Greek owner Horizon Tankers is expanding its fleet of aframaxes, buying two tankers from DHT Holdings, shipbroking sources say.

New York-listed DHT announced the sale of the 112,000-dwt DHT Sophie (built 2003) and DHT Cathy (built 2004) in its third-quarter report, with executives saying the $24.3m enbloc price marked a climb in asset values.

The DHT Sophie, which has just passed special survey, has gone for $11.9m,