South Korea\u2019s most active shipowner, Sinokor Merchant Marine, is making waves for the second time in the VLCC segment this year.<\/p>\n
Over the weekend broker sources tell Splash <\/em>that the Asian mammoth has added two teenage giants from Ridgebury Tankers, namely the 2006-built Nautilus<\/span> and the 2007-built Navarin<\/span>. The Dalian Shipbuilding-built vessels fetched $63.5m en bloc according to Clarkson Research Services.<\/p>\n The ships will join nine other mostly young VLCCs in Sinokor\u2019s 52-ship tanker arm. A month ago Sinokor was reported adding the 12-year-old 298,000 dwt Athenian Success<\/em><\/a><\/span> <\/em>(pictured) from Greek interests.<\/p>\n Sinokor has also made headlines in other segments this year. Last month, one broker report claimed that the Korean owner had already made the S&P deal of the year, selling four mid-sized boxships to MSC<\/a><\/span> for $350m.<\/p>\n Data compiled by online portal VesselsValue counts 146 ships in the Sinokor fleet with a young average age of just nine years.<\/p>\n