The 11-year-old, 176,000 dwt, Namura-built King Ore for $20m, was first out the door. A contract for the nine-year-old, scrubber fitted vessel, Cologny, has now been signed by the privately owned Japanese shipping mammoth.
Brokers estimate that with Hamburg-based Valhal Shipping widely reported as the buyer, the Tsuneishi Cebu-built ship fetched about $23m.
Maritime Business World