Topic
capesize
Logistics Adani Shipping Sells Capesize Bulker Aashna for $37.5m, Trims Fleet
Adani Shipping has sold the 179,500-dwt capesize bulker Aashna (built 2012) to Chinese buyers for approximately $37.5 million. The sale is part of a fleet reduction as capesize time-charter rates sit at $32,000/day despite a recent weekly decline. The sistership Aanya remains on the market, and demolition activity in the sector is minimal.
Logistics C Management expands capesize fleet to three ships with acquisition of two Maran Dry bulkers
C Maritime, the Cyprus-based owner behind the C Management platform, has acquired two capesize bulk carriers from Maran Dry Management, increasing its capesize fleet to three vessels. The 2009-built C Antares and 2008-built C Aurora, previously named Maran Happiness and Maran Argonaut, are now managed by Geneva-registered C Management. The transaction underscores fleet renewal trends among major Greek shipowners.
Logistics Tsakos Joins Greek Capesize Ordering Wave at Hengli Heavy Industries
Tsakos Group has contracted two 180,000 dwt capesize bulk carriers at China's Hengli Heavy Industries for about $78m each, with delivery in 2028. The order joins a wave of Greek dry bulk ordering at the yard, including Cape Shipping's separate deal for up to three similar vessels. The moves signal renewed Greek interest in capesize tonnage.