In a busy month for Anna Angelicoussis-controlled Pantheon Tankers Management, the Athens-based company has signed a letter of intent for its first ever Chinese-built newbuilds. The ships – two firm 115,000 dwt aframaxes plus two options – will be built at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, costing $44.8m each with delivery set for next year and 2021, according to brokers Intermodal.
Earlier this month, Pantheon took delivery of two MR tankers from STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in South Korea, while last month Splash reported Pantheon had sold its 2004-built 318,000 dwt VLCC Sea Lynx to Thailand’s Nathalin Group. The South Korean-built vessel fetched a price of $31.5m and is set to be used for storage purposes.