Court orders second auction for Vermont UM bunker fleet

Singapore’s High Court will make a second attempt to auction the four-ship fleet of defunct bunker tanker operator Vermont UM Shipping.

The 5,000-dwt Angel Sun (built 2006), 7,000-dwt Angel Moon (built 2011), 6,500-dwt Angel Star and 6,800-dwt Ansheng (both built 2012), will be sold via sealed tender auction, with bids due 15 August at the Sheriff of Singapore’s office. They are all small product tankers fitted out to operate in the marine fuels trade.