Scorpio Tankers pulled the trigger on a sale-leaseback again with a seven-ship deal.

The spree of such deals now has reached a total of 28 ships in the fleet of the world's largest product tanker owner.

The Emanuele Lauro-led company says the deal will cover six medium-range (MR) product tankers - STI San Antonio, STI Benicia, STI Mayfair and STI St.