Nordic American Tankers is launching a share buyback program, amid a divergence in rates and share price.

The Herbjorn Hansson-led, New York-listed suezmax specialist announced Wednesday that it was launching a repurchase plan for the next two years on the back of an "extraordinarily strong tanker market".

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"The financial position of NAT is solid.