Minerva has bought the 45,800-dwt Challenge Plus (built 2006) from Meiji Shipping, it is claimed.

A price of between $17.1m and $17.4m is said to have been paid for the Japanese-built tanker.

Minerva is currently listed with 55 ships, including 18 chemical and products tankers.

Its last products tanker buy came over a year ago, when it added the 46,000-dwt Hallinden (built 2008) for $20.5m.

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