BULKERS
Japanese owner Daiichi Chuo Kisen has sold the Tsuneishi-built, 58,000-dwt bulker Townsville Maru (built 2013) to a Greek buyer for $14.2m.
The Chinese-built, 55,000-dwt bulker Peace (built 2011) has been sold at auction in China for $5.6m, brokers say.
Athens Diversified Shipping has sold its only ship, the IHI-built, 48,000-dwt bulker Blue Sapphire (built 2001) to an undisclosed buyer for $3.3m.
Two handysize bulkers in the fleet of South Korea’s Pan Ocean have been sold to an undisclosed buyer.
