New York-listed Navios Acquisition says it paid $75.5m for a VLCC built in 2010, which will carry the name Nave Synergy.

Brokers tell TradeWinds the VLCC involved is the Synergy Queen that we reported sold to the Greek owner at the start of this month.

The price announced is below the $78m some brokers had placed on the ship.

Navios Acquisition, which has sold four VLCCs to MLP spin-off Navios Midstream Partners, revealed the deal as it reported a return to profit in the third quarter.

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