The world’s largest shipbroker says the price shows a firming level for tankers of this vintage.
In its weekly report Clarksons noted the 289,994-dwt Asian Progress II (built 2000) fetched $28.5m from Altomare in May.
“We continue to see strong levels of enquiry across the large crude sectors, with a lack of available sales candidates the only factor limiting market liquidity as owners remain bullish about the charter markets going forward,” Clarksons said.
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