The 73,000-dwt products tankers King Douglas (built 2008) and King Darwin (built 2007) have been taken at $22,500 per day from Mercator Navigation, while the 73,000-dwt Hamburg Star (built 2005) has been fixed from Germany’s Chemikalien Seetransport at the same rate.

In the same segment, Heid­mar has secured the 72,000-dwt Marylebone (built 2004) for 18 to 24 months at $22,000 per day.