Navig8 is continuing to build up its tanker pools operation in deals with Greek shipowners.
The UK ship operator said it had agreed with Roswell Tankers of Athens to add an aframax to its V8 pool this month.
The 115,000-dwt Seliger (built 2009), built at Sasebo Heavy Industries in Japan, was snapped up by Roswell in 2018 from Japan's K Line for $23.3m. The vessel had previously been reported sold to the Latsis family.
"We are pleased to welcome Roswell Tankers and the latest addition to our growing V8 pool," Navig8 said.
The deal lifts the aframax pool to nine ships, built between 2006 and 2018.
This is Roswell's only aframax. The company has nine other tankers including an MR and handysizes.
Navig8 has been busy adding suezmaxes rather than aframaxes in recent months, mainly forging new ties to Greek owners.
Avin ship added to the list
The company said Avin International's 152,000-dwt Kriti Breeze (built 2003) joined earlier this month.
Greek owners Transmed Shipping and AllSeas Marine added two vessels in October.
These agreements followed a first pools agreement earlier that month with Spanish shipowner Ibaizabal Tankers.
In June, Navig8 confirmed it was taking over seven vessels controlled by Trafigura through a combination of pool membership and time charters. The ships were a VLCC, three suezmaxes, an aframax and two LR2s.
This deal was Navig8's biggest addition since the capture of eight Ridgebury Tankers suezmaxes last year.
