Aminu Umar-led Sea Transport, one of Nigeria’s leading tanker players, with nine tankers in its fleet, is tied by brokers to its first deal this year, tabling some $20m for the 2007-built, 40,000 dwt Norient Saturn, sold by Cyprus-registered Interorient Shipmanagement.
, sold by Cyprus-registered Interorient Shipmanagement.Last summer, the African firm added a sister ship from the same outfit, the one-year-older Norient Solar.
Sea Transport is one of a small number of growing players in Nigeria. It is also one of the oldest tanker players in the country, set up in 2006.
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