Swiss-headquartered traders Glencore and Vitol have snapped up a trio of long-range-two tankers on period charter.

Glencore's ST Shipping has grabbed the 110,000-dwt LR2s Lyric Magnolia and Kleon (both built 2016) for six months at $15,250 to $15,500 per day, with options for six more months at $16,250 to $16,500 per day each, brokers reported.