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Tanker sale and purchase

Every Vessel Hunter story on Tanker sale and purchase: 1 story, the latest on 24 August 2026. Newest: "A 23-Year-Old VLCC Changes Hands at $57m as Vintage Tanker Values Surge". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

A laden crude tanker under way in open ocean

Vessel salesAug 24, 2026

A 23-Year-Old VLCC Changes Hands at $57m as Vintage Tanker Values Surge

The 2003-built, 300,000 dwt VLCC Hellstugutinden has been sold for a reported $57m, an unusual valuation for a tanker entering its twenty-fourth year.

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