Benetech Shipping of Greece is moving into the market for long-range-one (LR1) tankers.

Sources say it is buying the ­Minaminippon-built, 75,000-dwt Fortune Victoria (built 2007) from Doun Kisen of Japan. A price of $17m is being mentioned.

Benetech, which was set up in 2006, currently has a fleet of nine medium-range tankers and smaller vessels. Last month, it was linked to the purchase of the 50,400-dwt sister­ships Oriental Ruby and Oriental ­Emerald (both built 2005) for $22.5m