Well-placed sources confirm the Greek owner has this week added two suezmax newbuildings at Samsung Heavy Industries to a quartet of aframaxes that TradeWinds revealed he had contracted at the same yard last week.
The $67m duo take Economou’s private tanker presence to approaching 40 vessels, a much more attractive size for listed vehicle in today’s market than the 10 tankers in the aborted Tankships Investment Holding IPO.
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