Traditional Greek aframax specialists have been on a fleet-renewal campaign in recent weeks, selling tankers approaching 20 years old to lesser-known players based in Russia, Turkey and Asia.
Leon Patitsas-led Atlas Maritime has gone down that road in the most consistent manner, offloading a trio of such ships.
In March, the company shed the Sanoyas Shipbuilding-constructed 115,500-dwt Atlas Voyager (built 2003) for about $16.5m
