The widely reported sale of a Polyar tanker to Brightoil Petroleum is being denied by the Chinese bunker supplier.

Broking reports claimed Greek owner Polys Haji-Ioannou had sold one of two remaining ships it had ordered at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding.

The owner has previously sold five of seven 107,000-dwt sisterships at the Japanese yard.

Brightoil was widely tipped as the buyer as the Guangdong-based owner previously bought two vessels from Polyar.