s Maersk Tankers has acquired seven 38,000 dwt STX-built MR1 tankers from Malaysian-owned AET in an en bloc deal, according to brokers.
Shipbroking sources tell Splash that AET has sold the 2009-built Bunga Akasia and Bunga Alamanda, as well as the 2010-built Bunga Allium, Bunga Angsana, Bunga Angelica, Bunga Azalea and Bunga Aster to Maersk Tankers for $93.5m in total.
Maersk Tankers currently owns a fleet of 78 tankers, with another 12 tanker newbuildings on order, and has sold eight vessels since the beginning of this year including four vessels to China’s ICBC Leasing under a sale and leaseback arrangement.
Following the sale, AET’s owned fleet will be reduced to 54 tankers.
