Castor Maritime takes fleet to 23 with en bloc acquisition of five tankers

Nasdaq-listed Greek owner Castor Maritime has made another big move in the secondhand market with a $49.25m deal to acquire five Korean-built tankers. Castor has acquired two 2006-built MR1s, two 2004-built aframax/LR2s and a single 2002-built aframax/LR2 from an unnamed party, which Splash understands to be Eletson Corp. Delivery is scheduled in the second quarter. …

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