Supramax vessels featured prominently in a series of dry bulk sale-and-purchase transactions reported by Hellenic Shipping News, citing shipbroker Xclusiv. The deals ranged from Capesize to Handysize tonnage, with the Ultramax Diamond Queen, a 61,000 dwt vessel built at Shin Kasado in 2013, changing ownership for $24.8 million.
Among the Supramax transactions, the 58,000 dwt Charade, built at Tsuneishi Cebu in 2013, fetched $22.6 million. Clients of ADNOC bought the Bahamas L, a 56,000 dwt vessel constructed at Mitsui in 2012, for $22.25 million, according to Xclusiv’s account carried by the outlet. The report also listed the sale of another 56,000 dwt ship, the Hyundai Mipo-built Unity Melody of 2012, at $18.5 million.
Further sales in the same segment included the Spar Gemini, a 53,000 dwt vessel built at Chengxi in 2007, for $12.4 million. The 52,000 dwt HV Alice, delivered by Tsuneishi Cebu in 2003, secured approximately $9 million. Xclusiv also reported that the Guo Dian 16, a 47,000 dwt ship built at Oshima in 1997, was sold for $5.2 million. In the Handysize segment, the 32,000 dwt Bao Shine, built at Nanyang in 2013, attracted a price of $13 million.
At the larger end of the dry bulk market, Chinese buyers acquired the Capesize Ladycharm for $27 million. The vessel is a 170,000 dwt unit built at Daehan in 2008. The Kamsarmax Xing Shan, a 79,000 dwt ship constructed at Jinhai Heavy in 2012, was sold at auction for $19.74 million, Hellenic Shipping News reported, quoting the broker.
Two Panamax transactions completed the reported dry bulk sales list. Chinese buyers paid $13.9 million for the Amoy Sunny, a 77,000 dwt vessel built at Imabari in 2006. Separately, the Bao Neng 16, a 74,000 dwt ship built at Daewoo in 2001, changed hands through an auction for $9.294 million.