Geden Lines of Turkey has secured summer employment for a quartet of handysize chemical tankers.

Commodities giant Trafigura has fixed the Malta-flagged ships at $10,250 per day, TradeWinds has learnt.

The vessels involved in the deal are the 37,889-dwt Steel and Stone I (both built 2008) and the 37,879-dwt Sky (built 2007).

The fourth vessel to be hired by Trafigura is thought to be the 37,923-dwt Style