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Great Eastern takes Ardmore MR

Last week, Great Eastern Shipping revealed that it had expanded its fleet with an MR product tanker acquisition. Now broker sources reveal that the ship was bought from Ireland-based tanker firm Ardmore Shipping.  

New York-listed Ardmore had earlier put out a statement that it had agreed to offload the 2010-built, 50,000 dwt Ardmore Seafarer for $27.1m, earning $10.4 m on the Onomichi Dockyard-built unit as it was picked up for $16.7m in July 2020. 

After the purchase, the Indian buyer’s fleet stands at 43 vessels, comprising 28 tankers – six crude carriers, 18 product tankers, four LPG carriers – and 14 dry bulk carriers. 

Hans Thaulow

Hans Henrik Thaulow is an Oslo-based journalist who has been covering the shipping industry for the last 15 years. As well as some work for the Informa Group, Hans was the China correspondent for TradeWinds. He also contributes to Maritime CEO magazine. Hans’ shipping background extends to working as a shipbroker trainee with Simpson, Spence & Young in Hong Kong.
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