The vessel has been delivered to her new owners and will be converted into an FPSO and therefore leave the worldwide trading fleet

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Image: Euronav announced that Euronav Luxembourg, a subsidiary of Euronav NV, has sold the VLCC vessel VK Eddie. Photo courtesy of D Thory from Pixabay.

Euronav announced that Euronav Luxembourg, a subsidiary of Euronav NV, has sold the VLCC vessel VK Eddie (2005–305,261dwt) to a global supplier and operator of offshore floating platforms.

A capital gain on the sale of approximately USD 14.4 million will be recorded during the current  quarter.  The vessel has been delivered to her new owners and will be converted into an FPSO and therefore leave the worldwide trading fleet.

Euronav’s reputation for providing high quality operational tonnage is appreciated in the offshore  sector  with  the VK  Eddie being  the  ninth  vessel the  Company has successfully introduced into an offshore project over the past decade.

Euronav   considers   regular   fleet   rejuvenation   an   important   function   of   vessel management in providing quality services to its clients. With the transaction Euronav sold its oldest VLCC, bringing the total balance of its VLCC fleet to 42 VLCCs, with an average age of 6.7 years.

Sources: Company Press Release