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Correction: SFL – Sale of Suezmax Tankers and Termination of Charters
SFL Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: SFL) ("SFL" or the "Company") today announced that it has agreed to sell the two 2015-built Suezmax tankers SFL Thelon and SFL Ottawa, currently on charter to a trading house. The gross sales price is expected to be approximately $57 million per vessel. Net proceeds are estimated at approximately $26 million per vessel after repayment of associated debt and payment of a termination fee in accordance with a pre-agreed profit share arrangement. The vessels will be deliv
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