Norwegian owner ADS Crude Carriers is in no hurry to renew its fleet despite the sale of one of its three older VLCCs.

The 290,000-dwt ADS Stratus (built 2002) went for $25.5m to an undisclosed buyer this week, leaving the two sisters, the ADS Serenade and ADS Page, in the fleet.

Asked whether the duo is now effectively up for sale, ADS Crude chairman Bjorn Tore Larsen told TradeWinds: "All the ships are always for sale if we find a good deal.