Evangelos Marinakis' Capital Product Partners has divested one of its youngest product tankers, US- and UK-based brokers report.

Sources at Piraeus-based Capital, however, declined to comment on the rumour that has the 51,600-dwt Aristotelis (built 2013) was sold for $29.9m, possibly to Chelsea Shipping Corp of the Philippines.

If there is indeed a deal for the vessel, Capital Product might throw light on it on 31 January, when it is scheduled to announce its fourth-quarter and 2017 full-year financial results.