While details of the fixtures remained elusive, sources said there was a rangeof employment with longest charters of between three and five years, andpossibily some commercial-management features.

All are among the 30 products tankers acquired by Diamond S from Cido Shippingin 2011. They had been fixed to OSG at base rates ranging from $15,000 to$16,000 per day, with some profit-share arrangements, but were rejected asloss-makers by the struggling New York owner within the Chapter 11reorganisation process.

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