Lundqvist Rederierna has sold a second 1990s-built aframax, which is expected to be recycled.
Demolition brokers say the 99,000-dwt Alfa Britannia (built 1998) will be scrapped in India.
Shipowner Ben Lundqvist confirms the sale but says it has gone to a European buyer “as is”.
The ship, which is due for special survey next month, has been renamed Britannia and is likely to have fetched $7m.
Lundqvist Rederierna sold a sistership, the Alfa Germania (built 1998), in October for a reported $6.6m. This tanker was eventually beached.
The Finnish company has one more tanker built before 2000: the 99,000-dwt Hildegaard (built 1999). Lundqvist says he is open to offers “at the right price”.
His company has nine aframax tankers on the water and three newbuildings to be delivered from Sumitomo Heavy Industries in 2018 and 2019.
The Alfa Britanniasale is among a string of demolition deals in the tanker sector before the close of the year, which saw 14 VLCCs and 25 aframaxes sold for recycling up to 22 December, according to cash buyer GMS.
Sovcomflot (SCF Group)'s Novoship subsidiary has sold the 106,000-dwt Moscow Stars (built 1999), according to Greek shipbrokers. It fetched $415 per ldt, or about $6.8m, in an "as is" deal in Singapore, with optional delivery.
A third aframax is understood to have been sold privately for a higher price, but this is for delivery in March next year.
Sinokor Merchant Marine of South Korea has sold the 300,000-dwt Plata Glory (built 1999) for $438 per ldt, or $16.8m, "as is" in Singapore but sources say it is likely to be scrapped in Bangladesh. Sinokor bought the vessel for $22.8m in 2014.
In an enbloc deal, the 40,600-dwt Cassendra (built 1996) and 33,100-dwt Nireas (built 1995) have been sold for $375 per ldt, or a combined $7.6m, in Bandar Abbas in Iran on an "as is" basis. Some sources believe the ships are owned by Akar Deniz of Turkey, but the company denies a link.
