Meanwhile, in the S&P market, shipbroker Xclusiv said that in the dry bulk market, “this week saw a firm flow of activity across the Kamsarmax, Panamax and handysize segments, with a notable volume of modern and vintage units changing hands. On the Kamsarmax sector, the modern vessels “SEACON VANCOUVER” – /2023 CSSC Huangpu and “SEACON OSLO” – /2023 CSSC Huangpu were both sold for USD 36 mills each. Greek buyers acquired the “JOHN M CARRAS” – /2012 Daewoo for USD 18.2 mills, while the “DIAMANTINA” – /2010 Tsuneishi Zhoushan achieved USD 19 mills. In the Panamax sector, the “N AMALTHIA” – /2006 Universal was sold for USD 10.3 mills, while Chinese buyers acquired the “TAILWINDS” – /2004 Jiangnan Shipyard for USD 8.5 mills.
The Supramax “AQUAVITA BAY” – /2014 JMU was sold for excess USD 20 mills, while the 3-year older “PLATON” – /2011 SPP was sold for USD 15.4 mills. The Handysize segment continued to attract strong interest. Nova Marine acquired the logs fitted and Open Hatch “BERGE HALLASAN” – /2016 Naikai for USD 21.3 mills basis purchase option declaration. The “NANAIMO BAY” – /2016 Namura was sold for excess USD 19 mills. Further deals include the logger “STAMFORD PIONEER” – /2012 Taizhou Maple at USD 8.5 mills, while the ice-classed loggers “COSCO KUNLUNSHAN” – /2010 Fujian Mawei and “JIN WANG LING” – /2010 Guangzhou Huangpu were sold for USD 8.2 mills each. Finally, smaller Handies saw steady demand with the “ITHACA PATIENCE” – /2010 Shimanami achieving high USD 9 mills”.
In the tanker segment, “this week saw a healthy flow of activity across the suezmax and MR segments. Notably, two Suezmax units, “CAP FELIX” – /2008 Samsung and “SIENNA” – /2007 Universal were sold enbloc for a combined price of USD 95 mills. In the LR1 “PM MONARCH” – /2007 Dalian achieved USD 20 mills. On the MR2 sector, activity was led by modern scrubber fitted tonnage, with the sister vessels “STI BLACK HAWK” – /2015 HMD and “STI BROOKLYN” – /2015 SPP both sold for USD 35 mills each, with delivery expected in Q2 2026. Finally, in the smaller sizes, the ice class II “RINELLA M” – /2006 Santierul Naval was sold for USD 13.5 mills, while the “YC AZALEA” – /2004 Shin Kurushima changed hands for USD 10.75 mills”, Xclusiv concluded.
Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
