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Kambara Kisen offloads fourth ship in the space of a month

Japan’s Kambara Kisen is shedding dry bulk tonnage fast. Splash understands the owner, which also controls Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, has just completed the sale of its fourth bulker in as many weeks.

The 82,500 dwt Tsuneishi Zhoushan built FD Isabella has fetched $9m. It is believed to have been sold to Chinese interests, with some brokers speculating that the state-run maritime conglomerate Beibu Gulf is behind the acquisition.

Kambara Kisen has sold an identical ship as well as a couple of supramaxes in the past four weeks.

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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