Greek tanker owner Top Ships has branched out into a new charter market: luxury yachts. The US-listed owner of eight modern crude and product vessels said a wholly-owned subsidiary is paying $20m to buy a “megayacht” from an affiliate of chief executive Evangelos Pistiolis, whose family is also the controlling shareholder. The 47-metre Para Bellum was built last year at Sanlorenzo Yachts in Italy and has capacity for 12 guests and a crew of 10.
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