Tycoon John Fredriksen has been linked to more tanker sales, this time through his private Seatankers Management arm.

Numerous brokers have reported the disposal of the 109,000-dwt Sea Bay and 110,000-dwt Sea Hope (both built 2009) to unnamed Turkish interests.

The Chinese-built, scrubber-fitted aframaxes have gone to unknown Turkish buyers for $35m each.