Tanker operators in Vietnam appear to have embarked on a buying binge, snapping up four tankers across the size spectrum this week, according to brokers.

The main beneficiary of this tanker charge appears to be Greece’s Minerva Marine, which Greek brokers said has sold the 309,000-dwt Pantariste (built 2002) for $26m and the 105,900-dwt Minerva Zenia (built 2002) for $12m, both to Vietnamese interests.