The vessels are part of a series of 50,200-dwt tankers under construction by Hyundai Vinashin at its Nha Trang yard in Vietnam.

Two of the tankers have been fixed at $16,650 a day with the remaining vessel earning $16,850 a day.

The charterer has not been identified by d’Amico apart from the Italian quoted owner saying it was “one of the most important oil majors.”

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