On Friday a leading sale-and-purchase broker reported that the 151,100-dwt Silver Merchant (built 1995) was sold for recycling in Bangladesh.

In a weekly market briefing Lion Shipbrokers of Greece told clients that the capsize bulker commanded approximately $413.00 per ldt.

The price tag suggests the owner, an affiliate of South Korean operator Sinokor Merchant Marine, is poised to pocket roughly $7.4m if the report is accurate.

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