It has been confirmed that Polembros, who last
week purchased “BUNGA KELANA SATU”, have
now acquired the sister vessel “BUNGA KELANA DUA”(105,976 dwt, Built Hyundai 1997, 3 pumps, MAN-B&W main engine)
for US$ 8.8 million with special survey due.
Product carrier “ALHPA POWER” (8,339 dwt,
Built Atlantis, Singapore 1996, epoxy coated, 3 pumps, Wartsila
main engine) has been sold for US$ 3.65 million; 1995-built sister vessels “ALPHA
PROSPERITY” and “ALPHA PRESTIGE” have obtained the same level.
Buyers gave agreed to pay US$ 7.25 million for “ANGIMAR” (5,841 dwt, Built Sahin Celik Sanayi 2001, IMO II, 11
tanks/pumps, epoxy coated, coiled, Mak main engine).
Stainless steel chemical tanker “VICTORY OCEAN” (19,481 dwt, Built Shin Kurushima 1997,
IMO II/III, 18 tanks/pumps, Mitsubishi main engine) has been sold within Japan
for US$ 10.9 million.
AMPTC has sold the
pressurized type LPG carrier “UMM SHAIF” (3,208 cbm,
Built Kanrei 1991, pressurized, Mitsubshi
main engine) at a price of US$ 2.5 million.
In a domestic transaction in Japan, K-Line has sold “CAPE ORCHID” (172,569 dwt, Built NKK 2001, 191,720 cbm grain, B&W main engine) to Japanese buyers for US$ 25 million against 3 years bareboat back.
Panamax “RUBY CREST” (73,330 dwt, Built Halla 1997, 86,082 cbm grain, B&W main engine) has been sold to Chinese buyers for US$ 11.5 million while “EASTERN QUEEN” (70,196 dwt, Built Daewoo 1994, 82,210 cbm grain, B&W main engine) which failed in January at US$ 11 million has now obtained US$ 9.2 million.
In an en bloc sale the handymaxes “SERASIH 2” (48,913 dwt, Built IHI 1999, dd passed 4/2012, 61,553 cbm grain, cranes 4 x 25 tons, Sulzer main engine) and “SELARAS” (45,734 dwt, Built Tsuneishi 1994, 57,175 cbm grain, cranes 4 x 25 tons, B&W main engine) have been sold for a combined US$ 20.5 million with a suggested breakdown of US$ 11.5 million/US$ 9 million.
Bangladeshi buyers have agreed to buy the open hatch box-holds “SANKO RALLY” (42,529 dwt, Built Namura 1994, 8 holds/hatches, 47,753 cbm grain, cranes 4 x 30 tons, B&W main engine) for US$ 9 million. Comparitively, the larger/ and newer but Ukraine-built “MASTRO GIORGIS II” (52,370 dwt, Built Zavod 1995, 8 holds/hatches, 60,160 cbm grain, cranes 4 x 30 tons, B&W main engine) obtained only US$ 7.2 million from Indian buyers.
The box-shaped holds type “APOLLO” (27,812 dwt, Built Naikai 1996, 36,254 cbm grain, cranes 4 x 30 tons, B&W main engine) has been committed at a price of around US$ 8.1/8.2 million.
Two more MISC vessels have been concluded with these gearless vessels going to Sea Consortium at US$ 5.9 million each: “BUNGA TERATAI 3” and “BUNGA TERATAI 4” (1,725 TEU, 24,554 dwt, Built Daewoo 1998, B&W main engine).
German buyers are paying US$ 5 million for “WARNOWWERFT” (1,608 TEU, 22,250 dwt, Built MTW 1996, cranes 3 x 40 tons, Sulzer main engine).
The gearless sister vessels “ACX CHERRY” and “ACX COSMOS” (1,241 TEU, 18,106 dwt, Built Imabari 1994/1995 resp., Mitsubishi main engine, 18 knots) are sold for a price of US$ 7.75 million en bloc.
Several new orders for MR product carriers have emerged; based on recent estimates the pace of ordering in this sector is accelerating. Firm orders for more than 100 MRs have been placed since the beginning of 2011, and almost 50 since the beginning of 2012. Amongst the newest orders, Stena Weco has ordered six firm 50,000 dwt units at Guangzhou with options up to four more at US$ 31.5-32 million each while J.P.Morgan/Livanos has gone to SPP for four option four vessels of the same size at US$ 33.5 million each. Deliveries in both cases start in first quarter 2014. The four firm JPM/Livanos vessels will be timechartered for 5 years to Valero.
In other tanker orders the Japanese JX group has ordered two 310,000 dwt VLCCs of 310,00 dwt from IHI for 2014,; these will cost US$ 100 mill each. Fredricksen’s Seatankers has gone to Dalian for two option two Aframaxes at US$ 44 million with deliveries late 2013/early 2014.
Six 76,000 dwt Panamax bulkcarriers have been placed by Shenhua Zhonghai Shipping at Jiangnan for 2013/2014. The contracts are in RMB at equivalent to US$ 28 million per vessel.
Name LDT DWT Built Price/ldt Delivery
Tankers:
“ANJASMORO” 10,830 32,696 1996 US$ 490 Singapore
Chemical Tankers:
“BOW FERTILITY” 12,199 45,507 1987 US$ 530 India
“BOW PRIDE” 12,199 45,655 1987 US$ 530 India
(both of the above with about 220 tons of stainless steel)
Bulkcarriers:
“GLORY FUZHOU” 24,289 153,572 1989 US$ 484 Bangladesh
“GLORY RIZHAO” 23,269 169,381 1991 US$ 484 Bangladesh
“TRANS GULF” 16,997 81,659 1982 US$ 446 India
“KS CHALLENGER” 9,076 42,239 1984 US$ 485 Bangladesh
“KS FRONTIER” 8,126 42,239 1984 US$ 485 Bangladesh
“MOHAVE MAIDEN” 6,825 28,074 1984 US$ 471 Pakistan
Container vessel:
“MSC FINLAND” 15,957 40,928 1986 US$ 475 India
Reefers:
“BRAZILIAN LADY” 5,827 6,333 1987 US$ 453 India
“SILVER 4,092 6,801 1990 US$ 435 India
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