US-based operator of dry bulk vessels Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Eagle Bulk) has acquired a high-specification, 2014-built SDARI-64 ultramax bulk carrier for a purchase price of US$21.2 million.
According to Eagle Bulk, the ship was constructed at Chengxi Shipyard Co. Ltd in China, the same yard as its M/V Singapore Eagle.
The vessel, which will be renamed M/V Hamburg Eagle, is scheduled to be delivered to the company in 4Q18.
With the addition of the M/V Hamburg Eagle, the company’s fleet will consist of 47 vessels, including 13 ultramax dry bulk vessels acquired over the last 20 months.