The New York listed carrier, DryShips, is now bidding farewell to its tanker fleet. The buyer is president and CEO of DryShips, George Economou, who through one of his other companies is purchasing the fleet of all ten vessels.

The ten tankers include four Suezmax ships to be sold for a total price of USD 245 million, as well as six Aframax vessels, which are expected to be sold for a total price of USD 291 million. The sales agreements will not be binding until this summer.