Diana Containerships appears to be plotting a return to the sale-and-purchase market after a brief hiatus that followed the acquisition of a pair of panamaxes from Hamburg-Sud earlier this year.

CEO, Simeon Palios.
In a conference call that followed Nasdaq-listed owner’s first-quarter earnings release, management expressed an interest in second-hand tonnage but said it does not currently have an appetite for newbuildings.

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