Frontline Ltd. has entered into an agreement to sell its 1996-built Suezmax tanker Front Hunter to VTN Shipping Group, a related party. The vessel will cease to trade in the spot tanker market, and delivery is expected to take place in November 2011. The sale will result in a net cash outflow of approximately $0.3 million, after repayment of bank debt, and the Company expects to record a loss of approximately $29.6 million.
Frontline Ltd. is a major, Bermuda based, tanker company. As a result of the acquisitions of vessels and companies since 1996, Frontline Ltd. has established itself as the world leader in the international seaborne transportation of crude oil, with one of the world’s largest fleets of VLCC and Suezmax tankers, and Suezmax OBO carriers.
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Source: Frontline, October 31, 2011