G E Shipping Acquires a Supramax Bulk Carrier & Sells "Jag Prachi"
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of a 2006-built Supramax Bulk Carrier of about 52,454 dwt. The company had contracted to buy the ship earlier this month. Earlier yesterday the company reported having delivered its 1991 built General Purpose Product Carrier “Jag Prachi” (28,610 dwt) to the buyers on 23rd September, 2014. The company had contracted to sell the ship in August 2014. With the sale of "Jag Prachi" and the inclusion of the Supramax Bulk Carrier, the Company’s current fleet stands at 30 vessels, comprising 21 tankers (8 crude carriers, 11 product tankers, 2 LPG carriers) and 9 dry bulk carriers (1 Capesize, 3 Kamsarmax, 5 Supramax) with an average age of 9.8 years aggregating 2.45 mn dwt. G E Shipping
India's Great Eastern Shipping Sells Two
A dry bulk carrier has been delivered to the buyers & the contract for sale of a product carrier tankship has also been signed. The Great EasternShipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) has delivered its 1995 built Panamax dry bulk carrier Jag Arnav (about 71,000 dwt) to undisclosed buyers. Earlier, the company contracted to sell Jag Pawar, a 1988-built general purpose product carrier of about 29,900 dwt, with delivery to the buyers in Q1 2014. With the delivery of Jag Arnav, the Company’s current fleet stands at 32 vessels, comprising 23 tankers (9 crude carriers, 13 product carriers, 1 LPG carrier) and 9 dry bulk carriers (1 Capesize, 3 Kamsarmax, 4 Supramax, 1 Handymax) with an average age of 9.7 years aggregating 2.53-million dwt.
