Euronav is said to have found employment for the first of four VLCCs bought from Metrostar last year at the same time as it revealed the repurchase of a bundle of its own shares.
Brokers and analysts say the 308,000-dwt Alice (built 2016) has been hired on a six-month contract worth around $6m.
According to Platts the tanker’s first voyage will involve carrying gasoil to the West of Suez from South Korea.
