Ta Tong Marine is marketing a nine-year-old supramax for sale but sources close to the Taiwanese tonnage supplier indicate that reports of a done deal are premature.

Broking reports mention the sale of the Mitsui-built, 55,600-dwt Honest Spring (built 2008) for $12m to an undisclosed buyer. That would be a solid price for a ship that VesselsValue estimates to be worth $11m.

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