A reported VLCC sale by Saudi Arabian state-controlled shipowner Bahri has again illustrated rampant tanker asset values.
Brokers have identified the 303,000-dwt Abqaiq (built 2002) as fetching $30m from unknown Chinese interests.
The ship has a special survey due.
Two weeks ago, another vessel with a special survey due, the 301,000-dwt VLCC Tsurusaki (renamed Ivory Star, built 2002), was reported sold by Thailand’s Nathalin to unkown Greeks for a price between $31.25m
