The "Erdemler 5" will be for sale at an auction at Gebze on May 16, 2019, where the ship was arrested in mid-March 2019. The vessel may be inspected by potential buyers upon a written confirmation from the court.
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ERATO
Sold to breakers
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to sell to an unaffiliated third party, the 2004-built vessel “Erato”, with delivery to the buyer latest by June 10, 2019, for a sale price of US$7.0 million before commissions, the company said in its release. Upon completion of the aforementioned sale and the previously announced sale of a Panamax dry bulk vessel, the m/v Dione, Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet will consist of 45 dry bulk vessels (4 Newcastlemax, 14 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 5 Kamsarmax and 17 Panamax). As of today, the combined carrying capacity of the Company’s fleet, including the m/v Erato and m/v Dione, is approximately 5.6 million dwt with a weighted average age of 9.30 years.
OSCAR WILDE
Sold to breakers
After having become surplus to requirements following the recent introduction of W.B. YEATS on the direct Ireland-France trade, Irish Continental Group plc (ICG) has entered into a bareboat hire/purchase agreement for the sale of its 1987-built OSCAR WILDE to Mediterranean Shipping Company SA (MSC).
MV SILVER DISCOVERER
Sold to breakers
Sources close to Shippax have confirmed that Strasbourg, France-based CroisiEurope has signed an MoA for the acquisition of the 1989-built, 5,218gt expedition cruise ship SILVER DISCOVERER.
