The 308,000-dwt Yuan Hua Hu (built 2015) has been fixed at $31,000 per day.

The Chinese shipping giant is listed with 34 VLCCs that are trading, with another 10 units on order.

In a so far unreported deal, Cos­co has sold its oldest VLCC, the 281,000-dwt Xin Ping Yang (built 2001) for scrapping domestically. The price has not been disclosed. Only rarely are VLCCs built after 2000 sold for demolition.

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