Frontline ties up sale of VLCCs for $831.5m and confirms newbuilding resale deal
- Frontline has sold eight of its oldest very large crude carriers for an average price of over $100m per vessel
- Delivery to the new owner, reputed to be South Korea’s Sinokor, is expected in the first quarter of 2026
- It has simultaneously agreed to acquire nine VLCC newbuildings in a transaction involving its largest shareholder
Frontline has sold eight VLCCs constructed by South Korean shipyards in 2015 and 2016, which entered the fleet in 2024
