Safe Bulkers, Inc. announces sale of panamax dry-bulk vessel
Published by Oliver Kleinschmidt,
Editorial Assistant
Dry Bulk,
Safe Bulkers, Inc. has announced that it entered into an agreement for the sale of m/v Maritsa, a 2005 Japanese-built, panamax class, dry-bulk vessel, the oldest vessel in its fleet, at a gross sale price of US$12.2 million and a forward delivery date from April 2024 - May 2024.
Dr. Loukas Barmparis, President of the company commented: "We continue our strategy to selectively sell older vessels and replace them with newbuilds aiming to improve our fleet’s environmental performance and increase our competitiveness in the new, more stringent regulatory environment."
The company has a fleet of 48 vessels, two of which were held for sale, consisting of 10 panamax, 12 kamsarmax, 18 post-panamax and eight capesize class vessels, with an aggregate carrying capacity of 4.8 million DWT and an average age of 9.9 years. Twelve vessels in the company’s fleet are eco-ships built after 2014, and nine are IMO GHG Phase 3 – NOx Tier III ships, built 2022 onwards. The company has an orderbook of seven IMO GHG Phase 3 – NOx Tier III kamsarmax class newbuilds, two of which are methanol dual-fuelled, with scheduled deliveries, one in 2024, two in 2025, three in 2026 and one in 2027.
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