Viken Shipping has expanded its fleet with the purchase of three handysize tankers as it moves into the segment for the first time.

Hans Olav Lindal, chairman of the Bergen-based shipowner, confirmed that the company has purchased the 37,000-dwt Yukon Star, Orinoco Star (both built 2009) and Zambezi Star (built 2010) from German limited partnership (KG) companies managed by Rigel Schiffahrts.