Unconfirmed broker reports link privately held Bangladeshi concern S.R. Shipping with the acquisition of a Japanese supramax.
The 55,000 dwt Aston Trader II is the latest in a string of bulker sales from Japan’s Nisshin Shipping. S.R. Shipping is reported to be paying $6.8m for the 2008-built ship.
Nisshin has been offloading bulkers rapidly in the past six weeks to focus more on tankers. Brokers tell Splash that another 10 Nisshin bulkers have been put into the shop window.
S.R. Shipping is a part of the Kabir Group, a diverse Bangladeshi conglomerate. The line has around 10 bulkers on its fleet list.