Another half-a-dozen capesize bulkers have been sold for scrapping, lifting the total this year to 58 compared with 24 in the whole of 2014.
Victor Restis continues to clear out 1990s-built capesizes, with two more apparently despatched for torching. The 171,000-dwt Constantia (built 1997) has been sold to Pakistan for $384 per ldt, or $7.7m, and 161,000-dwt Iron King (built 1996) to Bangladesh for $384 per ldt, or $7.6m.
