Market sources say Olympic Shipping & Management has put the 306,300-dwt Olympic Hawk (built 2000) and the 309,200-dwt Olympic Leader (built 2005) on the market.

The Olympic Leader is said to be available for inspection in China on 28 December. The Onassis group did not return TradeWinds calls for comment.

Onassis may be considering to benefit rising VLCC second-hand prices under-pinned by soaring tanker freight rates.