Lomar is to deliver a further bulk vessel into service this month, its ninth acquisition in the past year.
The newly renamed Ebury Trader will commence a long-term chartering arrangement with a global logistics provider, following the completion of upgrades at a shipyard in China that includes the installation of energy-saving devices.
The vessel’s entry into commercial operations represents a total investment of over $126m in dry bulk vessels in the past 12-month period.
Lomar’s is building its fleet of bulk carriers, which now number 14 in total after it raised more than $2bn from the sale of virtually all of its containership fleet.
Lomar CEO Nicholas Georgiou said: “Lomar has largely divested from container shipping during a period of record-breaking markets and is currently re-investing in the dry bulk sector where we see considerable opportunities.”
Lomar’s latest addition to its fleet of bulkers is a 57,016 dwt vessel that was formerly named Hai Yang Zhi Hua. It was purchased from a company in China and originally built at the China Shipping Jiangsu shipyard in September 2011.
In October 2022 Lomar completed the acquisition of the Bremen-based Carl Büttner Holding at an enterprise value of close to $160m, strengthening its interests in the chemical/product tanker sector.
