Libra Australia News

Recent Ship Sales Announced

Secondhand tonnage brokers reported the sale of the following vessels. Type Name Built DWT Price ($M) Tanker Serena Sky 1976 154,934 $3.75 Tanker Serena Star 1977 154,934 3.75 Tanker TN Emerald 1982 45,306 $2.15 Bulker Alpha Centauri 1985 179,836 11.3 Bulker Azalea Sea 1990 52,580 7.2 Bulker Libra Australia 1994 24,444 15 Combination Carrier Peregrine X 1983 135,160 5.5 Tanker Ancora 1974 238,066 $127.5/ldt Tweendecker Fontana 1978 14,967 $111.5/ldt Bulker Dalaki 1969 29,156 $124/ldt

Three Tankers Purchased

Unknown Italian buyers recently purchased three 1979 Japanese-built tankers for a total of $5.9 million. The vessels acquired by the Italians were the Sarpindo Palapa (16,370-dwt), the Sarpindo Primuda (16,319-dwt) and the Sarpindo Pribumi (16,291-dwt). Another tanker sold was the 1986 German-built Leng (10,628-dwt) purchased by unidentified Danish buyers for $11.9 million. Unknown buyers purchased four Japanese-constructed bulk carriers for a total of $32 million. The vessels were the Ma Guan Hai (1984, 41,762-dwt), the Ma Long Hai (1984, 41,634-dwt), the Ma Quan Hai (1985, 41,634-dwt) and the Ma Shan Hai (1985, 41,634-dwt). Southern Steamship paid $18.5 million for the 1996 Japanese-built bulk carrier Oriental Nova (70…