DHT Holdings has sold one of its two suezmaxes at a premium price, brokers say.

New York-listed DHT has secured $27m for the 152,900-dwt DHT Trader (built 2000), leading sale and purchase brokers believe.

VesselsValue.com prices the tanker at $21.59m but TradeWinds is told the fact the ship is coated contributed to the higher sum. 

DHT has grown rapidly over the past couple of years, with the takeover of the Samco fleet and well-timed newbuilding orders swelling its VLCC market exposure.

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