Greek tanker and bulker owner Centrofin is selling an 11-year-old capesize bulker to a compatriot owner.

The IHI-built, 170,000-dwt CE-Duke (built 2001) went for an undisclosed price, believed by some to be around $9m.

Centrofin bought the ship from Formosa Plastics in May 2006 as Formosabulk Duke for $56.6m.

The company probably recouped much of that investment during the year prior to the market crashing in 2008.

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